Research Areas
- Rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)
- Gender:
- Male
Education & Training
Education
- 1977
- Swiss Medical State Board
- 1981
- University of Basel, MD
- 1970-1977
- University of Basel School of Medicine
Special Interests
Dr. Salfinger oversees the clinical laboratory aspect as well as research and development for tuberculosis, nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) and pharmacokinetics. He has a keen interest in providing more rapid diagnosis for drug-resistant tuberculosis and NTM disease, and aiding the healthcare providers in selecting the most efficacious drug regimen.
Board Certification
Laboratory Director Certificate of Qualification, Mycobacteriology [New York State]
Physician [Switzerland]
Laboratory Director FAMH, Medical Microbiology [Switzerland]
Teaching or Professional Positions
2007–present: Affiliate Professor, Department of Global Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
2006–2012: Chief, Bureau of Laboratories, Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL
2008–2011: Adjunct Prof., Div. of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2006–2009: Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, Albany, NY
2000–2006: Professor of Biomedical Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, Albany, NY
2003–2007: Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
1996–2002: Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
1992–2006: Director, Clinical Mycobacteriology Laboratory (Division of Infectious Disease) & Section Head, Mycobacteriology (Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program) New York State Department of Health, WADSWORTH CENTER, Albany, NY
1984–1992 : Teaching Fellow, University of Zürich, Zürich, Department of Medical Microbiology
1981–1992: Head, Tuberculosis Laboratory, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
1978–1981: Fellow, Microbiology Laboratory, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Professional Memberships
Swiss Medical Association (FMH)
American Society for Microbiology
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Swiss Society for Pneumology
American Thoracic Society
National Tuberculosis Controllers Association
Infectious Disease Society of America
Association of Public Health Laboratories
Florida Public Health Association
Florida Medical Association
Awards & Recognition
2012: Fellow, Infectious Diseases Society of America
2005: Gardner Middlebrook Award, Becton Dickinson
2003: Honorary Professor, Kazakh National Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan
2002: Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology
1996: Commissioner’s Recognition Award, New York State Department of Health
1996: Keynote address at the Student Poster Awards Day, School of Public Health, University at Albany, Albany, NY
1984: Prize of the Swiss Society for Internal Medicine
1970: European Philips Contest for Young Scientists and Inventors
1970 : Swiss Youth Research Prize
Publications
Somoskovi A; Parsons L; Gutierrez C; Lee E; Salfinger M: Line probe and automated real-time PCR TB assays warrant adherence to strict quality assurance measures [Letter to the Editor] Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. 16:705-706 (2012)
Somoskovi A, Dormandy J, Mitsani D, Rivenburg J, Salfinger M: Use of smear-positive samples to assess the PCR-based genotype MTBDR assay for rapid, direct detection of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex as well as its resistance to isoniazid and rifampin J. Clin. Microbiol. 44:4459-4463(2006)
Parsons LM, Brosch R, Cole ST, Somoskovi A, Loder A, Bretzel G, van Soolingen D, Hale YM, Salfinger M: Rapid and simple approach for identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates by PCR-based genomic deletion analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 40:2339-2345(2002)
Debrunner M, Salfinger M, Brändli O, von Graevenitz A: Epidemiology and clinical significance of nontuberculous mycobacteria in HIV-negative patients in Switzerland Clin. Infect. Dis. 15:330-345(1992)
Salfinger M, Heifets L: Determination of pyrazinamide MICs for Mycobacterium tuberculosis at different pHs by the radio-metric method Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 32:1002-1004(1988)
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