Academic Section(s):
Infectious Diseases
Education:
- Medical Schoold: Lebanese American University School of Medicine in Lebanon.
- Post-doctoral Research Fellowship: Department of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Board Certification(s):
Internal Medicine
Residency:
Internal Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
Fellowship:
Immunocompromised Infectious Diseases Fellowship: University of Texas Health joint program with MD Anderson Cancer Center where she also served as Chief fellow.
Clinical/Research Interests:
Infections in immunocompromised patients with hematological malignancies and recipients of cellular therapies. Infection prevention and control
Select Publications:
Wilson Dib R, Ariza-Heredia E, Spallone A, Chemaly RF. Respiratory Viral Infections in Recipients of Cellular Therapies: A Review of Incidence, Outcomes, Treatment, and Prevention. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Apr;10(4):ofad166. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofad166. eCollection 2023 Apr. Review. PubMed PMID: 37065990; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10096899.
Wilson Dib R, El Haddad H, Arduino R, Ben Barnett. CMV sinusitis, an overlooked diagnosis, a predisposing condition or is it a bystander? A Case report and review of the literature. IDCases. 2022;30:e01633. doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01633. eCollection 2022. PubMed PMID: 36388849; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9640313.
Wilson Dib R, Chaftari AM, Hachem RY, Yuan Y, Dandachi D, Raad II. Catheter-Related Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia and Septic Thrombosis: The Role of Anticoagulation Therapy and Duration of Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2018 Oct;5(10):ofy249. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofy249. eCollection 2018 Oct. PubMed PMID: 30377625; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6201151.
Dib RW, Hachem R, Chaftari AM, Raad I. Appropriate Duration of Intravenous Treatment of Candidemia and Timing of Step Down to Oral Therapy in Non- neutropenic Patients. Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis. 2018;10(1):e2018028. doi: 10.4084/MJHID.2018.028. eCollection 2018. Review. PubMed PMID: 29755705; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5937951.
Dib RW, Hachem RY, Chaftari AM, Ghaly F, Jiang Y, Raad I. Treating invasive aspergillosis in patients with hematologic malignancy: diagnostic-driven approach versus empiric therapies. BMC Infect Dis. 2018 Dec 13;18(1):656. doi: 10.1186/s12879-018-3584-9. PubMed PMID: 30545320; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6293532.
Dib RW, Khalil M, Fares J, Hachem RY, Jiang Y, Dandachi D, Chaftari AM, Raad II. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis: comparative analysis in cancer patients with underlying haematologic malignancies versus solid tumours. J Hosp Infect. 2020 Mar;104(3):358-364. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.09.020. Epub 2019 Oct 1. PubMed PMID: 31585141
Wilson Dib R, Dandachi D, Matar M, Shayya A, Davila JA, Giordano TP, Mokhbat JE. HIV in Lebanon: Reasons for Testing, Engagement in Care, and Outcomes in Patients with Newly Diagnosed HIV Infections. AIDS Behav. 2020 Aug;24(8):2290- 2298. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-02788-3. PubMed PMID: 31965431.