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Alexis C Gushiken

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

  • Infectious Disease
    American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
    American 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

2024
Case Report: Management of Acanthamoeba Rhinosinusitis in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 111(1):48-50 [DOI] 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0582. [PMID] 38834082.
PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2023
Roseomonas Species Bacteremia With Associated Endocarditis and Possible CNS Septic Embolic Phenomenon.
Cureus. 15(6) [DOI] 10.7759/cureus.40318. [PMID] 37448416.
1 citation · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2021
Cryptococcosis.
Infectious disease clinics of North America. 35(2):493-514 [DOI] 10.1016/j.idc.2021.03.012. [PMID] 34016288.
51 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2021
Evolution of Nipah Virus Infection: Past, Present, and Future Considerations.
Tropical medicine and infectious disease. 6(1) [DOI] 10.3390/tropicalmed6010024. [PMID] 33672796.
24 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
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.
PubMed · Publisher’s Site

Education

Infectious Diseases Fellowship
2019-2021 · University of Maryland Medical Center
Internal Medicine Residency
2016-2019 · Virginia Tech Carilion
MD
2012-2016 · Ross University School of Medicine
BS
2006-2010 · University of California, Davis

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 294-5481
Emails:
Business:
alexis.gushiken@medicine.ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100289
1600 SW ARCHER RD
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
1600 SW ARCHER RD
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610