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Tessa Andermann, MD, Infectious Disease, Chapel Hill, NC

TessaAndermannMD

Infectious Disease Chapel Hill, NC

Assistant Professor at UNC -Chapel Hill

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  • Office

    111 Mason Farm Rd
    Medical and Biomolecular Research Bldg Suite 2341 E
    Chapel Hill, NC 27517
    Phone+1 919-843-0834

Summary

  • Dr. Tessa Andermann is an infectious disease specialist based in Chapel Hill, NC, with a strong background in molecular biology, epidemiology, and infectious diseases. Completing her education and fellowship at Stanford University, she has extensive experience working with immunocompromised patients, particularly in addressing infections. She currently serves as an Infectious Disease Specialist at El Camino Hospital and as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Stanford Health Care. A notable contributor to the medical field, Dr. Andermann has a robust list of publications covering various subjects including probiotic treatment for COVID-19, transmission of bacteria in hospitalized adults, and gut microbiota dynamics. She's also been involved in clinical trials, specifically studying the effects of fructooligosaccharides on patients with blood cancer undergoing stem cell transplants. Her exemplary work earned her numerous awards such as the Amy Strelzer Manasevit Award, the Physician Scientist Training Program Award, and the Dean's Postdoctoral Fellowship Award.

Education & Training

  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2013 - 2019
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2013
  • Stanford University School of Medicine
    Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 2010
  • University of California, Berkeley
    University of California, BerkeleyM.P.H., Epidemiology and Infectious Disease concentration, 2007 - 2008
  • University of California, Santa Cruz
    University of California, Santa CruzB.A., Molecular Biology, 1999 - 2002

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2019 - 2025
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2011 - 2021
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Amy Strelzer Manasevit Award Be The Match
  • Physician Scientist Training Program Award UNC
  • KL2 Mentored Career Development Award NIH
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The Microbiome and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant: Past, Present, and Future  
    Andermann TM, Peled JU, Ho C, et al, Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplant, 1/1/2018
  • Diverse Mechanisms of Resistance in Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae at a Health Care System in Silicon Valley, California  
    Senchyna F, Gaur R, Sandlund J, Truong C, Tremintin G, Kueltz D, Gomez C, Tamburini F, Andermann TM, Bhatt AS, Tickler IA, Watz N, Budvytiene I, Shi G, Tenover FC, Ban..., BioRxiv, 1/1/2018
  • Strain-Resolved Microbiome Sequencing Reveals Mobile Elements That Drive Bacterial Competition on a Clinical Timescale  
    Bishara A, Moss EL, Tkachenko E, Kang JB, Zlitni S, Culver RN, Andermann TM, et al, BioRxiv, 1/1/2017
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Abstracts/Posters

  • A Single-Arm Dose-Escalation Trial of Prebiotics in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients
    Andermann TM, American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplant, 1/1/2018
  • Identifying Microbial Signatures of Steroid Resistance in Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Patients with GVHD
    Andermann TM, Keystone Symposium on the Microbiome in Health and Disease, 1/1/2017
  • The ART of HIV Empiric Treatment
    Andermann TM, American College of Physicians Conference, 1/1/2010
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Lectures

  • Inflammation and Hematopoiesis: The Impact of Inflammation on the Bone Marrow Microenvironment 
    61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019
  • Clostridium difficile diagnosis and management. 
    Stanford University - 1/1/2018
  • Infectious endocarditis diagnosis and management. 
    Stanford University, School of Medicine - 1/1/2018
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Other

  • Thesis: Meta-Analysis of Directly-Observed Therapy in HIV 
    Andermann TM
    University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA - 1/1/2008

Authored Content

  • The Microbiome Is Science's Hot New Kid8/24/2015

Press Mentions

  • Stanford University Study Traces Hospital-Acquired Bloodstream Infections to Patients’ Own Digestive Tract
    Stanford University Study Traces Hospital-Acquired Bloodstream Infections to Patients’ Own Digestive TractNovember 19th, 2018
  • Study Traces Hospital-Acquired Bloodstream Infections to Patients’ Own Bodies
    Study Traces Hospital-Acquired Bloodstream Infections to Patients’ Own BodiesOctober 15th, 2018
  • Scholars Receive Clinical Research Training Awards
    Scholars Receive Clinical Research Training AwardsOctober 9th, 2017
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