Dr. Michael Parkins

University Position

• - Adjunct Assistant Professor Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Clinical Interests

• - General Infectious Disease
• - Cystic Fibrosis
• - Epidemiology of Infectious Disease
• - HIV

Research Interests

• - Clinical trials in cystic fibrosis and infectious disease
• - CF airway microbiology - the role of polymicrobial infections in chronic lung infections
• - Polymicrbobial Infections

Graduating Year

University of Calgary, 2003

Residency/Fellowship

• - University of Calgary, Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, graduated in 2008

Publications (Last 5 Years)

1. Sibley, C.D., Parkins, M.D., Rabin, H.R. and M.G Surette. The relevance of the polymicrobial nature of airway infection in the acute and chronic management of patients with cystic fibrosis. (In press - Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine)
2. Parkins, M.D., Church, D.L., Jiang, X. and D.B. Gregson. Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis: first reported case in Canada. (In press - Canadian Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Disease)
3. Parkins, M.D, McNeil, S. and K.B. Laupland. Routine Immunizations of Adults in Canada – Review of the Epidemiology of Vaccine Preventable Diseases and Current Recommendations for Primary Prevention (In press - Canadian Journal of Infectious Disease and Medical Microbiology)
4. Parkins, M.D., Jung, G and D.L. Church. Pyogenic ventriculitis caused by Aggregatibacter aphrophilus: Case report and Literature Review. (In press - Canadian Journal of Infectious Disease and Medical Microbiology).
5. Sibley, C.D., Kangmin, D., Fischer, C., Parkins, M.D., Storey, D.G., Rabin, H.R. and M.G. Surette. Discerning community interactions using a Drosophila model of polymicrobial infections. 2008. PLOS – Pathogen 4(10):e1000184.
6. Sibley, C.D., Parkins, M.D., Rabin, H.R., Kangmin, D. Duan, J.C. Norgaard and M.G. Surette. A polymicrobial perspective of pulmonary infections exposes an enigmatic pathogen within the oropharyngeal flora in cystic fibrosis patients. 2008. Proceedings of National Academy of Science. 105:15070-75.
7. Parkins, M.D., Sibley, C.D., Surette, M.G. and H.R. Rabin. The Streptococcus milleri Group - an Under-Recognized Cause of Disease in Cystic Fibrosis: A Case Series and Literature Review. 2008. Pediatric Pulmonology. 43:490-7.
8. Parkins, M.D. and D.B. Gregson. Com munity-Acquired Serratia marcescens Spinal Epidural Abscess in a Patient without Risk Factors: Case Report and Review. 2008. Canadian Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Disease 19:250-252.
9. Laupland, K.B., Parkins, M.D., Pitout, J.D.D., Church, D. and D.B. Gregson. Population-based laboratory surveillance for Serratia species isolates in a large Canadian health region. 2008. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 27:89-95.
10. Parkins, M.D., Fonseca, K., Peets, A.D. Laupland, K.B., Shamseddin, K. and M.J. Gill. 2007. A potentially preventable serious influenza infection in a pregnant patient. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 177:851-3
11. Parkins, M.D., Sabuda, D.M., Elsayed, S. and K.B. Laupland. 2007. Adequacy of empiric antifungal therapy and effect on outcome among patients with invasive Candida species infections. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 60:613-8.
12. Laupland, K.B., Parkins, M.D., Ross, T. J.D. Pitout. 2007. Population-based laboratory surveillance for Tribe Proteae isolates in a large Canadian health region. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 13:683-8

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