Franklin D. Lowy, MD

Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
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Overview

Dr Franklin Lowy is the Clyde '56 and Helen Wu professor of medicine and pathology & cell biology (in epidemiology) in the Division of Infectious Diseases in the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. His laboratory investigates the pathogenesis and epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis infections.

Email: fl189@cumc.columbia.edu

Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated

  • Bacterial Infection
  • MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus)
  • Staphylococcal Infection

Academic Appointments

  • Clyde 1956 and Helen Wu Professor Emeritus of Medicine
  • Professor Emeritus of Pathology and Cell Biology (in Epidemiology) at CUMC

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Gender

  • Male

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Aetna

  • Aetna Signature Administrators
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • NYP Employee Plan
  • NY Signature
  • POS
  • PPO
  • Student Health

Affinity Health Plan

  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care

AgeWell

  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Special Needs

Amida Care

  • Special Needs

Cigna

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  • Great West (National)
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
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Emblem/GHI

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Emblem/HIP

  • ConnectiCare
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  • Essential Plan
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  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • POS
  • PPO
  • Select Care (Exchange)
  • Vytra

Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield

  • EPO
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Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus

  • Child/Family Health Plus
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Fidelis Care

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Healthfirst

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  • Leaf (Exchange)
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Local 1199

  • Local 1199

MagnaCare (National)

  • MagnaCare

Medicare

  • Railroad
  • Traditional Medicare

Multiplan

  • Multiplan

MVP Health Care

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicaid Managed Care

Quality Health Management

  • Quality Health Management

RiverSpring

  • Special Needs

UnitedHealthcare

  • Columbia University Employee Plan
  • Compass (Exchange)
  • Empire Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicaid (Community Plan)
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Oxford Freedom
  • Oxford HMO
  • Oxford Liberty
  • POS
  • PPO

VNSNY CHOICE

  • Medicare Managed Care
  • SelectHealth
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WellCare

  • Medicaid Managed Care
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World Trade Center Health Plan

  • World Trade Center Health Plan

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Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Internship: Harlem Hospital Center
  • Residency: Harlem Hospital Center
  • Fellowship: Albert Einstein Medical Center

Board Certifications

  • Infectious Disease
  • Internal Medicine

Research

Dr. Franklin Lowy’s laboratory investigates the pathogenesis and epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis infections.

Selected Publications

  1. Lowy, F.D. Staphylococcal Infections In: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20th edition. Editors: D. L. Longo, A. S. Fauci, D.L. Kasper, S. L. Hauser, J. L. Jameson andJ.Loscalzo. The McGraw- Hill Companies, Inc., In Press 2017.
  2. Befus MB, Miko BA, Herzig CT, Keleekai N, Mukherjee DV, Larson E, Lowy F.D. HIV and colonization with Staphylococcus aureus in two maximum-security prisons in New York State. J Infect. 2016 Sep 1. pii: S0163-4453(16)30220-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2016.08.016. [Epub ahead of print]
  3. Knox J, Sullivan SB, Urena J, Miller M, Vavagiakis P, Shi Q, Uhlemann AC, Lowy F.D. Association of Environmental Contamination in the Home With the Risk for Recurrent Community-Associated, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Jun 1;176(6):807-15. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.1500.
  4. Knox, J., Uhlemann, A.C. and Lowy, F.D. Transmission of Staphylococcus aureus within households and community. Trends Microbiol, Invited perspective, 20:1-8, 2015. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2015.03.007. Epub 2015 Apr 9. Review.
  5. Miko BA, Befus M, Herzig CT, Mukherjee DV, Apa ZL, Bai RY, Tanner JP, Gage D, Genovese M, Koenigsmann CJ, Larson EL, Lowy F.D. Epidemiological and biological determinants of Staphylococcus aureus clinical infection in New York State maximum security prisons. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Jul 15;61(2):203-10. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ242. Epub 2015 Mar 25.
  6. Knox J, Van Rijen M, Uhlemann AC, Miller M, Hafer C, Vavagiakis P, Shi Q, Johnson PD, Coombs G, Kluytmans-Van Den Bergh M, Kluytmans J, Bennett CM, Lowy F.D. Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission in households of infected cases: a pooled analysis of primary data from three studies across international settings. Epidemiol Infect. 2015 Jan;143(2):354-65. doi:10.1017/S0950268814000983. Epub 2014 Apr 24.
  7. Tanner J, Lin Y, Kornblum J, Herzig CT, Bystritsky R, Uhlemann AC, Lowy F.D. Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates obtained from the Rikers Island Jail System from 2009 to 2013. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug;52(8):3091-4. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01129-14. Epub 2014 Jun 4.
  8. Uhlemann, A-C, Dordel, J., Knox, J., Raven, K., Parkhill, J., Holden, M.T.G., Peacock, S.J. and Lowy, F.D. Molecular tracing of the emergence, diversification and transmission of S. aureus sequence type 8/USA300 in a New York community. Proc Nat Acad Sci USA 111:4988-93, 2014.
  9. Gordon, R.J., Weinberg, A.D., Pagani F.D., Slaughter, M.S., Pappas, P.S., Naka, Y., Goldstein, D.J., Dembitsky, W.P., Giacalone, J.C., Ferrante, J., Ascheim, D.D., Moskowitz, A.J., Rose, E.A., Gelijns, A.C., Lowy, F.D. A prospective, multicenter study of ventricular assist device infections. Circulation 127(6):691-702, 2013
  10. Uhlemann, A-C, Kennedy, A.D., Martens, C., Porcella, F.C. DeLeo, F.R. and Lowy, F.D. Towards an understanding of evolution of Staphylococcus aureus strain USA300 during colonization in community households. Genome Biol Evol. 12:1275-85, 2012
  11. Uhlemann, A.C., Porcella, S.F., Trivedi, S., Sullivan, S.B., Hafer, C., Kennedy, A.D., Barbian, K.D., McCarthy, A.J., Street, C., Hirschberg, D.L., Lipkin, W.I., Lindsay, J.A., DeLeo, F.R., and Lowy, F.D. Identification of a highly transmissible animal-independent Staphylococcus aureus ST398 with distinct genomic and cell adhesion properties. mBio 3, 2012.