Division of Infectious Diseases

Research Interests:

Transplant ID, Immunocompromised ID, Antimicrobial Stewardship

Current projects:

• 10 year retrospective review of post-surgical complications among HIV/AIDS patients
• 5 year retrospective review of blood stream infections among patients with ESRD on HD
• Book chapter on Adenoviruses, Neurovirology
• 10 year retrospective review of Efavirenz safety among VA hospital patients with diagnosis of PTSD

Education and Training:

• Undergraduate & Graduate Training: The George Washington University, Washington DC
• Residency: Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
• Fellowship: Infectious Diseases & Hospital Epidemiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven CT

Why I enjoy working at SUNY Downstate:

Patient demographic and clinical diversity, high paced environment, renowned faculty

• Preis J., Lutwick L. Infections of the Caribbean Islands Chapter. Infectious Diseases: A Geographic Guide, Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
• Preis J., Dembry L. Appropriateness of Tuberculin Skin Testing at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America, TX 2011
• El-Saeed B., Preis J. Kukuchi Disease - A Puzzling Diagnosis. New York State Society of Infectious Diseases Conference, NY 2011
• Contributor, "HACEK Group Infections", www.emedicine.com, 2009
• Preis J., Gatkewich E. Does Adult Kawasaki Diagnosis Exist? New York State Medical Society Conference, NY 2009
• Ofoma, U., Preis, J., Yacht A. Does Early Fellowship Interest Affect an Internal Medicine Resident's Knowledge of General Internal Medicine? New York State Chapter ACP Upstate Scientific Meeting, NY 2008