Uzma Syed, D.O.

Doctor

Graduated from University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2005. Completed residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Winthrop-University Hospital in 2011.

Publications by Dr. Syed

1. Cunha BA, Syed U, Strollo S. Swine Influenza (H1N1) pneumonia: elevated procalcitonin levels not due to superimposed bacterial pneumonia. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2010 Feb 24

2. Cunha BA, Syed U, Strollo S. During the “herald wave” of the pandemic bacterial pneumonia relatively rare with fatal swine influenza (H1N1) pneumonia: if chest films have no focal segmental/lobar infiltrates, antibiotic therapy is unnecessary. J Chemother. 2009 Nov: 21 (5): 584-9

3. Cunha BA, Syed U, Mickail N, Strollo S. Rapid clinical diagnosis in fatal swine influenza (H1N1) pneumonia in an adult with negative rapid influenza diagnostic tests (RIDTs): a diagnostic swine influenza triad. Heart and Lung. 2010 Jan-Feb; 39(1): 78-86

4. Cunha BA, Syed U, Strollo S, Mickail N, Laguerre M. Winthrop University Hospital Infectious Diseases Division’s Swine Influenza (H1N1) pneumonia diagnostic weighted point score system for hospitalized adults with influenza like illness (ILI) and negative rapid influenza diagnostic test (RIDTs). Heart and Lung. 2009 Nov-Dec; 38 (6) 534-8

5. Cunha BA, Syed U, Strollo S. During the herald wave of the pandemic bacterial pneumonia relatively rare with fatal swine influenza H1N1 pneumonia: If chest films have no focal lobar/segmental infiltrates, antibiotic therapy is unnecessary. J Chemotherapy. 2009 Nov ; 21 (5)
584-9

6. Cunha BA, Syed U, Hamid N. Fever of unknown origin caused by late-onset rheumatoid arthritis. Heart Lung. 2006 Jan-Feb; 35(1) : 70-3

7. Ashtari M, Perrine K, Elbaz R, Syed U, Thaden E. McIlree C, Dolgoff-Kaspar R, Clark T. Diamond A, Ettinger A. Mapping the functional anatomy of sentence comprehension and application to presurgical evaluation of patients with brain tumor. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2005 Jun-Jul; 26(6) : 1461-8.

8. Ashtari M, Elbaz R, Perrrine K, Syed U, Sadighpour M, Ettinger A (2002). Female vs.male response to functional mapping of confrontation naming paradigm. Presented at the 8th International Conference on Functional Mapping of the Human Brain, June 2-6, 2002, Sendai, Japan. Available on CD-Rom in NeuroImage, Vol. 16, No. 2.

9. Perrine K, Ashtari M, Elbaz R, Syed U, Ettinger A, McBride A, Warshall C (2002) An fMRI study of neuronal network for confrontation naming. Presented at the 8th International Conference on Functional Mapping of the Human Brain, June 2-6, 2002, Sendai, Japan. NeuroImage, Vol. 16, No. 2.

10. Ashtari M, Perrine K, Elbaz R, Syed U, Ettinger A, McBride A, Lustrin E (2002). Functional mapping of reading: is there a difference in male and female representation? Presented at the 8th International Conference on Functional Mapping of the Human Brain, June 2-6, 2002, Sendai, Japan. NeuroImage, Vol. 16, No. 2.

11. Racchumi G, Syed U, Krassioukov A. Neuronal Death in Human Sympathetic Preganglionic Neurons and Motor Neurons after Spinal Cord Injury: Myth or Reality? The Journal of Neurotrauma Vol. 17 No. 10 October 2000 C23 P. 955

Presentations by Dr. Syed

Chest Film Findings in H1N1 Swine Influenza. Abstract accepted for presentation at 48th annual meeting of Infectious Diseases Society of America. 10/2010.

Microscopic Hematuria in Legionnaires Disease. Abstract accepted for presentation at 48th annual meeting of Infectious Diseases Society of America. 10/2010.

Presented Clinical Case of Chikungunya Fever and Dengue Fever: Approach to the Differential Diagnosis Poster at 3rd annual Winthrop University Hospital research day 4/2010.

Presented Clinical Case of Edwardsiella tarda to Long Island Infectious Disease Society 2/2010
Presented Swine Influenza Updates to Islamic Medical Association of North America Long Island Chapter 10/2010.

Syed U, Strollo S, Park J, Johnson D. Cardiobacterium hominis endocarditis in native pulmonic valve.
Poster presented at 2nd annual Winthrop University Hospital research day.

Syed U, Perlman C, Shapiro L. Transient osteoporosis of hip in pregnancy associated with osteogensis imperfecta
Presented at 1st annual research day at Winthrop University Hospital. April 2008.

Presented at the Endocrine Society’s 90th National Meeting in San Fransisco. June 2008.

Racchumi G, Syed U, Krassioukov A. Neuronal Death in Human Sympathetic Preganglionic Neurons and Motor Neurons after Spinal Cord Injury: Myth or Reality? The Journal of Neurotrauma Vol. 17 No. 10 October 2000 C23 P. 955.

Attended 18th Annual Symposium in New Orleans, LA
Presented poster on cell death

Sievert R, Dillard T, Bredefeld C, Baron T, Syed U. Glycemic Variability Predicts Endothelial Dysfunction.

Presented at 1st annual research day at Winthrop University Hospital. April 2008.

Presented at the Endocrine Society’s 90th National Meeting in San Fransisco. June 2008.

Research by Dr. Syed

Clinical Investigator in Peramivir Clinical Trial
HONORS/AWARDS/APPOINTMENTS
Recipient of Fellows Travel Grant for 48th Annual Meeting of July 2010
Infectious Diseases Society of America

Clinical Instructor
Stony Brook School of Medicine July 2006- present

Letter of Commendation for resident with excellent teaching skills
Winthrop University Hospital July 2006- June 2007

Research Grant from Deans’ Office
Utica College of Syracuse University Jan 2000- Dec 2000

Deans’ List
Utica College of Syracuse University Sep 1997- June 1998