Zerelda Esquer Garrigos, MD
Assistant Professor
Department:
SOM-Medicine-ID
Email:
zesquergarrigos@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-5560
Education
| Mayo Clinic Rochester, Transplant Infectious Diseases | 2020 |
| Mayo Clinic Rochester, Infectious Diseases | 2019 |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Internal Medicine | 2016 |
| San Luis Potosi Medical School, MD, Doctor of Medicine | 2010 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association | 2013 - 2016 |
| Certification, Mayo Clinic Quality Fellow: Bronze Level Certification, Mayo Clinic Quality Academy | 2016 - Present |
| Certification, ECFMG, Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates | 04/2013 - Present |
| NPI, National Provider Identification, CMS | 06/2013 - Present |
| Certification, Internal Medicine, American Board of Infernal Medicine | 10/2016 - Present |
| Certification, Infectious Diseases, American Board of Internal Medicine | 12/2020 - Present |
| DEA, Drug Enforcement Administration | 05/2022 - Present |
| Licensure, Mississippi Board of Medical Licensure | 04/2020 - Present |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Intramural, Optimal Timing of Device Removal in Patients with Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections: A Multicenter Analysis, MCCTR Pilot Project Program | 04/2023 - Present |
| Intramural, Utility of Transesophageal Echocardiogram for the Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device infection Lead Endocarditis, IDSA Medical Scholars Program | 05/2018 - Present |
| Intramural, A Molecular Diagnostic Approach for Pathogen Identification of Culture-Negative Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infection, CCaTS-CBD Pilot Awards for Team Science | 12/2017 - Present |
| Intramural, A Molecular Diagnostic Approach for Pathogen Identification of Culture-Negative Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infection, ID Research Small Grants Program | 10/2017 - Present |
Publications
UpToDate | |
| Zerelda Esquer Garrigos, MD, Margaret M Hannan, MD, Anelechi Anyanweu, MD, M Rizwan Sohail, MD Left Ventricular Device (LVAD) infections | |
Journal Article | |
| Zerelda Esquer Garrigos, John N. Catanzaro, Daniel Deegan, Ji Zhang, M. Rizwan Sohail Preclinical evaluation of a novel antibiotic-eluting BioEnvelope for CIED infection prevention Front. Drug Deliv., 09 September 2024 Sec. Cardiovascular Drug Delivery Volume 4 - 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fddev.2024.1441956 | |
Abstracts | |
| Gurram P, Castillo Almeida NE, Vijayvargiya P, Grimont C, Esquer Garrigos Z, Khalil S, AlWard R, Mahmood M, Sohail MR Utility of Sinus CT in the Evaluation of Patients with Febrile Neutropenia | |
| Banuelos-Mancilla J, Esquer Garrigos Z, Sohail MR, Sharaf BA Breast Implant Infections after Reconstruction: Clinical Characteristics Associated with Specific Microorganisms | |
| Lawsonella clevelandensis: an Emerging Cause of Vascular Graft Infection Lawsonella clevelandensis: an Emerging Cause of Vascular Graft Infection | |
| Vijayvargiya P, Esquer Garrigos Z, Kenney CC, Daly RC, Wylam ME, Beam E Effectiveness of routine screening for Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma spp. in Lung Transplant Recipients | |
| Khalil S, Esquer Garrigos Z, Challener D, Hamdi A, Hernandez-Meneses M, Gurram P, Cano E, DeSimone D, Frieman P, Baddour LM, Sohail MR Utility of Post-extraction Follow up Blood Cultures in Patients with Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infection | |
| Esquer Garrigos Z, Vijayvargiya P, Stulak JM, Rizza SA, Sohail MR Management and Outcomes of Heart Transplant Recipients with Pre-Transplant Left Ventricular Assist Device Infections | |
| Stone E, Esquer Garrigos Z, Baddour LM, Sohail RM Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections Due to Aspergillus Species | |
| 15. Khalil S., Esquer Garrigos Z., Farid, S., Fida M., Rizza S., Stulak J., Baddour L.M., Sohail M.R Incidence of Infections and Associated Outcomes in Patients with Total Artificial Heart ECCMID 2019 | |
| Farid S, Abu Saleh OM, Mahmood M, Esquer Garrigos Z, Hamadah A, Nasr S, Leung N, Sohail MR Clinical Manifestations and Outcome of Fluoroquinolone Associated Acute Interstitial Nephritis Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue suppl_1, 1 October 2017, Pages S297 | |
| 13. Esquer Garrigos Z, Vijayvargiya P, Tan EM, Abu Saleh O, Farid S, Paim AC, Baddour LM, Sohail MR Management and Outcomes of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections due to Gram-Negative Bacteria Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue suppl_1, 1 October 2017, Pages S560 | |
| 12. Farid S, Ahsan M, Mahmood M, Esquer Garrigos Z, Baddour LM, Sohail MR Management and Outcomes of Culture-Negative Endocarditis Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Mar 2018, 71 (11 Supplement) A2025; DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(18)32566-X | |
| Paim AC, Vijayvargiya P, Esquer Garrigos Z, Tan EM, O'Horo JC Improving Transitions of Care in the Division of Infectious Diseases. Open Forum Infectious Diseases Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 5. S44-S45. 10.1093/ofid/ofy209.107. | |
| 10. Syed S, Esquer Garrigos Z, Barth DM, Abu Saleh OM, Vijayvargiya P, Sohail MR Phaeohyphomycosis due to Scopulariopsis brumptii in a Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Recipient Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 5, Issue suppl_1, 26 November 2018, Pages S132–S133 | |
| Vijayvargiya P, Esquer Garrigos Z, Abu Saleh OM, Wilhelm MP, Razonable RR, Sohail MR Utility of Serum Β-D Glucan Assay for Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 5, Issue suppl_1, 26 November 2018, Pages S596 | |
| Esquer Garrigos Z, Sohail MR, Greenwood-Quaintance KE, Cunningham SA, Vijayvargiya P, Thoendel MJ, Friedman PA, Patel R Comparison of Primers Amplifying Two Different Regions of the 16S Ribosomal RNA Gene for Microbiologic Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infection Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 5, Issue suppl_1, 26 November 2018, Pages S591 | |
| Stone E, Esquer Garrigos Z, O'Horo JC, Sohail RM Hepatitis E Virus Serostatus: A Retrospective Assessment of Demographics and Comorbidities to Assess High Risk Populations Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019 Oct; 6(Suppl 2): S158. | |
| Esquer Garrigos Z, Sohail MR, Greenwood-Quaintance KE, Cunningham SA, Vijayvargiya P, Patel R Extraction-Free 16S Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) Gene Amplification and Sequencing from Resected Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) Sonicate Fluid Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 6, Issue Supplement_2, October 2019, Pages S302–S303 | |
| Khalil S, Esquer Garrigos Z, Challener DW, Gurram P, Tariq W, Castillo Almeida N, Baddour LM, DeSimone D, Wilson WR, Lahr B, Sohail MR Utility of Post-extraction Follow-up Blood Cultures in Patients with Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infection Circulation Volume 142, Number Suppl_3 https://doi.org/10.1161/circ.142.suppl_3.15979 | |
| 4. Joseph Banuelos, Zerelda Esquer Garrigos, M Rizwan Sohail, Amjed Abu-Ghname, Nho Van Tran, Minh-Doan T Nguyen, Basel Sharaf Clinical Presentation of Infections Due to Gram-Positive Versus Gram-Negative Organisms Following Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction American Plastic Surgery 2020. October 2020. | |
| 3. Petros Svoronos, Prakhar Vijayvargiya, Pradeep Vaitla, James J Wynn, Elena Beam, Jason Parham, Muhammad R Sohail, Zerelda Esquer Garrigos Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients with Donor Positive Blood Cultures Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 8, Issue Supplement_1, November 2021, Pages S213–S214 | |
| Samantha M Williams, MD, Prakhar Vijayvargiya, MD, M Rizwan Sohail, MD, Elena Beam, MD, Zerelda Esquer Garrigos, MD Outcomes of Weekly Fluconazole Antifungal Prophylaxis in Pancreas Transplant Recipients Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 9, Issue Supplement_2, December 2022, ofac492.289, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac492.289 | |
| 1. Cummings, S, Bensler, J, Hall, M, Hernandez, G, McMullan, M, Sohail, M, Garrigos, Z Impact of Timing of Device Removal on Outcomes in Patients with Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Apr, 83 (13_Supplement) 141. | |
Book Chapter | |
| Khalil S, Esquer Garrigos Z, Sohail M. Rizwan Chest Wall Conundrum in Transplant Patient Mayo Clinic Infectious Disease Case Review: With Board-Style Questions and Answers. O’Horo JC, Kashyap R, Enzler ME, Baddour LM. Oxford University Press. 2022 | |
| Vijayvargiya P, Marcelin JR, Esquer Garrigos Z, Whitaker JA A little Atypical Mayo Clinic Infectious Disease Case Review: With Board-Style Questions and Answers. | |
| Esquer Garrigos Z, Sampathkumar P. Streptococcus pneumoniae Bacterial Meningitis Mayo Clinic Infectious Disease Case Review: With Board-Style Questions and Answers. O’Horo JC, Kashyap R, Enzler ME, Baddour LM. Oxford University Press. 2022 | |
| R. Alfonso Hernandez Acosta, Zerelda Esquer Garrigos, Jasmine R. Marcelin and Prakhar Vijayvargiya COVID-19 Pathogenesis and Clinical Manifestations. In: COVID-19 Infection. Infectious Disease Clinics. Helen W. Boucher, Rachel A. Bender Ignacio and Rajesh T. Gandhi. Elsevier. June 2022. | |
Electronic Publications | |
| Esquer Garrigos Z, George MP, Vijayvargiya P, Tan EM, Farid S, Abu Saleh OM, Friedman PA, Steckelberg JM, DeSimone DC, Wilson WR, Baddour LM, Sohail MR Comparison of Clinical Presentation, Management, and Outcomes of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections due to Gram-Negative with Gram-Positive Bacteria Mayo Clinic Proceedings YouTube Channel | |
| Vijayvargiya P, Esquer Garrigos Z, Castillo Almeida N, Gurram P, Stevens R, Razonable RR Treatment Considerations for COVID-19: A Critical Review of the Evidence (or Lack Thereof) Mayo Clinic Proceedings YouTube Channel | |
| Natalia E. Castillo Almeida, Zerelda Esquer Garrigos, Maryam Mahmood, M. Rizwan Sohail Improving the Diagnosis of Intracardiac Infections Contagion. February 2021 (Vol. 06, No. 01), Volume 06, Issue 01 | |
Presentations
| Poster Presentation, Management and Outcomes of Heart Transplant Recipients with Pre-Transplant Left Ventricular Assist Device Infections, AST Meeting 2020 | |
| Invited Symposia, Infectious Complications in Transplant Recipients, UMMC 2023 | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Prognosis and Management of SARS-CoV-2 in Patients with Cancer XIII International AGEI 2020, XIII International AGEI 2020 | |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Management and Diagnosis Left Ventricular Device Infections, University of Florida ID Grand Rounds | |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Management and Diagnosis of Left Ventricular Device Infections, University of Alabama ID Grand Rounds | |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Management and Diagnosis of Implantable Electronic Device Infections, UCLA ID Grand Rounds | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Driveline Infections: Challenging Questions in Diagnosis and Management, International Society of Cardiovascular Infectious Diseases Conference 2024 | |
| Poster Presentation, Late HIV Presentation in the Honduran Garifuna Community in the Bronx: A Retrospective Analysis, American College of Physician's New York Chapter | |
| Poster Presentation, Chronic Meningitis with Brain Stem Involvement, 14th Annual Infectious Diseases Fellows Forum | |
| Poster Presentation, Cardiovascular Implantable Device Infections due to Gram-Negative Bacilli, IDWeek 2017 | |
| Poster Presentation, Molecular Diagnostic Approaches for Identification of Culture-Negative Cardiovascular Implantable Device Infections and Analysis of Resistance, American Society of Microbiology | |
| Poster Presentation, Comparison of Primers Amplifying Two Different Regions of the 16S Ribosomal RNA Gene for Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infection, IDWeek 2018 | |
| Poster Presentation, Extraction-Free 16S Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) Gene Amplification and Sequencing from Resected Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Sonicate Fluid, IDWeek 2020 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2021 |
| Outstanding Infectious DIseases Research Award, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education | 2020 |
| IDWeek 2019 Trainee Travel Grant, Infectious Diseases Society of America | 2019 |
| American Society of Transplantation Travel Grant, American Society of Transplantation | 2019 |
| Karis Award, Mayo Clinic Values Council | 2019 |
| Patient Safety Award, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education | 2019 |
| IDWeek 2018 Trainee Travel Grant, Infectious Diseases Society of America | 2018 |
| IDWeek 2018 Mentorship Program, Infectious Diseases Society of America | 2018 |
| American Society of Microbiology Infectious Diseases Fellows Award, American Society of Microbiology | 2018 |
| IDSA Medical Scholars Program, Co-mentor, IDSA | 2018 |
| Best Oral Presentation 15th Annual Infectious Diseases Fellows Forum, Department of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic | 2018 |
| IDWeek 2017 Mentorship Program, Infectious Diseases Society of America | 2017 |
| IDWeek 2017 Trainee Travel Grant, Infectious Diseases Society of America | 2017 |
| Best Oral Presentation Resident/Fellow Original Research, American College of Physician's, New York Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting | 2015 |
| Humanism in Medicine Award, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center | 2015 |
| Outstanding Academic Achievement, National General Medicine Graduate Examination | 2010 |
| Medical Research Program National Scholarship, CONACYT | 2010 |
| Scholarship for Academic Excellence, San Luis Potosi Medical School | 2010 |
| Outstanding Academic Achievement, San Luis Potosi Medical School | 2004 |
Professional Membership and Service
| American Heart Association Council on Lifelong Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Health in the Young, Council Member | 2024 - Present |
| UpToDate, Author | 2021 - Present |
| American Heart Association, Vice Chair, Writing Group | 2021 - Present |
| American Society of Transplantation, Member | 2020 - Present |
| American Society for Microbiology, Member | 2018 - 2020 |
| Mayo Fellows Association, Member | 2016 - 2020 |
| Infectious Diseases Society of America, Member | 2015 - Present |
| HIV Medical Association, Member | 2015 - Present |
| American College of Physicians, Member | 2013 - 2016 |
Committee Service
| Abdominal Transplant Morbidity and Mortality Committee, Member | 2020 - Present |
| Abdominal Transplant QAPI Committee, Member | 2020 - Present |
| Fellowship Selection Committee, Member | 2020 - Present |
| Program Evaluation Committee, Member | 2020 - Present |
| Transplant Infectious Disease Focus Group, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Member | 2019 - 2020 |
| Infectious Diseases Associate Chief Fellow, Member | 2018 - 2019 |
| Infectious Diseases Clinical Practice Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Member | 2017 - 2019 |
| Infectious Diseases Education Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Member | 2017 - 2019 |
| Infection Prevention and Control Specialty Council, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Member | 2017 - 2019 |
| Infectious Disease Research Committee, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Member | 2016 - 2019 |
| Infectious Diseases Methodist Hospital ID Focus Group, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Member | 2016 - 2020 |
| Infectious Diseases Outpatient Practice Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Member | 2016 - 2019 |
Community Service
| American Heart Association, Council on Lifelong Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Health in the Young Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis and Kawasaki Disease Committee, Council member | 01/2024 - Present |
| UpToDate author, LVAD infections | 01/2021 - Present |
| HIV Prevention in the Garifuna Community, Speaker and Organizer | 04/2016 - Present |
Other Service
| Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease, Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease | 2024 - Present |
| Open forum of Infectious Disease | 2021 - Present |
| American Journal of Infection Control | 2021 - Present |
| Journal of Cardiac Failure | 10/2020 - Present |
| The Lancet Infectious Diseases | 04/2020 - Present |
| Transplant Infectious Disease | 2020 - Present |
| Journal of Bone and Joint Infection | 06/2019 - Present |
| Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 05/2019 - Present |
| European Heart Journal | 2018 - Present |
| Immunizations in transplant recipients, Protocol Author | |
| Protocol: CMV screening, prophylaxis and treatment post kidney & pancreas transplant, Protocol Author | |
| Protocol: BK infection screening and management, post kidney transplant, Protocol Author | |
| Protocol: Screening and Management of EBV infection in high risk kidney transplant recipients, Protocol Author | |
| Protocol: Kidney transplantation in HIV positive recipients, Protocol author | |
| Mississippi Transplant Symposium - 2023, Speaker |
Teaching Experience
| Lecture, Lecturer, Journal Club | Spring 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Guideline review | Summer 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Bugs and Drugs | Winter 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Infections in Liver transplant Patients, GI weekly conference | Spring 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, ID case conference | Summer 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, ID case conference | Winter 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Journal Review | Spring 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Bugs and Drugs | Spring 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, ID case conference | Fall 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, ID Case Conference | Winter 2021 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, ID Conference Research | Summer 2021 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, ID research conference | Summer 2020 |
| Nursing, Lecture, Course Presenter, ID series - IM resident conference | Fall 2020 |
Directed Student Learning
| Supervised Research, Advised: Cristina Corsini | |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Merit George | |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Rommel Ramesh | |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Natalia Castillo | |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Shenae A. Cummings | |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Samantha M. Williams | |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Valencia M. Oglesby | |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Petros Svoronos | |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: KriShunda Joiner | |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Sarah Boone | |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Franshayla Poe | |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Dakota White | |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Dakota Turner |
Fellows supervised
| UMMC, Research Advisor, 2 fellows supervised | |
| UMMC, Attending Physician, 3 fellows supervised |
Residency Training
| Transplant Infectious Diseases, Subspecialty/Activity Director | 2023 - Present |
| Infectious Diseases Inpatient Consul, Attending Physician | 2020 - Present |
| Infectious Diseases Outpatient Service, Subspecialty/Activity Director | 2020 - Present |