Nina Clark, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

University of Illinois at Chicago
Section of Infectious Diseases
808 S. Wood St. Rm 888 MC 735
Chicago, IL  60612
312-996-6732 (Ph)
312-413-1657 (FAX)
nmclark@uic.edu

EDUCATION
1980-1984 Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, B.S.
1984-1988 University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, M.D.

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
1988-1991 Resident, Department of Internal Medicine
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
1991-1994 Fellow, Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

I have background training in virology, predominantly focused on HIV and HTLV and the factors important for the replication of those viruses. Recently, the emphasis of my work has shifted to another immunocompromised host population, transplant recipients. I work closely with the solid organ and bone marrow transplantation teams at UIC to assist in the management of infectious complications of transplantation. My recent research relates to the pathogenesis and treatment of fungal infections, particularly in the transplant population but also in other high risk groups, such as intensive care unit patients. I am participating in several multicenter and investigator-initiated clinical trials studying the appropriate use of newer antifungal agents and clinical outcomes associated with their use. In addition, I am developing several projects that focus on analyzing the host factors that predispose to infectious complications of solid organ and bone marrow transplantation.

Clark, N.M. Paecilomyces lilacinus infection in a heart transplant recipient and successful treatment with terbinafine. Clin. Infect. Dis. 28:1169-70, 1999.
Clark, N.M., Femino, J.E., and Chenoweth, C.E. Aeromonas infection after medicinal leech therapy: case reports and review. Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice 10:211-218, 2001.
Clark, N.M. and Chenoweth, C.E. Aeromonas hepatobiliary infection: report of 15 cases and review of the literature. Clin. Infect. Dis. 37:506-13, 2003.
Clark, N.M., Patterson, J., and Lynch, J.P. Antimicrobial resistance among gram-negative organisms in the intensive care unit. Current Opinion in Critical Care. 9:413-23, 2003.
Singal, A., Malani, P.N., Day, L.J., Pagani, F.D., and Clark, N.M. Roseomonas infection associated with a left ventricular assist device: case report and review of the literature. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 24:963-5, 2003.
Litbarg, N.O. and Clark, N.M. Emerging trends in the approach to polyomavirus nephropathy. Kidney: A Current Survey of Work Literature. 13:1-6, 2004.