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Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases & Practice
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Samer Najjar

Advanced Heart Failure Section, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, USA

Biography

Dr. Najjar completed his undergraduate studies at Harvard University, where he graduated magna cum laude. He then completed his medical degree at Yale School of Medicine, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Dr. Najjar completed his residency training in internal medicine and his fellowship training in cardiovascular diseases at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He also completed subspecialty training in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. During his fellowship, he won the prestigious American College of Cardiology/Merck Research award.
Publications

Procalcitonin and Other Inflammatory Measurements in Left-Ventricular Assist Device Recipients

Aim: Procalcitonin (PCT) has been identified as a marker of infection, but normal values in patients with a LVAD are not defined. The aim of our study was to define PCT levels in uninfected LVAD recipients, and to confirm prior studies reporting elevated inflammatory markers in LVAD recipients. Method: White blood cell count (WBC), CRP, ESR and PCT... Read More»

Glenn W. Wortmann, Maria Elena Ruiz, Samer Najjar and Osamuyimen O. Igbinosa

Research Article: J Clin Infect Dis Pract 2018, 3:128

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