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Office
Harlem Hospital Center
New York, NY 10037
Summary
- Dr. Nilka Figueroa is an infectious disease specialist in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including NYC Health + Hospitals / Harlem, St. Joseph's University Medical Center, and NYC Health + Hospitals / Coney Island. She received her medical degree from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara and has been in practice 10 years. She is experienced in travel and tropical medicine, osteomyelitis, nosocomial infections, antibiotic stewardship, and transplant infectious disease. She has 2 publications.
Education & Training
- Hospital Episcopal San Lucas/Ponce School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2012
- Universidad Autonoma de GuadalajaraClass of 2007
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 2017 - 2025
- NJ State Medical License 2017 - 2021
- PR State Medical License 2012 - 2016
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsCladosporium sphaerospermum as a Rare Cause of Pneumonia.Diana M Villanueva, Bhuvaneshwari Venkatesan, Nilka Figueroa
Cureus. 2022-06-01 - 17 citationsComparative Outcomes of Candida auris Bloodstream Infections: A Multicenter Retrospective Case-Control Study.Samuel P Simon, Rosanna Li, Michael Silver, Justin Andrade, Biju Tharian
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2023-02-08 - 2 citationsEmerging Multiorgan Klebsiella pneumoniae Invasive Syndrome Leading to Septic Shock: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.Diana M Villanueva, Pardeep Taunk, Padmanabhan Krishnan, Nilka Figueroa
Cureus. 2022-07-01
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