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Luis Marcos
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Medicine
School of Medicine
Biography
Luis A. Marcos, MD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine, Director for the Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program at Stony Brook Medicine. Dr. Marcos is a clinical researcher on tick-borne diseases for Suffolk county, the county with the highest absolute number of Lyme and Babesia cases, among other tick-borne diseases. Dr. Marcos is the Principal Investigator of a clinical trial of Lyme disease and with Babesia.
Education
- Medical School: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Herdedia, Lima, Perú
- Residency: University of Texas Health Science, Houston, TX
- Infectious Diseases Fellowship: Washington University, St Louis, MO
- Masters in Public Health: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
News Highlights
August 16, 2019
West Nile virus, on 20th anniversary of its start in New York, still a national problem
Newsday
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July 23, 2019
Suffolk County vs. ticks: New research to help the fight
Newsday
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June 28, 2019
Disease Watch: What Global Travelers Should Know In Summer 2019
NPR
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December 3, 2018
U.S. senator pushes plan from group to fight ticks on Long Island
Newsday
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July 14, 2018
Here’s Exactly What to Do if a Tick Bites You
Yahoo
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