Richard W. Finley, MD

Richard W. Finley, MD

Professor

Department:
SOM-Emergency Medicine

Email:
rfinley@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-5560

Education

National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease1987
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Fellowship in Infectious Disease1984
World Health Organization Immunology, Research Fellow in Immunology1979
Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Residency in Internal Medicine1979
Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Doctor of Medicine1976
University of Denver Graduate School, BA, Master of Science1974
University of Denver, Denver, CO, BA, Bachlor of Science1971
Westminster College, Fulton, MO, Business1969

Specialty Certification Licensure

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American College of Physicians
American Federation for Clinical Research
American Medical Association
Infectious Disease Society of America
Mathematical Association of America
Mississippi State Medical Association
New york Academy of Sciences
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Certification, Emergency Medicine1995 - Present
Mississippi1989 - Present
Infectious Disease1985 - Present
Maryland1985 - Present
Colorado1982 - Present
Internal Medicine1979 - Present
Illinois1977 - Present
Louisana1976 - Present

Current Positions

Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine10/1989 - Present
Professor, School of Medicine10/1989 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Sponsored Program Funding

The use of NASA satellite data for prediction of air quality and asthma exacerbations, National Institutes of Health01/2011 - 12/2012
Rapid HIV testing in the Emergency Department, Grant funding 75,000/yr from MSDH in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control01/2009 - 12/2012
C0-investigator, "The effects of lytic peptides on sexually transmitted disease pathogens", Demeter Technologies, Research Traingle Pk, NC01/1995 - Present
"Mathematical Population Dynamics", Oak Ridge Associated University (ORAU)01/1992 - Present
Faculty Enhancement Award, Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)01/1992 - Present
"Comparison of Ceftibutin vs. Augmentin for Community Acquired Pneumonia", Schering-Plough01/1992 - 12/1994
"Comparison of Ceftibutin vs. Cefixime for acute exacerbations of Chronic Bronchitis", Schering-Plough01/1992 - 12/1994
"Loracarbef vs. Amoxicillin in acute bronchitis", Lilly Pharmaceuticals01/1990 - 12/1991
Nucleoside Transport Process in 'Trypanosoma cruzi'., Biomedical Research Support Grant - NIH01/1990 - 12/1991

Publications

in preparation

Finley R and J A Dvorak A theoretical analysis of the effects of passage in cultures of mixed clonal composition
Finley R, St Louis M, Langley C Computer simulation of STD dynamics and the economic impact of public health interventions
Lushbaugh, W and Finley R Metronidazole susceptibility of Trichomonas vaginalis isolates from an urban emergency department

submitted

Finley R W and J A Dvorak Trypanosoma cruzi: Analysis of clonal mixtures in the arthropod Dipetalogaster maximus

Journal Article

Goddard J, Varela-Stokes A, Finley R. Lyme disease-like illnesses in the south. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association 53(3): 68-9, 71-2; March 20122012
Paddock CD, Finley RW, Wright CS, et al. American Boutenneuse Fever: a tick tranmitted disease caused by Rickettsia parkeri. Clin Inf Dis. (in press).2008
Meade JC, Lushbaugh WB, Finley RW, et al. Polymorphism of Clinical Isolates of Trichomonas vaginalis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. (in press)2008
Li H, Faruque F, Williams W, Finley RW. Real-time Syndromic Surveillance. ArcUser: 9(1): 17-192006
Shah PH. Stiles JK, Finley RW, Lushbaugh WB, Meade JC. Trichomonas vaginalis: characterization of a family of P-type ATPase genes. Parasitol Int. Mar; 51(1): 41-51.2002
Davis-Hayman SR, Shah PH, Finley RW, Meade JC, Lushbaugh WB Antigenicity of Trichomonas vaginalis heat stroke proteins in human infections. Parasitol Res. 86(2):115-1202000
Stiles JK, Shah PH, Lushbaugh WB, Meade JC, Cleary JW, Finley RW. Molecular Typing of Trichomonas vaginalis isolates by HSP70 restruction fragment length polymorphism. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 62(4): 441-4452000
Meade JC, Li C, Stiles JK, Moate M, Penny JI, Krishna S, Finley RW. The Trypanosoma cruzi genome contains ion motive ATPase genes which closely resemble Leishmania proton pumps. Parasitol International, 49: 309-3202000
Davis-Hayman SR, Shah PH, Finley RW, Lushbaugh WB, Meade JC. Trichomonas vaginalis: analysis of a heat inducible member of the cytosolic heat-shock protein 70 multigene family. Parasital Res. 86(7): 608-6122000
Lushbaugh WB, Paxton A, Shah PH, Banga A, Jaynes J, Cleary JW, Finley RW. Use of the Intravaginal microbicides to prevent acquisition of Trichomonas vaginalis in Lactobacillus Pretreated Estrogenized Young Mice. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 63(5-6): 284-9.2000
Holmes A, Nolan R, Taylor R, Finley RW, Rieley M, Jiang R, Steinbach S, Goldstein R. An Epidemic of Burholderia cepacia Transmitted between Patients with and without Cystic Fibrosis. J Inf. Dis. 179: 1197-12051999
Meade J, Li C, Moate M, David-Hayman S, Lushgaugh W, Finley RE. Molecular characterization of a Sarcoplasmic-endoplasmic reticulum ATPase gene from Trichomonas vaginalis. J Eukaryotic Microbiol. 44(5): 480-861997
Xue L, Li C, Finley R, Meade J. Ion Motive ATPases in Trypanosomatidae. Amer Soc Trop Med Hyg Annual Meeting. 55(2):1851996
Holmes A, Nolan R, Finley RW, Riley M, Sun L, Goldstein R. An epidemic clone of Burkholderia (Pneudomonas) cepacia transmitted between Cystic Fibrosis and non-Cystic Fibrosis patients. Program and Abstracts of Ninth Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference. 2281995
Lushbaugh W, Cleary J, Finley RW. Cytotoxicity of hamycin for Trichomonas vaginalis, HeLa, and BHK-21. J. Antomicrob Chemother. 36: 795-8021995
Finley RW, Cleary J, Goolsby J, Chapman S. Fluconazole penetration into the human prostate. Antimicrob. Agent Chemother. 39(2): 553-5551995
Li C, Moate M, Lusbaugh W, Finley R, Meade C. Identification of a Sarcoplasma Endoplasmic Reticulum Calcium ATPase Bene in Trichomonas vaginalis. American Society of Tropical Meedicine and Hygiene.1995
Tidwell B, Lushbaugh W, Laughlin M, Cleary J, Finley R. A double-blind placebo-controlled trial of single-dose intravaginal vs. single-dose oral metronidazol in the treatment of Trichomonas vaginitis. J. Infect. Dis. 170: 242-2461994
Finley RW Clinicopathological Conference: fever and rash. MS State Med J. 35: 7-111994
Finley RW, Anderson GA. Infections, in Graff L. Observation Medicine, Andover, Boston.
Pg 327-39
1993
Davis S, Finley R, Lushbaugh W. Immunogenicity of Trichomonas vaginalis heat shock proteins in human infections. American society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Atlanta GA.1993
Crowley M, Lushbaugh W, Finley R. The prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis infection in men presenting to an urban emergency department. Southern Medical Association, New Orleans, LA1993
Finley RW. Infection as a couse of altered mental status in adults. Topics Emerg. Med. 13(2): 35-451991
Finley RW, Cooney DA, Dvorak JA. Nucleoside transport in Trypanosoma Cruzi: Analysis of a mutant resistant of tubercidin. Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. 13: 133-1401988
Wind F, Finley RW, Rich NM. Three-dimensional computer graphic modeling of ballistic injuries. J Trauma. 28(1): 16-201988
Finley RW, Dvorak JA. Trypanosoma Cruzi: Analysis of the population dynamics of heterogeneous mixtures. J Protozool. 34(4): 409-4151987
Finley RW, Marr JJ. Anaerobic Myocardial abscess following myocardial infarction. Amer J Med, 78(3): 513-5141985
Finley RW, Weintraub J, Louis JA, Enger HD, Zubler R, Lambert PH. Prevention of cerebral malaria by the adoptive transfer of malaria-specific cultured T-cells in mice infected with Plasmodium berghei. J. Immunol., 131(3)" 1522-15261983
Finley RW, Mackey LJ, Lambert PH.. Virulent P. berghei malaria: prolonged survival and decreased cerebral pathology in T-cell deficient nude mice. J. Immunol., 1291982

Abstracts

Cassell D, Finley FW. Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia and Acute renal Failure Following Levofloxacin Administation. American College of Physicians, ACEP/ASIM resident competition.1999
Finley RW Combinatorial Topology of STD Networks and Natural Immunity to STD Pathogens with an Emphasis on Syphilis. Conference on Advances in Mathematical Modelling of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Santa Fe, NM1999
Kilgore M, Finley RW, Langley C, Cleary J, Lushbaugh W. Gonorrhea Colony Forming Units in Male Urethrea and Correlations with Clinical Symptoms. Mississippi Academy of Sciences. Tupelo, MS1999
Finley R. Computer Simulation of Social Networks and STD Control. National STD Prevention Conference. Dallas Texas.1998
Finley R. Monte Carlo Simulation of Syphilis Transmission Dynamics. International Congress of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Seville, Spain1997
Finley RW, Breeden P, Lushbaugh W, Cleary J. Urinary Trichomoniasis in Women with Trichomonal Vaginitis and the Failure of Intravaginal Therapy. International Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Conference. Toronto, Canada.1997
Holmes A, Nolan R, Finley RW, Ying T, Riley P Sun L, Goldstein R. A Burkholderia (Pseudomonas) cepicia clone that caused an epidemic in both cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis patients. Fifth Annual Meeting of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.1995
Jones-Taylor Rm Finley RW, Miller S, Chapman S, Nolan R. Two intercurrent epidemics of Pseudomonas cepacia descerned by ribotype analysis. American Federation for Clinical Research Southern Section Annual Meeting.1995
Moate M, Li Chunling, Finley RW, Meade C. PCR amplification of DNA sequences from cation transporting ATPase genes in Trypanosoma cruzi and Trichomonas vaginalis. American Society of Microbiology, Shreveport LA1994
Finley RW, Lushbaugh WB. An improved method of drug susceptibility testing in Trichomonas vaginais. MS Academy of Science, Jackson MS1993
Laughlin M, Tidwell B, Finley R, Laushbaugh W. A double-blind placebo-controlled trial of single-dose intravaginal vs. single-dose oral metronidazole in treatment of Trichomonas vagintis. International Conference of Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy Conference. Anaheim, CA.1992
Lai PF, Finley RW Immunopathology of Infectious Mononucleosis. Abstract presented at the International Congress of Immunology, Sydney, Australia.1977

Letter to the Editor

Finley RW Deceptive x-ray films in advertising. NEJM, 329: 12071994
King C, Finley RW, Chapman S Prostatic cryptococcal infection. Ann. Intern. Med. 113: 7201990

Presentations

State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Trichomonas: molecular epidemiology., LSU School of Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA09/2002
Scientific Presentations, General Infectious Diseases in the ED, Grand Rounds, Emergency Medicine, UMC05/2002
Scientific Presentations, Antibiotic choices in the ED, Grand Rounds, Emergency Medicine, UMC11/2001
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pulmonary infiltrates and Cerebral lesions in an immunocompromised patient., CPC05/2001
Scientific Presentations, AIDS: an approach in the ED., Grand Rounds, Emergency Medicine, UMC02/2001
Scientific Presentations, Community Acquired Pneumonia, Grand Rounds, Emergency Medicine, UMC10/2000
Scientific Presentations, Rational Use of Antibiotics in the Emergency Department., Grand Rounds, Emergency Department, UMC05/1999
Scientific Presentations, Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome., Grand Rounds, Pediatrics, UMC1998
Scientific Presentations, E. coli O157:H7., Grand Rounds, UMC06/1997
Scientific Presentations, Dynamics of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, The Mississippi Academy of Sciences1996
Scientific Presentations, Fevers and rashes, Grand Rounds, Emergency Medicine, UMC03/1995
Scientific Presentations, Hantavirus syndromes., Grand Rounds, UMC03/1995
Scientific Presentations, Topical Antimicrobial Peptides in the Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Disease, Demeter Biotechnologies, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina1995
Scientific Presentations, Hantavirus syndromes, Ground Round, umc1994
Scientific Presentations, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Grand Rounds, Urology, UMC08/1993
Scientific Presentations, Infections in emergency medicine, Grand Rounds, Emergency Medicine, UMC04/1993
Scientific Presentations, Travel-related diseases, Grand Rounds, Emergency Medicine, UMC10/1992
Scientific Presentations, Whipple's Disease, Grand Rounds, UMC08/1992
Scientific Presentations, Fever and Rash, CPC03/1992
Scientific Presentations, Syphilis in AIDS., Grand Rounds, UMC08/1991
Scientific Presentations, Exotic infections in the emergency department, Grand Rounds, UMC03/1991

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Faculty Enhancement Award 1992, Oak Ridge Asso Uni. -"Mathematical Population Dynamics."

Professional Membership and Service

Crossgates River Oaks Hospital2005 - Present
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases2003 - Present
Department of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases1994 - 2003
New England Biolabs, Summer Workshop in Molecular Biology1993 - Present
Mississippi Methodist Hospital & Rehab1991 - Present
Veteran's Administration Hospital1989 - 2009
Division of Infectious Diseases and Emergency Medicine1989 - 1994
Department of Tropical Medicine, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1987 - 1989
Proctor Community Hospital, Peoria, IL1987 - 1989
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, Rockville, MD1985 - 1987
Proctor Community Hospital, Peoria, IL1984 - 1985
Infectious Disease & Emergency Ambulatory Care, Denver, CO1983 - 1984
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital1979 - Present
Johnson R. Bowman Health Center for the Elderly1979 - Present
Member, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Member, Infectious Disease Society of America
Member, American Federation for Clinical Research
Member, New York Academy of Sciences
Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Member, American College of Physicians
Member, Mississippi State Medical Association
Member, Mathematical Association of America
Member, American Association of Physics Teachers
Rush Presbyterian St. Luke Med Ctr1979

Committee Service

Education subcommittee workgroup, Chair2000 - Present
1996 - Present
Chair1995 - Present
Academic Network Committee1995 - 1998

Other Service

Information Systems Strategic Planning Committee, Chairman2000 - Present
Web Page subcommittee, Member1996 - Present
Dept of Medicine Information Systems Committee, Chairman1995 - Present
Academy Network Committee, Member1995 - 1998

Fellows supervised

Infectious Disease, Attending Physician, 32 fellows supervised10/1989 - Present

Residency Training

Medical Staff Fellow in Infectious Disease1984 - 1987
Fellowship in Infectious Diseases1982 - 1984
Research Fellow in Immunology1980 - 1982
Residency in Internal Medicine1976 - 1979