Alexis C Gushiken, MD
Assistant Professor Of Medicine
Department:
MD-INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Business Phone:
(352) 294-5481
Business Email:
alexis.gushiken@medicine.ufl.edu
About Alexis C Gushiken
Dr. Gushiken joined the UF Division of Infectious Diseases & Global Medicine in 2021 as an Assistant Professor of Medicine. She received her BS from the University of California, Davis, followed by her MD from Ross University School of Medicine. Dr. Gushiken then went on to complete residency in Internal Medicine at Virginia Tech Carilion in Roanoke, VA, and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. She has interest in antimicrobial resistance, One Health, zoonotic infections, and emerging infectious diseases.
Board Certifications
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Infectious DiseaseAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
Clinical Profile
Specialties
- Infectious Disease
Areas of Interest
- Cryptococcosis
- Endocarditis
- HIV/AIDS
- Hepatitis C
- Osteomyelitis
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
- Vaccines (immunizations)
Research Profile
Areas of Interest
- Antimicrobial resistance (AMR or AR)
- Conservation Medicine
- Emerging infectious disease
- One Health
- Zoonotic Disease
Publications
2023
Roseomonas Species Bacteremia With Associated Endocarditis and Possible CNS Septic Embolic Phenomenon.
Cureus.
15(6)
[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.40318.
[PMID] 37448416.
2021
Cryptococcosis.
Infectious disease clinics of North America.
35(2):493-514
[DOI] 10.1016/j.idc.2021.03.012.
[PMID] 34016288.
2021
Evolution of Nipah Virus Infection: Past, Present, and Future Considerations.
Tropical medicine and infectious disease.
6(1)
[DOI] 10.3390/tropicalmed6010024.
[PMID] 33672796.
2019
Braden score may be associated with time to onset of catheter-associated urinary tract infection in high-risk patients: Lessons learned from a root cause analysis tool.
American journal of infection control.
47(3):343-345
[DOI] 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.09.002.
[PMID] 30458995.
Education
Infectious Diseases Fellowship
2019-2021
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University of Maryland Medical Center
Internal Medicine Residency
2016-2019
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Virginia Tech Carilion
MD
2012-2016
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Ross University School of Medicine
BS
2006-2010
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University of California, Davis
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 294-5481
Emails:
- Business:
- alexis.gushiken@medicine.ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 100289
1600 SW ARCHER RD
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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1600 SW ARCHER RD
GAINESVILLE FL 32610