Yorgo Zahlanie MD FAAP

Physician at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center

Summary

I am currently a physician Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor ME. I enjoy taking care of my patients and love my work environment. My research interest is Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship.

University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2017 - 2020
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 2014 - 2017
American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 2012, MD, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

PubMed

Journal Articles

Decreased Outpatient Fluoroquinolone Prescribing Using a Multimodal Antimicrobial Stewardship Initiative
Kevin Lin 1, Yorgo Zahlanie, Jessica K Ortwine, Norman S Mang, Wenjing Wei, L Steven Brown, Bonnie C Prokesch, Open Forum Infect Dis, 5/21/2020
Review of meningococcal vaccines with updates on immunization in adults
Zahlanie Y, Hammadi M, Ghanem S, Dbaibo G, Hum Vaccin Immunother, 2014
Scratching Past Lymphadenopathy: A Case of Bartonella henselae Encephalitis
James L, Keshwani N, Haffner D, Zahlanie Y, Golla S, Agharokh L, Pediatr Ann, 8/1/2020
Possible canine source of Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus causing meningitis in an infant
Zahlanie Y, Almatrafi M, Filkins L, Hsiang MS, IDCases, 5/31/2019
Minimal impact of selective susceptibility reporting on the use of piperacillin-tazobactam for Escherichia coli and Klebsiella bacteremia
Zahlanie Y, Hall BC, Wei W, Mang NS, Ortwine JK, Anderson S, Morgan K, Guzman TP, Hynan LS, Prokesch BC, Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 1/11/2020
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Abstracts/Posters

Inlet Patch: A Possibe Etiology of Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Zahlanie Y, Beg M, Poster Day at SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, 4/20/2016

Member, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Committee at Children's Medical Center in Dallas, TX 2017 - 2020
Member, Committee for Prevention of Inpatient Thromboembolism at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY 2014 - 2017

CoinvestigatorImpact of Verigene technology on the improvement of the use of antibiotics for Gram-positive blood cultures in pediatric patients in inpatient setting at Children’s Medical Center.2019 - 2020
Primary research coordinatorImpact of outpatient EPIC order sets on the reduction of the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in pediatric clinics at Parkland Health and Hospital System.2018 - 2020
CoinvestigatorOral cephalosporins versus ciprofloxacin for the treatment of acute uncomplicated bacterial pyelonephritis in adult patients in the Emergency Department at Parkland Health and Hospital System.2019 - 2019
CoinvestigtorImpact of selective susceptibility reporting of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella isolates on the reduction of the use of piperacillin-tazobactam for bacteremia in adult and pediatric patients in inpatient setting at Parkland Health and Hospital System.2019 - 2019
CoinvestigatorImpact of EPIC order sets and education on the reduction of the use of fluoroquinolones in adult patients in outpatient setting at Parkland Health and Hospital System.2018 - 2019