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Maria Alkozah, MD, MPH
Internal Medicine

Maria Alkozah, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medicine


800 Stanton L. Young Blvd.
ATT 7300
Oklahoma City, OK  73104

405-271-5882


Maria Alkozah, MD, MPH, is an Infectious Diseases physician at OU Health, Oklahoma City, and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center based in Oklahoma City.

Dr. Alkozah obtained her medical degree from the Lebanese University, Faculty of Medical Sciences. She completed a residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Infectious Disease with a focus on the immunocompromised at the American University of Beirut Medical Center in Lebanon. After moving to the United States, she completed a second Infectious Diseases fellowship and a residency in Leadership and Preventive Medicine at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire. Dr. Alkozah also received her MPH degree from The Dartmouth Institute.

Dr. Alkozah is a member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the American College of Preventive Medicine, and the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Alkozah is particularly interested in diagnosing and treating infections with mycobacteria, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and hepatitis C virus. She is strongly interested in quality improvement, antimicrobial and diagnostic stewardship. Her research focuses on improving interprofessional communication and infections with non-tuberculous mycobacteria and Candida species. She enjoys teaching and mentoring medical students, residents, and fellows and creating research opportunities to help them advance their careers in clinical, academic, and research settings.


Academic Section(s):

Infectious Diseases


Education:

Medical Degree from the Lebanese University, Faculty of Medical Sciences

MPH degree from The Dartmouth Institute


Residency:

Residency in Internal Medicine at the American University of Beirut Medical Center in Lebanon

Residency in Leadership and Preventive Medicine at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire


Fellowship:

Fellowship in Infectious Disease with a focus on the immunocompromised at the American University of Beirut Medical Center in Lebanon

Infectious Diseases fellowship at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire


Memberships:

Infectious Diseases Society of America

American College of Preventive Medicine

European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases


Clinical/Research Interests:

Diagnosing and treating infections with mycobacteria, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and hepatitis C virus.

Quality improvement, antimicrobial and diagnostic stewardship.

Her research focuses on improving interprofessional communication and infections with non-tuberculous mycobacteria and Candida species


Select Publications:

Select publications:

Alkozah, M., Hallak, R., Bou Akl, I., & El Zakhem, A. (2021). Human herpes virus-6 (HHV-6) pneumonitis and meningitis with viraemia in an immunocompetent adult patient. BMJ case reports14(3), e239220. https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-239220

Wehbe, H., Kozah, M., & Koubaissi, S. A. (2021). Lung Adenocarcinoma with Paraneoplastic Hyper-Eosinophilia Not Responding To Pembrolizumab. Clinical medicine insights. Circulatory, respiratory and pulmonary medicine15, 11795484211030164. https://doi.org/10.1177/11795484211030164

El Majzoub, I., El Zakhem, A., Cheaito, R., Cheaito, M. A., Kaddoura, R., Alkozah, M., & Zgheib, H. (2020). The utility of chest X-ray vs. computed tomography in febrile neutropenia patients presenting to the emergency department. Journal of infection in developing countries14(10), 1178–1184. https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.12577

Zakhem, A. E., Istambouli, R., Alkozah, M., Gharamti, A., Tfaily, M. A., Jabbour, J. F., Araj, G. F., Tamim, H., & Kanj, S. S. (2021). Predominance of Candida Glabrata among Non-albicans Candida Species in a 16-Year Study of Candidemia at a Tertiary Care Center in Lebanon. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)10(1), 82. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10010082

Cheaito, R. A., Awar, G., Alkozah, M., Cheaito, M. A., & El Majzoub, I. (2020). Meningitis due to Weissella Confusa. The American journal of emergency medicine38(6), 1298.e1–1298.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2020.02.004

El Beayni NK, Araj GF, Beydoun S, Kozah M, Tabbarah Z. Campylobacter fetus thyroid gland abscess in a young immunocompetent woman. IDCases. 2019;19:e00681. Published 2019 Dec 19. doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00681