Jeffrey Tornheim, MD, MPH
Infectious Diseases
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Jeffrey Tornheim
Primary Academic Title
Associate Professor of Medicine
Background
Jeff Tornheim, M.D., MPH, is a member of the International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Network, and is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Dr. Tornheim graduated with a B.A. in International Development and Economics from Brandeis University, received his medical and public health degree from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, completed a combined residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Yale University School of Medicine and a clinical fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Prior to completing his medical education, he worked on strengthening health systems for returning refugees to South Sudan, studied the epidemiology of pneumonia and diarrhea in Kenya with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) International Emerging Infections Program, studied adherence to latent tuberculosis treatment at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in the Bureau of TB Control, and volunteered in an East Harlem free clinic. During his public health degree, he evaluated the impact of water policy on rates of pediatric diarrhea as well as Chagas Disease epidemiology and treatment in Bolivia through the Fogarty International Clinical Scholars Program. His interest in clinical outcomes for underserved populations has led to research, teaching, and clinical practice in Bolivia, India, Kenya, Peru, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Uganda, and the United States.
His current NIH-supported research explores the application of whole genome sequencing, drug level testing, transcriptional and metabolomic profiling, and biomarker assessments to improved health outcomes in the treatment of adults and children with drug resistant tuberculosis in India.
Centers and Institutes
- Center for TB Research
- Clinical Global Health Education, Center for
Additional Academic Titles
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Research Summary
Dr. Tornheim's research explores whether a combination of MDR-TB drug susceptibility tests using whole genome sequencing and minimum inhibitory concentrations can yield personalized treatment options for improved MDR-TB treatment outcomes.
Selected Publications
Tornheim JA, Dooley KE. “Tuberculosis associated with HIV infection.” Microbiol Spectr. 2017 Jan;5(1). doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.TNMI7-0028-2016. Review.
Ajbani K, Kazi M, Tornheim J, Naik S, Soman R, Shetty A, Rodrigues C. “Pyrosequencing to resolve discrepant Xpert MTB/RIF and Mycobacterial Growth Indicator Tube 960.” Lung India. 2018 Mar-Apr;35(2):168-170. doi: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_71_17.
Honors
- Fellow Teaching Award, Hopkins Bayview Medical Housestaff Training Program
- Clinician Scientist Career Development Award, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- W. Leigh Thompson Excellence in Research: Clinical Research Faculty Award, Johns Hopkins Department of Medicine, 3/16/18
- Fogarty International Clinical Scholar, National Institutes of Health, 1/1/16
Lectures & Presentations
- Drug Susceptibility of Rifampin-resistant Tuberculosis using Whole Genome Sequencing to Identify Genes of Interest in Pune, India, Presentation, RePORT India Annual Meeting, New Delhi, India, 2/15/18
- Drug Susceptibility of Rifampin-resistant Tuberculosis using Whole Genome Sequencing to Identify Genes of Interest in Pune, India, Presentation, 48th Annual Union World Conference of Lung Health, Guadalajara, Mexico, 10/12/17
- Linezolid Experience Among MDR-TB Patients in Mumbai, Presentation, 2018 Research Retreat, Johns Hopkins Department of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 3/16/18
- Linezolid Experience Among MDR-TB Patients in Mumbai, Presentation, RePORT India Annual Meeting, New Delhi, India, 2/15/18
- Linezolid Experience among MDRTB Patients in Mumbai, ERS International Congress., Presentation, European Respiratory Society,, Milan, Italy, 9/13/17
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
- phone: 410-550-0100
- fax: 410-550-0101
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-955-5000
- fax: 410-955-5001
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Infectious Diseases, 2017Yale New Haven Health
Residency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 2014Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 2010Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Graduate School, MPH, 2008Board Certifications
Infectious Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2016Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics, 2014Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2014Insurance
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- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)