Louis M. Weiss, MD, MPH
Infectious Disease
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Louis M. Weiss, MD, MPH, is Vice Chair, Academic Affairs and Research, Pathology, Co-Director, Einstein Global Health Center and Professor, Pathology and Medicine (Infectious Diseases) at Montefiore Einstein. His clinical expertise is in the treatment and diagnosis of infectious diseases, with a focus on parasitology and global health.
After obtaining his Bachelor of Arts in biology and chemistry from Lehigh University in 1978, Dr. Weiss earned his Doctor of Medicine and Master of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in 1982. Following this, Dr. Weiss completed his internship and residency in medicine at the University of Chicago in 1985 and an infectious diseases fellowship at Einstein Montefiore in 1989.
Dr. Weiss investigates the biology of Toxoplasma gondii and its ability to cause latent infections, with a focus on the composition and structure of the T. gondii tissue cyst. He also investigates the biology of infection due to the microsporidia, with a focus on the composition of the polar tube and how it functions during microsporidian invasion of a host cell. His research has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, articles, books and chapters, and he has presented this research both nationally and internationally. Dr. Weiss has been a reviewer for scientific journals including mBIO, the Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, PLOS Pathogens, the Journal of Infectious Diseases and Experimental Parasitology, and is an editor for mBIO and Microbes and Infection.
Dr. Weiss is board certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. He is a Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Microbiology of the American Society of Microbiology. In 2000, Dr. Weiss was inducted into the Leo M. Davidoff Society for his outstanding teaching of medical students.
Gender: Male
Credentials
Education and Training
- Medical Education Johns Hopkins University
- Fellowship Montefiore Medical Center
- Residency Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Areas of Expertise
Specialties
Clinical Focus
Research Focus
Locations
Primary Location
Montefiore at 1250 Waters Place
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Additional Locations
Montefiore Medical Park at 1575 Blondell
1575 Blondell Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461-2601
Research
Publications
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A Toxoplasma gondii O-glycosyltransferase that modulates bradyzoite cyst wall rigidity is distinct from host homologuesTadakimi Tomita; Louis M. WeissDec 2024Pranav Kumar; Tadakimi Tomita; Thomas A. Gerken; Collin J. Ballard; Yong Sok Lee; Louis M. Weiss; Nadine L. Samara
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Effect of dynamic exclusion and the use of FAIMS, DIA and MALDI-mass spectrometry imaging with ion mobility on amyloid protein identificationJennifer T. Aguilan; Louis M. Weiss; Adam Cole; Michael Prystowsky; James Pullman; Simone SidoliDec 2024Jennifer T. Aguilan; Jihyeon Lim; Sabrina Racine-Brzostek; Joshua Fischer; Cristina Silvescu; Shannon Cornett; Edward Nieves; Damodara Rao Mendu; Carlos Madrid Aliste; Stacia Semple; Ruth Angeletti; Louis M. Weiss; Adam Cole; Michael Prystowsky; James Pullman; Simone Sidoli
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Methionine aminopeptidases: Potential therapeutic target for microsporidia and other microbesLouis M. WeissSep 2024Bhaskar C. Das; Parthiban Chokkalingam; Mohammed Adil Shareef; Srushti Shukla; Sasmita Das; Mariko Saito; Louis M. Weiss
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Memory-like NK Cells Are a Critical Component of Vaccine-Induced Immunity to Trypanosoma cruzi InfectionAline L. Horta; Louis M. Weiss; Huan HuangFeb 2024Aline L. Horta; Jason Gigley; Marie Boutet; Gregoire Lavau; Louis M. Weiss; Huan Huang
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Microsporidia dressing up: the spore polaroplast transport through the polar tube and transformation into the sporoplasm membraneLouis M. WeissFeb 2024Qing Lv; Liuyi Hong; Lei Qi; Yuqing Chen; Zhengkai Xie; Hongjie Liao; Chunfeng Li; Tian Li; Xianzhi Meng; Jie Chen; Jialing Bao; Junhong Wei; Bing Han; Qingtao Shen; Louis M. Weiss; Zeyang Zhou; Mengxian Long; Guoqing Pan
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