LouisMWeissMD

Infectious Disease • Bronx, NY

Professor, Medicine, A Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva Univ

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Office
Montefiore Medical Park
1575 Blondell Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461
Phone+1 866-633-8255

Fax+1 718-405-8278

Education & Training

Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses and Weiler Campuses)Fellowship, Infectious Disease, 1985 - 1989
University of ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1985
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1985 - 2026
MD State Medical License 1982 - 1991
IL State Medical License 1982 - 1987
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2003-2014
New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002
Fellow (FACP) American College of Physicians, 1998

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

chitinase-like protein orchestrates cyst wall glycosylation to facilitate effector export and cyst turnover.
Yong Fu, Tadakimi Tomita, Louis M Weiss, Christopher M West, L David Sibley
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2025-02-04
Methionine Aminopeptidase 2 (MetAP2) Inhibitor BL6 Attenuates Inflammation in Cultured Microglia and in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease.
Xiuli Zhang, Shivakumar Subbanna, Colin R O Williams, Stefanie Canals-Baker, Audrey Hashim
Molecules. 2025-01-31
1 citations
Methionine aminopeptidases: Potential therapeutic target for microsporidia and other microbes.
Bhaskar C Das, Parthiban Chokkalingam, Mohammed Adil Shareef, Srushti Shukla, Sasmita Das
The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 2024-07-22

Journal Articles

In Memorium Herbert B. Tanowitz, MD, FIDSA, FACP, FRSTMH 6 September 1941 – 17 July 2018
Louis M Weiss, Christina Coyle, Parasitology Research
Characterization of a SRS13: A New Cyst Wall Mucin-like Domain Containing Protein
Louis Weiss, MD, Parasitology Research

Press Mentions

A Vavraia-like Microsporidium as the Cause of Deadly Infection in Threatened and Endangered Eurycea Salamanders in the United StatesMarch 14th, 2019
‘Treating Both Ends of the Leash:' How a New Pittsburgh Clinic Treats Humans, PetsNovember 15th, 2023

Grant Support

Toxoplasma Gondii: Cyst WallNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2012
Microsporidia: Genetic TechniquesNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2011–2012
Microsporidiosis: Rational TherapeuticsNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2011
Proteomics CoreNational Institute On Drug Abuse2009–2011
New Opportunistic Infections In AIDS MicrosporidiosisNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2007–2011
Toxoplasma Encephalitis In AIDS: Bradyzoite RegulationNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2009
Toxoplasma Encephalitis In AIDS: Bradyzoite RegulationNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2007–2008
Second International Workshop On Microsporidia From Vertebrate And Invertebrate HNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2007
A Therapeutic Target For MicrosporidiosisNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2006–2007
Toxoplasma Encephalitis In Aids:Bradyzoite RegulationsNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2005–2006
New Opportunistic Infections In AIDS MicrosporidosisNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2004–2006
Toxoplasma Encephalitis In Aids:Bradyzoite RegulationNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2004
International Congress On MicrosporidiosisNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2004
New Opportunistic Infections In AIDS MicrosporidosisNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2003
Microsporidiosis:A Therapeutic TargetNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2002–2003
Toxoplasma Encephalitis In Aids:Bradyzoite RegulationNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2001–2003
New Opportunistic Infections In Aids--MicrosporidiosisNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1999–2002
Toxoplasma Encephalitis In AIDS: Bradyzoite RegulationNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1996–1999
Studies On AIDS Related DiarrheaNational Center For Research Resources1997