
Shmuel Shoham, MD
Infectious Diseases
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Shmuel Shoham
Primary Academic Title
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Background
Shmuel Shoham, M.D. is Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Dr. Shoham has over 20 years of experience in management of patients with invasive infections, and is the author or co-author of over 100 original articles, book chapters and topic reviews. He is a nationally recognized expert in infectious diseases of immunocompromised patients and his research explores diagnosis, prevention and treatment of infections in such patients. Dr. Shoham serves as a reviewer and expert consultant to multiple journals, professional societies, hospitals and government agencies in the US and numerous countries abroad.
He is a member of professional guideline committees for the American Society of Transplantation (AST), the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Invasive Fungal Infections Cooperative Group and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group (EORTC/MSG) and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). Dr. Shoham is the recipient of numerous awards including the American College of Physicians' (Washington, DC Chapter) laureate award, their highest honor.
Dr. Shoham received his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, PA) and medical residency and infectious diseases fellowship training at Boston University School of Medicine (Boston, MA).
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Contact for Research Inquiries
1830 East Monument Street
Room 447
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: (410) 614-6431
Research Interests
antibiotic resistant infections in immunocompromised patients, invasive fungal infections, respiratory viral infections in immunocompromised patients
Honors
- The American College of Physicians Laureate Award, ACP, 1/1/15
- Leadership Award, Washington DC Chapter of the American College of Physicians, 1/1/11
- Outstanding Clinical Educator, Washington Hospital Center Department of Medicine, 1/1/06
- Award for Clinical Excellence, Massachusetts Infectious Disease Society, 1/1/01
- Young Investigator Award, Massachusetts Infectious Disease Society, 1/1/00
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
- 10751 Falls Road, Falls Concourse STE 412, Lutherville, MD 21093
- phone: 410-583-2900
- fax: 410-583-2654
Expertise
Education
Boston Medical Center
Fellowship, 2001Boston Medical Center
Residency, Internal Medicine, 1997Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Medical Education, MD, 1994Board Certifications
Infectious Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2000Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- 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)