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Laila Woc-Colburn

  • Department of Medicine
    Associate Professor
  • (404) 686-8114
  • laila.eugenia.woc-colburn@emory.edu
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Academic Appointment

  • Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • MD from Universidad Francisco Marroquín
  • BS Biology minor Biochemistry from Santa Clara University

Research

Publications

  • Concerns on H5N1 avian influenza given the outbreak in U.S. dairy cattle.
    Lancet Reg Health Am Volume: 35 Page(s): 100785
    07/01/2024 Authors: Sah R; Srivastava S; Kumar S; Mehta R; Donovan S; Sierra-Carrero L; Luna C; Woc-Colburn L; Cardona-Ospina JA; Hinestroza-Jordan M
  • Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Chagas Disease in the United States: A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis.
    Am J Trop Med Hyg Volume: 109 Page(s): 1006 - 1011
    11/01/2023 Authors: Henao-Martnez AF; Olivo-Freites C; Higuita NIA; Ferraz C; Franco-Paredes C; Tuells J; Woc-Colburn L; Villalpando-Carrin S; Chastain DB; Rassi A
  • A Horse of a Different Color: A Case Report of Streptococcus Equi Meningitis in a Kidney Transplant Recipient.
    Transplant Proc Volume: 55 Page(s): 664 - 666
    04/01/2023 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Dent A; Hayes T; Woc-Colburn L
  • The effect of a plasma next-generation sequencing test on antimicrobial management in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients-A single-center retrospective study.
    Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol Volume: 3 Page(s): e31
    01/01/2023 Authors: Francisco DMA; Woc-Colburn L; Carlson TJ; Lasco T; Barrett M; Al Mohajer M
  • Perspectives of patients, family members, health professionals and the public on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health.
    J Ment Health Volume: 31 Page(s): 524 - 533
    08/01/2022 Authors: Gardiner E; Baumgart A; Tong A; Elliott JH; Azevedo LC; Bersten A; Cervantes L; Chew DP; Cho Y; Crowe S
  • #SoMe the Money! Value, Strategy, and Implementation of Social Media Engagement for Infectious Diseases Trainees, Clinicians, and Divisions.
    Clin Infect Dis Volume: 74 Page(s): S229 - S236
    05/15/2022 Authors: Cawcutt KA; Marcelin JR; Corts-Penfield N; Cutrell JB; Dong SW; Mahoney MV; McCarty TP; Mediwala Hornback K; Titanji BK; Woc-Colburn LE
  • Educational Impact of #IDJClub, a Twitter-Based Infectious Diseases Journal Club.
    Clin Infect Dis Volume: 74 Page(s): S244 - S250
    05/15/2022 Authors: Schwartz IS; McCarty T; Woc-Colburn LE; Titanji BK; Cutrell JB; Cortes-Penfield NW
  • Reviewing a Decade of Outpatient Tropical Medicine in Houston, Texas.
    Am J Trop Med Hyg Volume: 106 Page(s): 1049 - 1056
    04/06/2022 Authors: Kaplan J; Centeno FH; Hayon J; Bottazzi ME; Hotez PJ; Weatherhead JE; Clark E; Woc-Colburn L
  • Correction for Burd et al., "The Brief Case: Loa loa in a Patient from Nigeria".
    J Clin Microbiol Volume: 59 Page(s): e0133821
    08/18/2021 Authors: Burd EM; Babiker A; Fairley JK; Bhamidipati D; Woc-Colburn LE; Mathison BA
  • Preparing for SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines in US Immigrant Communities: Strategies for Allocation, Distribution, and Communication.
    Am J Public Health Volume: 111 Page(s): 577 - 581
    04/01/2021 Authors: Clark EH; Fredricks K; Woc-Colburn L; Bottazzi ME; Weatherhead J
  • Core Outcome Measures for Trials in People With Coronavirus Disease 2019: Respiratory Failure, Multiorgan Failure, Shortness of Breath, and Recovery.
    Crit Care Med Volume: 49 Page(s): 503 - 516
    03/01/2021 Authors: Tong A; Baumgart A; Evangelidis N; Viecelli AK; Carter SA; Azevedo LC; Cooper T; Bersten A; Cervantes L; Chew DP
  • A 26-Year-old Woman With Dysuria and Hematuria.
    Urology Volume: 148 Page(s): e25 - e26
    02/01/2021 Authors: Duan M; Popat S; Coburn M; Woc-Colburn LE
  • Closing the Brief Case: Loa loa in a Patient from Nigeria.
    J Clin Microbiol Volume: 59
    12/17/2020 Authors: Burd EM; Babiker A; Fairley JK; Bhamidipati D; Woc-Colburn LE; Mathison BA
  • The Brief Case: Loa loa in a Patient from Nigeria.
    J Clin Microbiol Volume: 59
    12/17/2020 Authors: Burd EM; Babiker A; Fairley JK; Bhamidipati D; Woc-Colburn LE; Mathison BA
  • International Survey to Establish Prioritized Outcomes for Trials in People With Coronavirus Disease 2019.
    Crit Care Med Volume: 48 Page(s): 1612 - 1621
    11/01/2020 Authors: Evangelidis N; Tong A; Howell M; Teixeira-Pinto A; Elliott JH; Azevedo LC; Bersten A; Cervantes L; Chew DP; Crowe S
  • Core Outcomes Set for Trials in People With Coronavirus Disease 2019.
    Crit Care Med Volume: 48 Page(s): 1622 - 1635
    11/01/2020 Authors: Tong A; Elliott JH; Azevedo LC; Baumgart A; Bersten A; Cervantes L; Chew DP; Cho Y; Cooper T; Crowe S
  • Esophageal Tuberculosis - A Mass of Confusion.
    Am J Med Volume: 133 Page(s): e589 - e590
    10/01/2020 Authors: Danna BJ; Harvey AW; Woc-Colburn LE
  • Risk of Chronic Cardiomyopathy Among Patients With the Acute Phase or Indeterminate Form of Chagas Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
    JAMA Netw Open Volume: 3 Page(s): e2015072
    08/03/2020 Authors: Chadalawada S; Sillau S; Archuleta S; Mundo W; Bandali M; Parra-Henao G; Rodriguez-Morales AJ; Villamil-Gomez WE; Surez JA; Shapiro L
  • Disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on immigrant communities in the United States.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis Volume: 14 Page(s): e0008484
    07/01/2020 Authors: Clark E; Fredricks K; Woc-Colburn L; Bottazzi ME; Weatherhead J
  • Graft versus Host Disease in a Liver Transplant Patient
    Volume: 20 Page(s): 1042 - 1042
    04/01/2020 Authors: Francisco D; Woc-Colburn L; Nicholls P; Hemmersbach-Miller M
  • Successful Detection of Unrecognized Rickettsia typhi in Pregnancy Using Cell-Free Next-Generation Sequencing.
    Case Rep Obstet Gynecol Volume: 2020 Page(s): 6767351
    01/01/2020 Authors: Stafford IA; Centeno FH; Al Mohajer M; Parkerson G; Woc-Colburn L; Burgos-Lee AJ; Rac M; Dunn J; Muldrew K
  • Highly Infectious Diseases in Critical Care A Comprehensive Clinical Guide Preface
    Page(s): VII - VII
    01/01/2020 Authors: Hidalgo J; Woc-Colburn L
  • Evolution and Globalization of Antimicrobial Resistance
    Page(s): 15 - 22
    01/01/2020 Authors: Woc-Colburn L; Godinez D
  • How Infectious Diseases Have Influenced Our Culture
    Page(s): 1 - 13
    01/01/2020 Authors: Woc-Colburn L; Hotchandani A
  • Ordering Patterns and Costs of Specialized Laboratory Testing by Hospitalists and House Staff in Hospitalized Patients With HIV at a County Hospital: An Opportunity for Diagnostic Stewardship.
    Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 6 Page(s): ofz158
    06/01/2019 Authors: Bolles K; Woc-Colburn L; Hamill RJ; Hemmige V
  • Refractory Giardia Infection in a Patient with Common Variable Immune Deficiency
    Volume: 39 Page(s): S106 - S106
    02/01/2019 Authors: Kakkar E; Woc-Colburn L; Hajjar J
  • Detection of (1,3)--d-Glucan in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Histoplasma Meningitis.
    J Clin Microbiol Volume: 56
    10/01/2018 Authors: Myint T; Chow FC; Bloch KC; Raymond-Guillen L; Davis TE; Wright PW; Woc-Colburn L; Khairy RN; Street AC; Yamamoto T
  • Vision impairment and papilledema as the initial manifestation of neurosyphilis in a young immunocompetent patient
    Volume: 90
    04/10/2018 Authors: Yuan D; Nascimento F; Woc-Colburn L; Foroozan R; Mandel J
  • MASSIVE INTRAVASCULAR HEMOLYSIS FROM CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS BACTEREMIA
    Volume: 33 Page(s): S557 - S557
    04/01/2018 Authors: Shiao JC; Motazedi T; Saporito R; Woc-Colburn L
  • Improvement in Diagnosis of Histoplasma Meningitis by Combined Testing for Histoplasma Antigen and Immunoglobulin G and Immunoglobulin M Anti-Histoplasma Antibody in Cerebrospinal Fluid.
    Clin Infect Dis Volume: 66 Page(s): 89 - 94
    01/06/2018 Authors: Bloch KC; Myint T; Raymond-Guillen L; Hage CA; Davis TE; Wright PW; Chow FC; Woc-Colburn L; Khairy RN; Street AC
  • Chronic Osteomyelitis Caused by Haemophilus parainfluenzae: A Case Report.
    JBJS Case Connect Volume: 8 Page(s): e20
    01/01/2018 Authors: Ramachandran V; Haruno LS; Browne TS; Woc-Colburn LE; Rosenfeld SB; Shenava VR
  • Randomized clinical trials of surgery for infective endocarditis: Reality versus expectations!
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Volume: 155 Page(s): 74 - 75.e1
    01/01/2018 Authors: Hussain ST; Blackstone EH; Gordon SM; Griffin B; LeMaire SA; Woc-Colburn LE; Coselli JS; Pettersson GB
  • Autochthonous Chagas disease in the southern United States: A case report of suspected residential and military exposures.
    Zoonoses Public Health Volume: 64 Page(s): 491 - 493
    09/01/2017 Authors: Harris N; Woc-Colburn L; Gunter SM; Gorchakov R; Murray KO; Rossmann S; Garcia MN
  • Sporotrichoid pattern of Mycobacterium chelonae-abscessus infection.
    Cutis Volume: 100 Page(s): E4 - E5
    09/01/2017 Authors: Boulavsky JL; Wright HM; Rodriguez-Waitkus PM; DiNardo AR; Woc-Colburn LE; Dao H
  • 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) consensus guidelines: Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis: Executive summary.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Volume: 153 Page(s): 1241 - 1258.e29
    06/01/2017 Authors: AATS Surgical Treatment of Infective Endocarditis Consensus Guidelines Writing Committee Chairs; Pettersson GB; Coselli JS; Writing Committee; Pettersson GB; Coselli JS; Hussain ST; Griffin B; Blackstone EH; Gordon SM
  • A CURIOUS CUTANEOUS CASE FROM CENTRAL AMERICA
    Volume: 32 Page(s): S403 - S403
    04/01/2017 Authors: Kamath R; Kakkar E; Greenberg SB; Woc-Colburn L; Schmidt R
  • Mycobacterium avium complex-associated cholecystitis in AIDS patient: a case description and review of literature.
    Int J STD AIDS Volume: 27 Page(s): 1218 - 1222
    11/01/2016 Authors: El Chaer F; Harris N; El Sahly H; Hemmige V; Martinez Blanco E; Woc-Colburn L
  • Multidrug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Causing Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: A Genetic-Based Chronicle of Evolving Antibiotic Resistance.
    Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 3 Page(s): ofw188
    10/01/2016 Authors: Domitrovic TN; Hujer AM; Perez F; Marshall SH; Hujer KM; Woc-Colburn LE; Parta M; Bonomo RA
  • Emerging infectious diseases with cutaneous manifestations: Fungal, helminthic, protozoan and ectoparasitic infections.
    J Am Acad Dermatol Volume: 75 Page(s): 19 - 30
    07/01/2016 Authors: Kollipara R; Peranteau AJ; Nawas ZY; Tong Y; Woc-Colburn L; Yan AC; Lupi O; Tyring SK
  • Emerging infectious diseases with cutaneous manifestations: Viral and bacterial infections.
    J Am Acad Dermatol Volume: 75 Page(s): 1 - 16
    07/01/2016 Authors: Nawas ZY; Tong Y; Kollipara R; Peranteau AJ; Woc-Colburn L; Yan AC; Lupi O; Tyring SK
  • Trypanosoma cruzi screening in Texas blood donors, 2008-2012.
    Epidemiol Infect Volume: 144 Page(s): 1010 - 1013
    04/01/2016 Authors: Garcia MN; Woc-Colburn L; Rossmann SN; Townsend RL; Stramer SL; Bravo M; Kamel H; Beddard R; Townsend M; Oldham R
  • Successful eradication of invasive Scopulariopsis brumptii in a liver transplant recipient.
    Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 18 Page(s): 275 - 279
    04/01/2016 Authors: Pate MJ; Hemmige V; Woc-Colburn L; Restrepo A
  • Mucocutaneous manifestations of helminth infections: Trematodes and cestodes.
    J Am Acad Dermatol Volume: 73 Page(s): 947 - 957
    12/01/2015 Authors: Lupi O; Downing C; Lee M; Bravo F; Giglio P; Woc-Colburn L; Tyring SK
  • Mucocutaneous manifestations of helminth infections: Nematodes.
    J Am Acad Dermatol Volume: 73 Page(s): 929 - 944
    12/01/2015 Authors: Lupi O; Downing C; Lee M; Pino L; Bravo F; Giglio P; Sethi A; Klaus S; Sangueza OP; Fuller C
  • Reply.
    Urology Volume: 86 Page(s): 945
    11/01/2015 Authors: Ludwig WW
  • Historical Perspectives on the Epidemiology of Human Chagas Disease in Texas and Recommendations for Enhanced Understanding of Clinical Chagas Disease in the Southern United States.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis Volume: 9 Page(s): e0003981
    11/01/2015 Authors: Garcia MN; Woc-Colburn L; Aguilar D; Hotez PJ; Murray KO
  • Evidence of autochthonous Chagas disease in southeastern Texas.
    Am J Trop Med Hyg Volume: 92 Page(s): 325 - 330
    02/01/2015 Authors: Garcia MN; Aguilar D; Gorchakov R; Rossmann SN; Montgomery SP; Rivera H; Woc-Colburn L; Hotez PJ; Murray KO
  • Development of chagas cardiac manifestations among Texas blood donors.
    Am J Cardiol Volume: 115 Page(s): 113 - 117
    01/01/2015 Authors: Garcia MN; Murray KO; Hotez PJ; Rossmann SN; Gorchakov R; Ontiveros A; Woc-Colburn L; Bottazzi ME; Rhodes CE; Ballantyne CM
  • Nasal erythema and crusting after a trip to the Venezuelan rainforest.
    JAMA Volume: 312 Page(s): 1250 - 1251
    09/24/2014 Authors: Downing CP; Woc-Colburn L; Tyring SK
  • Neglected tropical diseases in Central America and Panama: review of their prevalence, populations at risk and impact on regional development.
    Int J Parasitol Volume: 44 Page(s): 597 - 603
    08/01/2014 Authors: Hotez PJ; Woc-Colburn L; Bottazzi ME
  • Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Cuban immigrants to Texas who traveled through the Darin Jungle, Panama.
    Am J Trop Med Hyg Volume: 91 Page(s): 345 - 347
    08/01/2014 Authors: Barry MA; Koshelev MV; Sun GS; Grekin SJ; Stager CE; Diwan AH; Wasko CA; Murray KO; Woc-Colburn L
  • Trypanosoma cruzi meningoencephalitis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
    Am J Trop Med Hyg Volume: 91 Page(s): 84 - 85
    07/01/2014 Authors: Yasukawa K; Patel SM; Flash CA; Stager CE; Goodman JC; Woc-Colburn L
  • Successful Treatment Of Aspergillus Fumigatus Pneumonia In An Immunocompetent Patient
    Volume: 189
    01/01/2014 Authors: Nair KD; Sheikh R; Woc-Colburn L; Guerra D
  • Childhood parasitic infections endemic to the United States.
    Pediatr Clin North Am Volume: 60 Page(s): 471 - 485
    04/01/2013 Authors: Barry MA; Weatherhead JE; Hotez PJ; Woc-Colburn L
  • BK Virus-Related Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
    Volume: 80
    02/12/2013 Authors: Chu J; Dhungana S; Johnson P; Woc-Colburn L; Kass J
  • Tuberculosis IRIS: a mediastinal problem.
    F1000Res Volume: 2 Page(s): 54
    01/01/2013 Authors: Valentin L; Dinardo A; Chiao E; Woc-Colburn L; Nachiappan A
  • Fungus in the Fundus - A Rare Case of Cryptococcal Gastritis
    Volume: 107 Page(s): S271 - S272
    10/01/2012 Authors: Khandwalla H; Tau A; Woc-Colburn L; Thirumurthi S
  • Neglected infections of poverty in Texas and the rest of the United States: management and treatment options.
    Clin Pharmacol Ther Volume: 92 Page(s): 170 - 181
    08/01/2012 Authors: Barry MA; Bezek S; Serpa JA; Hotez PJ; Woc-Colburn L
  • Chagas disease: "the new HIV/AIDS of the Americas".
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis Volume: 6 Page(s): e1498
    01/01/2012 Authors: Hotez PJ; Dumonteil E; Woc-Colburn L; Serpa JA; Bezek S; Edwards MS; Hallmark CJ; Musselwhite LW; Flink BJ; Bottazzi ME
  • Preserved MHC-II antigen processing and presentation function in chronic HCV infection.
    Cell Immunol Volume: 266 Page(s): 187 - 191
    01/01/2011 Authors: Canaday DH; Burant CJ; Jones L; Aung H; Woc-Colburn L; Anthony DD
  • Preserved MHC class II antigen processing in monocytes from HIV-infected individuals.
    PLoS One Volume: 5 Page(s): e9491
    03/03/2010 Authors: Woc-Colburn L; Smultea L; Ramachandra L; Canaday DH
  • The expanding spectrum of disease due to salmonella: an international perspective.
    Curr Infect Dis Rep Volume: 11 Page(s): 120 - 124
    03/01/2009 Authors: Woc-Colburn L; Bobak DA
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