Jose Alexander, MD, ABMM, FCCM, CIC, ASCP, ABAIM, BCMAS
Orlando, Florida, United States
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Fighting antimicrobial resistance through appropriate diagnostic, surveillance and…
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Experience
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Fellow of the Canadian College of Microbiology
Canadian College of Microbiology
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Board Certified Medical Affairs Specialist
Accreditation Council for Medical Affairs (ACMA)
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Certified in Infection Control (CIC)
CBIC (Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.)
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Projects
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Whole genome next-generation sequencing for rapid identification of bacteria and mycobacteria
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Implementation of an in-house developed NGS protocol for rapid identification of bacteria and mycobacteria isolates from solid and liquid media, providing clinical actionable information and reducing cost for reference labs.
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Corporate-wide Blood Culture Contamination Dashboard in PowerBI
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Leading and designing the development of a comprehensive blood culture contamination dashboard in PowerBI, integrating number of sets, organisms and time of collection for defining true positive form contamination. The dashboard is accessible from a Division level to unit and collector.
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Laboratory developed multiplex PCR for detection of free-living amoebas in CSF
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In-house development of a rapid multiplex PCR test for identifying N. fowleri, B. mandrillaris & Acanthamoeba spp. directly from CSF, with a turnaround time of 5 hours.
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Molecular Tracking Dashboard in PowerBI
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Leading and designing the development of a Power BI dashboard for tracking turnaround time, positive and contamination rate across Central Florida Division-South.
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Development of a direct susceptibility method for positive blood cultures in the Vitek2 system.
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Direct susceptibility from positive blood culture using the Vitek2's AST cards, for rapid 8h turnaround time.
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CRE screening and CP-CRE confirmation by PCR for driving therapeutic decision.
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Development of a rapid and effective screening for detecting highly suspected carbapenemase producing Enterobacterales and P. aeruginosa for performing confirmatory PCR.
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Languages
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English
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Spanish
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Organizations
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Infectious Diseases Society of America
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American Society for Clinical Pathology
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American Society of Microbiology
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