RichardBPorwancherMD

Infectious Disease • Plainsboro, NJ

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine

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Office
5 Plainsboro Rd., Suite 360
Ste 203D
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
Phone+1 609-750-0011

Fax+1 609-750-0022

Education & Training

MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1980 - 1982
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsResidency, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1980
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1977

Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 1982 - 2025
VA State Medical License 1981 - 2020
MD State Medical License 1981 - 1983
WI State Medical License 1978 - 1981
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Inside Jersey Magazine Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
NJ.com Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

45 citations
Multiplex Immunoassay for Lyme Disease Using VlsE1-IgG and pepC10-IgM Antibodies: Improving Test Performance through Bioinformatics
Richard B. Porwancher, C. Greg Hagerty, Jianqing Fan, Lisa Landsberg, Barbara J. B. Johnson
Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 2011-05-01
12 citations
Smallpox, Bioterrorism, and the Neurologist
Dennis J. Cleri, Francisco J. Villota, Richard B. Porwancher
Archives of Neurology. 2003-04-01
1 citations
Immunoblot Criteria for Diagnosis of Lyme Disease: A Comparison of CDC Criteria to Alternative Interpretive Approaches.
Richard Porwancher, Andrew Levin, Rosalie Trevejo
Pathogens. 2023-10-26

Journal Articles

Optimizing use of multi-antibody assays for Lyme disease diagnosis: a bioinformatic approach
Richard Porwancher and Lisa Landsberg, PLOS One, 9/9/2021

Grant Support

Improving Lyme Disease Diagnosis Through BioinformaticsNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2006–2008