Dr. Choe's CV - University of South Florida
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May 31, 2013<br />
CURRICULUM VITAE<br />
ULYEE CHOE, DO<br />
Polk County Health Department<br />
1290 Golfview Avenue, 4 th Floor<br />
Bartow, FL 33830<br />
1 Tampa General Circle<br />
Tampa, FL 33606<br />
(813) 844-4187 Office<br />
(813) 844-7605 Fax<br />
uchoe@health.usf.edu<br />
EDUCATION<br />
Nova <strong>South</strong>eastern <strong>University</strong> College <strong>of</strong> Osteopathic Medicine,<br />
Ft. Lauderdale, FL<br />
Doctor <strong>of</strong> Osteopathic Medicine, 5/2005<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Florida</strong>, Gainesville, FL<br />
Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Science 5/2001 with Honors<br />
Major: Microbiology<br />
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING<br />
Fellowship, Infectious Disease and International Medicine<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong>, Tampa: 7/2009 – 6/2011<br />
Residency, Internal Medicine<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong>, Tampa: 7/2006 – 6/2009<br />
Rotating Internship, Northside Hospital and Heart Institute<br />
St. Petersburg, FL: 7/2005 – 6/2006<br />
MEDICAL LICENSURE<br />
<strong>Florida</strong>, OS10735<br />
CERTIFICATIONS<br />
Diplomate, American Board <strong>of</strong> Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease: 10/2011<br />
Diplomate, American Board <strong>of</strong> Internal Medicine: 8/2009<br />
Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Certification: 4/2011<br />
Basic Life Support, Certification: 4/2013
ACADEMIC POSITIONS<br />
Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Medicine, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> College <strong>of</strong><br />
Medicine, Division <strong>of</strong> Infectious Disease and International Medicine, Tampa:<br />
2011 - present<br />
Faculty, Section <strong>of</strong> Infectious Disease, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa:<br />
2011-2013<br />
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS<br />
Director, Polk County Health Department, Bartow: 5/2013 - present<br />
Interim Director, Polk County Health Department, Bartow: 11/2012 – 5/2013<br />
Chairman, Health and Medical Committee <strong>of</strong> the Eight County Tampa Bay<br />
Regional Domestic Security Task Force: 2012 - present<br />
HONORS AND AWARDS<br />
ECSS Awardee for Educational Excellence 2011/12, Office <strong>of</strong> Education,<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong>: 2012<br />
Gold Star Award for Outstanding Customer Service, James A. Haley Veterans<br />
Hospital, Tampa: 2011<br />
Traveler’s Grant, Poster presentation at Infectious Disease Society <strong>of</strong> America,<br />
Boston, MA: 2011<br />
Chief Fellow <strong>of</strong> Infectious Disease, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong>, Tampa: 2010 –<br />
2011<br />
Chief Resident <strong>of</strong> Internal Medicine, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong>, Tampa: 2008<br />
Outstanding Third Year Resident, Internal Medicine, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong>,<br />
Tampa: 2009<br />
Outstanding First Year Resident, Internal Medicine, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong>,<br />
Tampa: 2007<br />
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES<br />
Preceptor/Liaison for Yeungnam Medical School, <strong>South</strong> Korea, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong>, Tampa: 1/2012 – present<br />
Board Review Lecture Series in Infectious Disease and International Medicine,<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong>, Tampa: 2012 – present
Scholarly Concentration in Research for Medical Students, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong><br />
<strong>Florida</strong>, USF Health, Tampa: 2012<br />
Bloodborne Pathogen: Biosafety CORE course, presenter, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong><br />
<strong>Florida</strong>, Tampa: 2011<br />
Medical Student Case Conferences, Instructor, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong>,<br />
Tampa: 2008<br />
PUBLICATIONS<br />
Choe U, Oller K, Casanas, B. An Unusual Case <strong>of</strong> Toxoplasmosis Presenting as a<br />
Cecal Mass. Awaiting publication.<br />
Kunadharaju R, Choe U, Harris J, et al. Case report: Cryptococcus gattii –<br />
Emerging fungal pathogen in <strong>Florida</strong>. Emerg Infect Dis 2013; 19(3): 519-21.<br />
Carrington M, Choe U, Ubilos S, et al. Fatal Case <strong>of</strong> Brucellosis Misdiagnosed in<br />
Early Stages <strong>of</strong> Brucella.suis Infection in a 46-year-old Patient with Marfan<br />
Syndrome. J Clin Microbiol 2012; 50 (6): 2173-5.<br />
Gompf SG, Smith K, Choe U. Arenaviruses. eMedicine at WebMD. 2011.<br />
Available at: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/212356-overview<br />
Choe U. HPV Vaccine Recommendations. <strong>Florida</strong>/Caribbean AIDS Education<br />
and Training Center HIV Carelink. 2011; 12 (2).<br />
ABSTRACTS/PRESENTATIONS<br />
Choe U, Nasr G, Shah M, et al. HIV Virologic Outcomes in Associated with<br />
Ritonavir-boosted Atazanavir and Concomitant Acid Suppressive Therapy.<br />
Poster presented at Infectious Disease Society <strong>of</strong> America, Boston, MA. October<br />
2011<br />
Carrington M, Choe U, Stanek D, et al. A fatal case <strong>of</strong> brucellosis misdiagnosed<br />
in early stages <strong>of</strong> B. suis infection in a 46-year-old patient with Marfan syndrome.<br />
Poster presented at: 64 th Brucellosis Research Conference, Buenos Aires,<br />
Argentina. September 2011<br />
Choe U. HIV Treatment Strategies. Presentation at the HIV Intensive Course at<br />
the <strong>South</strong>east STD/HIV Prevention Training Center, Tampa, FL. October 2010<br />
Choe U. HIV Virologic Outcomes in Associated with Ritonavir-boosted<br />
Atazanavir and Concomitant Acid Suppressive Therapy. Presentation at <strong>Florida</strong><br />
Infectious Disease Society Meeting; Orlando, FL. June 2010
Franck R, Choe U, Montero J. A case <strong>of</strong> coccidioidomycosis presenting as<br />
military tuberculosis. Poster presented at: The American College <strong>of</strong> Physicians;<br />
Tampa, FL Sept 2007<br />
RESEARCH<br />
Protocols (Co-Investigator)<br />
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy<br />
<strong>of</strong> GS-9350-boosted Atazanavir Versus Ritonavir-boosted Atazanavir Each<br />
Administered with Emtricitabine/Ten<strong>of</strong>ovir Disoproxil Fumarate in HIV-1<br />
Infected, Antiretroviral Treatment-Naïve Adults<br />
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy<br />
<strong>of</strong> Elvitegravir/Emtricitabine/Ten<strong>of</strong>ovir Disoproxil Fumarate/GS-9350 Versus<br />
Ritonavir-Boosted Atazanavir Plus Emtricitabine/Ten<strong>of</strong>ovir Disoproxil Fumarate<br />
in HIV-1 Infected, Antiretroviral Treatment-Naïve Adults<br />
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy<br />
<strong>of</strong> Elvitegravir/Emtricitabine/Ten<strong>of</strong>ovir Disoproxil Fumarate/GS-9350 Versus<br />
Efavirenz/Emtricitabine/Ten<strong>of</strong>ovir Disoproxil Fumarate in HIV-1 Infected,<br />
Antiretroviral Treatment-Naïve Adults<br />
A Phase 2, A Phase 2, Open-Label, Multicenter Study <strong>of</strong> the Safety <strong>of</strong> Ritonavir-<br />
Boosted GS 9137 GS 9137/r) Administered in Combination with Other<br />
Antiretroviral Agents for the Treatment <strong>of</strong> HIV 1 Infected Subjects.<br />
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial <strong>of</strong> a Novel<br />
CCR5 Antagonist, UK-427,857, in Combination with Optimized Background<br />
Therapy versus Optimized Background Therapy along for the Treatment <strong>of</strong><br />
Antiretroviral-Experienced HIV-1 Infected Subjects. [Pfizer A4001027]<br />
A randomized, controlled, partially blinded Phase IIb dose-finding trial <strong>of</strong><br />
TMC125, in HIV-1 infected subjects with documented genotypic evidence <strong>of</strong><br />
resistance to currently available NNRTIs and with at least three primary PI<br />
mutations. [TMC125-C223]<br />
A Phase II, Randomized, Blinded, 12-Week Comparison <strong>of</strong> Elvucitabine in<br />
Combination with Efavirenz and Ten<strong>of</strong>oxvir Versus Lamivudine in Combination<br />
with Efavirenz and 4 Ten<strong>of</strong>ovir in HIV-1 Infected, Treatment-Naïve Subjects,<br />
with a 12-Week Extension Treatment Period. [ACH443-015]<br />
A Large, Simple Trial Comparing Two Strategies for Management <strong>of</strong> Anti-<br />
Retroviral Therapy. [SMART CPCRA 065]
A randomized, controlled, open-label trial to compare the efficacy, safety and<br />
tolerability <strong>of</strong> TMC114/ritonavir versus lopinavir/ritonavir in treatment-naïve<br />
HIV-1 infected subjects. This trial will be referred to as ARTEMIS. [TMC114-<br />
211]<br />
A Phase IIb, Randomized, Partially Blinded, Dose-Finding Trial <strong>of</strong> TMC278 in<br />
Antiretroviral Naïve HIV-1 Infected Subjects. [TMC278-204]<br />
An Open-Label Trial with TMC125 in HIV-1 Infected Subjects, Who Were<br />
Randomized to a TMC125 Treatment Arm in a Sponsor-Selected TMC125 Trial<br />
and were Treated for at least 48 Weeks. [TMC125-C229]<br />
A 96-Week, Phase IV, Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter Study <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Safety and Efficacy <strong>of</strong> Epzicom Versus Truvada Administered in Combination<br />
with Kaletra in Antiretroviral-Naive HIV-1 Infected Subjects. [EPZ104057] –<br />
HEAT<br />
A Randomized, Prospective Study <strong>of</strong> the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability <strong>of</strong> Two<br />
Doses <strong>of</strong> GW433908/Ritonavir Given with Abacavir/Lamivudine Fixed Dose<br />
Combination. [COL100758]<br />
A Probe Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity <strong>of</strong> the<br />
MRK Adenovirus Serotype 5 Vector (MRKAd5) Human Immunodeficiency<br />
Virus Type I (HIV-1) gag Vaccine in HIV-1 Infected Individuals. [Merck V520 –<br />
014]<br />
A Randomized, Controlled, Open-Trial to Compare the Efficacy, Safety and<br />
Tolerability <strong>of</strong> TMC114/RTV versus LPV/RTV in Treatment-Experienced HIV-1<br />
Infected Subjects. [TMC114-C214]<br />
COMMITTEES/PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES<br />
Member, Institutional Biosafety Committee, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong>, 2011 –<br />
present<br />
Developer, Laboratory Exposure Identification Protocol, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong><br />
<strong>Florida</strong>, Tampa: 2011<br />
Laboratory Biosafety and Exposures, Division <strong>of</strong> Infectious Disease, <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong>, Tampa: 2011 – 2012<br />
Shigella Outbreak Investigator, Hillsborough County Health Department, Tampa:<br />
2010<br />
World’s AIDS Day, presenter and organizer, Hillsborough County Health<br />
Department, Tampa: 2010<br />
Member, Infection Control, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa: 2012
STD Clinic Consultation, Hillsborough County Health Department, Tampa: 2009<br />
- 2012<br />
Quality Assurance Specialty Care Clinic, Hillsborough County Health<br />
Department, Tampa: 2009 – 2011<br />
World’s AIDS Day, developed program to increase public awareness <strong>of</strong> HIV and<br />
STI using social media, Hillsborough County Health, Tampa: 2009<br />
Member, Internal Medicine Residency Selection Committee, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong><br />
<strong>Florida</strong>, Tampa: 2009<br />
Member, Internal Medicine Disciplinary Committee, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong>,<br />
Tampa: 2008<br />
CURRENT HOSPITAL/CLINIC AFFLIATIONS<br />
Specialty Care Unit/ Adult Health Clinic, Polk County Health Department,<br />
Bartow, FL, 2012 - present<br />
Consultant, Tampa General Healthcare, Tampa, FL, 2011 – present<br />
Consultant, James A. Haley VA Hospital, Tampa, FL, 2011 – 2012<br />
Consultant, H. Lee M<strong>of</strong>fitt, Tampa, FL, 2011 - present<br />
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES<br />
Polk County Medical Association, Executive Committee, Public Health Chairman<br />
Infectious Disease Society <strong>of</strong> America<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Infectious Disease Society<br />
American College <strong>of</strong> Physicians<br />
DOCARE International<br />
American Osteopathic Association<br />
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS<br />
United Way, Health Steering Committee<br />
Homeless Youth Task Force<br />
Polk Vision<br />
WORK EXPERIENCE<br />
James A Haley VA Hospital Compensation and Pension<br />
Tampa, FL, 2011
KLM Medical Services, Social Security Disability Examinations<br />
Tampa, FL, 11/2009 – 6/2010<br />
Teaching Assistant for Molecular Biology<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Florida</strong>, Gainesville, FL, 1/2001 – 5/2001<br />
Pharmacy Technician<br />
Albertsons, Clearwater, FL, 5/1999 – 8/1999<br />
Laboratory Technician<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Florida</strong>, Gainesville, FL, 5/1998 – 8/1998<br />
COMMUNITY / MEDIA / EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES<br />
“Obesity Awareness” Polk Place: Polk Government Television<br />
Bartow, FL 9/2012<br />
“Fall Public Health Update on West Nile Virus and Influenza” Polk Place: Polk<br />
Government Television<br />
Bartow, FL 8/2012<br />
“An Update on HIV-2” <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> Infectious Disease Podcast,<br />
3/2012<br />
“Procalcitonin: Fact or Fiction” <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> Infectious Disease<br />
Podcast, 3/2012<br />
DOCARE International Medical Mission<br />
Guatemala, 1/2003 – 6/2002<br />
Bell Glade Health Fair<br />
Bell Glade, FL, 2/2002<br />
Hospice <strong>of</strong> North Central <strong>Florida</strong><br />
Gainesville, FL, 6/1999 – 5/2001<br />
Arts in Medicine<br />
Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL, 6/1998 – 5/2001