Mark A. Fisher, PhD

Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine

Specialties

• Microbial pathogenesis
• Transmission of vector borne pathogens

Education

• Master Degree—Microbiology, Idaho State University
• Doctorate Degree—Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Emory University
• Fellowship—Medical Microbiology, University of Utah School of Medicine

Certification/Affiliations

• American Board of Medical Microbiology

Research Interests

• Microbial pathogenesis
• Transmission of vector borne pathogens

Awards

• Young Investigator Award, 2012 Mass Spectrometry-Applications for the Clinical Laboratory (MSACL), 2012
• NIH-Rocky Mountain Regional Center of Excellence in Biodefense (RMRCE) Career Development Award, 2006–09
• NIH Summer Post-Doctoral Research and Training Award, 2002–06

Recent Publications

• Forde BM, et al. Population dynamics of an E. coli ST131 lineage during recurrent urinary tract infection. Nat Commun. 2019 Aug 13;10(1):36–43.
• Lacy MD, Fisher MA. Sepsis, helicoid bacteremia, and pneumatosis intestinalis. Infect Dis Clin Pract. 2019 Sep;27(5):292–4.
• Langelier C, et al. Microbiome and antimicrobial resistance gene dynamics in international travelers. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Jul;25(7):1380–3.
• Tanner WD, et al. Multi-state study of Enterobacteriaceae harboring extended-spectrum beta-lactamase and carbapenemase genes in U.S. drinking water. Sci Rep. 2019;9(1):3938.
• Shakir SM, et al. Helicobacter canis bacteraemia and cellulitis in a patient with end-stage renal disease. JMM Case Rep. 2017 Nov;4(11):e005126.
• Prasidthrathsint J, Fisher MA (2017). Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among a large, nationwide cohort of abiotrophia and granulicatella clinical isolates. J Clin Microbiol. 2017 Apr;55(4):1025–31.
• de Dios A, et al. First report of Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica isolation from a patient with cellulitis in the United States. J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Dec;53(12):3942–4.
• Khot PD, et al. Identification of Nocardia species by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization - time of flight mass spectrometry. J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Oct;53(10):3366–9.