Dr. Irene H. Grant M.D.

Areas of expertise and specialization

Faculty Titles & Positions

• Clinical Assistant Professor, New York Medical College -
• Faculty, Counselor Training Program, National Counsel of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Advisory Board -
• Faculty and Expert Panel Participant, 48th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Environmental Medicine, October 2013 -

Awards

• Outstanding Medical Resident, Montefiore Medical Center   
• Cum Laude, Dean's List, University of Pennsylvania, 1975   
• Best Doctors of New York, Infectious Disease, New York Magazine, 1991   
• Third Place Poster Compeition, American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, 2013   
• Certificate of Achievement for Meritorious and Dedicated Service, University of the State of New York Education Department, 2013   

Treatments

• Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Malnutrition

Internships

• Montefiore Medical Center

Fellowships

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (Infectious Disease, Clinical and Research)

Professional Society Memberships

• Infectious Disease Society of America, American Society of Microbiology, Infectious Disease Society of New York, American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, American College of Nutrition

Articles and Publications

• 7 Articles
• 1 Book Chapter on Fungal Infections in AIDS
• 10 Articles on Bacterial Exposure
• 10 Articles on Various Topics

What do you attribute your success to?

• Loving and Revering Life with a Fascination for Mysteries, Commitment, Supportive Teachers, Mentors, Parents, Family, Friends and Patients

Areas of research

• Past Areas of Research:Microbiology: Campylobacter spp. Isolation Technique Comparison Filtration vs. Selective Media, Incidence in Broiler Chickens, Incidence in Clinical Stool Specimens.Clinical Infectious Disease: CNS Toxoplasmosis, Comparison of Amphotericin B/5 Flucytosine vs. Amphotericin B alone For treatment of Fungemias, incidence of Fungemias, Demographics of HIV/AIDS, HIV Surveillance, and the effect of acupuncture on cognitive functions. Current Areas of Research: Investigating root causes to chronic illness, persistent multisystem debility and immune/metabolic weakness after environment mold exposure, Toxin-producing mold/sick-building syndrome, Mycotoxicosis, Neurologic/ Autoimmune disease/unexplained debility following mold exposure, multiple chemical sensitivity and electrosensitivity, the effect of acupuncture on cognitive functions.

Teaching and speaking

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  Teaching- Current                

  1) Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine,  New York Medical College, 1997 - present                                                       

   2) Integrative Medicine in the Management of Alcohol & Drug Dependency, Counselor Training Program, National Counsel                                                                       of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, 2006 - present      

   

  Teaching-Past

   1) Albert Einstein College of Medicine  Assistant Professor of Medicine 1988 – 2000 : taught medical students and residents.

                                                  Adjunct Teaching Faculty 2000

   

   

  Presentations:              

  Risk of CNS Toxoplasmosis in Patients with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, New Orleans, LA: American Society for Microbiology, 1986.

   Gender Differences in AIDS – Defining Illnesses.  The Seventh International Conference on AIDS, Florence, Italy: June 1991.

  Infectious Disease Consultation, AIDS team to Infectious Disease Outpatient Follow-up. A Practical Symposium,  Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, June 1992.

  Identification and Evaluation of the HIV_infected Hospitalized Patient.  A Practical Symposium, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center,  June 1992.

  HIV Surveillance with Hospital-Based Patients.  HIV Surveillance and Prevention: Local and National Perspectives and Partnerships.  CDC Sponsored Broadcast at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, May 1998.

  HIV Seroconversion Rate in Inner City Inpatients 1995 – 1996  Grant IH, Olivo N, Ganea C, Cergnul I, Hernandez Y, Strom D, Ernst JA.  Twelfth Worlds AIDS Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, 1998.

  A Novel HIV Tracking System for an Inner City Hospital of High HIV Seroprevalence Grant IH, Ernst JA.  12th World’s AIDS Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, 1998.

  Avoiding Infectious Diseases During Acupuncture – Traditional Chinese Medicine Development and Policy.Grant IH.  Twenty First Century Chinese Medicine Forum, New York 2001.

  Environmental Chemical Sensitivity and Alternative Therapies- NY HEAL Society, 2005.

  Addictions Management w/ Acupuncture and Nutrition: National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Westchester, New York, 2006 - 2012.

  Reversing persistent debility after past heavy environmental mold exposure and immune weakness, 30th Congress of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology,Istanbul, Turkey June 14, 2011.

  Clinical Spectrum, Risks for Progressive Disease and Response To Antifungal Therapy Following Environmental Exposure To Aspergillus-Penicillium , 5th Trends in Medical Mycology Congress October 3,  2011, Valencia, Spain.

  Markers for Illness and Progression following Environmental Exposure to  Stachybotrys, 5th Trends in Medical Mycology Congress, October 4  2011, Valencia, Spain.

  Immune Risks For Persistent Debility After Mold Exposure & Response to Antifungal Biofilm Therapy, 35thSociety of General Internal Medicine Meeting, May 10, 2012, Orlando, FL.

  Neurological Disease After Mold Exposure, Immune Risks & Response to Biofilm-Focused Antifungal Therapy.  52nd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, American Society for Microbiology, San Francisco CA, September 10, 2012.

  Neurological Disease After Mold Exposure, Immune/Metabolic  Risks & Response to Biofilm-Focused Antifungal Therapy. 7th International Scientific Conference on Bioaerosols of the Fungal Research Group Foundation, Inc., Galloway NJ, March 13-14, 2013.

   

Hobbies / Sports

• Qigong, Yoga, Piano

Areas of research

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