Mireya Wessolossky MD
Title Associate Professor
Institution University of Massachusetts Medical School
Department Medicine
Division Infectious Diseases And Immunology
Address University of Massachusetts Medical School
 55 Lake Avenue North
 Worcester MA 01655
Telephone 508-334-1000
Email
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Background

Education:

  • M.D., Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas 1989
  • MPH, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA 2009

Post-Graduate Training:

  • 1989-1990 Rotating Internship, Hospital General “Perez Carreno”, Caracas, Venezuela
  • 1991-1993 Internal Medicine Residency, Universidad Central de Venezuela Hospital Vargas, Caracas, Venezuela
  • 1994-1995 Visiting Scientific Associate, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA
  • 1995-1998 Infectious Disease Fellow, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA
  • 1998-1999 Internship, Internal Medicine, The Stamford Hospital, Affiliated to Columbia University, Stamford, CT
  • 1999-2001 Residency, Internal Medicine, St Raphael Hospital, Affiliated to Yale University, New Haven, CT

Board Certification:

  • Board Certified in Internal Medicine (2001)
  • Board Certified in Infectious Diseases (2002)

Honors and Awards:

  • 1994: Mariscal Ayacucho Foundation, Scholarship for One-year International Training. Visiting Scientific Associate at New England Deaconess Hospital
  • 1997: The Edward H. Kass Award for Clinical Excellence. Massachusetts Infectious Disease Society
  • 2009: The Sarah L. Stone Faculty Award for Excellence in Medical Education. UMass Medical School
  • 2010 & 2012: Educational Recognition Award. UMass Medical School

Languages:

  • Spanish and English (Fluent written and spoken)
  • Portuguese (Conversational)
Publications
1. Young H, Wessolossky M, Ellis J, Kaminski M, Daly JS. A retrospective evaluation of completion rates, total cost, and adverse effects for treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in a public health clinic in central massachusetts. Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Aug 1; 49(3):424-7.
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2. Wessolossky M, Haran JP, Bagchi K. Paecilomyces lilacinus olecranon bursitis in an immunocompromised host: case report and review. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008 Jul; 61(3):354-7.
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3. Gerstadt K, Daly JS, Mitchell M, Wessolossky M, Cheeseman SH. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus intermedius pneumonia following coronary artery bypass grafting. Clin Infect Dis. 1999 Jul; 29(1):218-9.
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4. Samore MH, Wessolossky MA, Lewis SM, Shubrooks SJ, Karchmer AW. Frequency, risk factors, and outcome for bacteremia after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Am J Cardiol. 1997 Apr 1; 79(7):873-7.
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Paecilomyces
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Cheeseman, Sarah
Daly, Jennifer
Haran, John
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Srikiatkhachorn, Anon
Daly, Jennifer
Ellison, Richard
Green, Sharone
Chimienti, Sonia

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