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  • 2015 - Alexander Fleming Award, Infectious Diseases Society of America

Overview

Anne A. Gershon is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio primarily focused on medicine and immunology and microbiology. Their research work spans various subfields, including epidemiology, parasitology, ophthalmology, surgery, and dermatology.

The scientist's work centers on key topics such as herpesvirus infections and treatments, Bartonella species infections research, virology and viral diseases, retinal and optic conditions, vector-borne infectious diseases, eosinophilic esophagitis, and gastroesophageal reflux and treatments.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Anne A. Gershon include Michael D. Gershon, Rishi D. Naik, Tina Higginbotham, Mona Marin, and Michael F. Vaezi.

Publications by Anne A. Gershon appear in notable scientific journals, with several papers published in "The Journal of Infectious Diseases," "Gastroenterology," "Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society," "BMJ Open," and "npj Vaccines."

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Anne A. Gershon are:

  • Live Attenuated Varicella Vaccine: Prevention of Varicella and of Zoster, 2020, The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Antiviral therapy: Valacyclovir Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease (VALAD) Trial: protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, treatment trial, 2020, BMJ Open
  • Association of Achalasia With Active Varicella Zoster Virus Infection of the Esophagus, 2021, Gastroenterology
  • KSHV (HHV8) vaccine: promises and potential pitfalls for a new anti-cancer vaccine, 2022, npj Vaccines
  • 25 Years of Varicella Vaccination in the United States, 2022, The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Anne A. Gershon has been recognized by the Infectious Diseases Society of America with the Alexander Fleming Award in 2015.

Best Publications

  • A vaccine to prevent herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia in older adults.

    M. N. Oxman;M. N. Oxman;M. J. Levin;G. R. Johnson;K. E. Schmader

  • Recommendations for the management of herpes zoster.

    Robert H. Dworkin;Robert W. Johnson;Judith Breuer;John W. Gnann;John W. Gnann

  • Varicella zoster virus infection.

    Anne A. Gershon;Judith Breuer;Jeffrey I. Cohen;Randall J. Cohrs

  • The incidence of zoster after immunization with live attenuated varicella vaccine. A study in children with leukemia. Varicella Vaccine Collaborative Study Group.

    Iain Hardy;Anne A. Gershon;Sharon P. Steinberg;Philip LaRussa

  • The Effectiveness of the Varicella Vaccine in Clinical Practice

    Marietta Vázquez;Phillip S. LaRussa;Anne A. Gershon;Sharon P. Steinberg

  • Varicella-Zoster Virus–Specific Immune Responses in Elderly Recipients of a Herpes Zoster Vaccine

    M. J Levin;M. N Oxman;J. H Zhang;G. R Johnson

  • Serologic response to varicella-zoster membrane antigens measured by direct immunofluorescence.

    Virginia Williams;Anne Gershon;Philip A. Brunell

  • Advances in the understanding of the pathogenesis and epidemiology of herpes zoster

    Anne A. Gershon;Michael D. Gershon;Judith Breuer;Myron J. Levin

  • A Controlled Trial of Acyclovir for Chickenpox in Normal Children

    Lisa M. Dunkle;Ann M. Arvin;Richard J. Whitley;Harley A. Rotbart

  • Varicella-Zoster Virus–Specific Immune Responses to Herpes Zoster in Elderly Participants in a Trial of a Clinically Effective Zoster Vaccine

    Adriana Weinberg;Jane H. Zhang;Michael N. Oxman;Gary R. Johnson

  • The postmarketing safety profile of varicella vaccine.

    Robert G. Sharrar;Philip LaRussa;Susan A. Galea;Sharon P. Steinberg

  • Effectiveness Over Time of Varicella Vaccine

    Marietta Vázquez;Philip S. LaRussa;Anne A. Gershon;Linda M. Niccolai

  • Clinical Features of Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection.

    Peter G E Kennedy;Anne A Gershon

  • The Safety Profile of Varicella Vaccine: A 10-Year Review

    Susan A. Galea;Ann Sweet;Paul Beninger;Sharon P. Steinberg

  • Restriction fragment length polymorphism of polymerase chain reaction products from vaccine and wild-type varicella-zoster virus isolates.

    P LaRussa;O Lungu;I Hardy;A Gershon

  • Aberrant intracellular localization of Varicella-Zoster virus regulatory proteins during latency

    Octavian Lungu;Christos A. Panagiotidis;Paula W. Annunziato;Anne A. Gershon

  • Live Attenuated Varicella Vaccine: Efficacy for Children With Leukemia in Remission

    Anne A. Gershon;Sharon Projansky Steinberg;Lawrence Gelb;George Galasso

  • Pathogenesis and Current Approaches to Control of Varicella-Zoster Virus Infections

    Anne A. Gershon;Michael D. Gershon

  • Zoster immune globulin. A further assessment.

    Anne A. Gershon;Sharon Steinberg;Philip A. Brunell

  • Intrauterine infection with herpes simplex virus. Resultant congenital malformations.

    Alfred L. Florman;Anne A. Gershon;Piers R. Blackett;Andre J. Nahmias

  • Immunization of Healthy Adults with Live Attenuated Varicella Vaccine

    Anne A. Gershon;Sharon P. Steinberg;Philip LaRussa;Angelo Ferrara

  • Effectiveness of 2 Doses of Varicella Vaccine in Children

    Eugene D. Shapiro;Marietta Vazquez;Daina Esposito;Nancy Holabird

  • Preventing Varicella-Zoster Disease

    Sophie Hambleton;Anne A. Gershon

  • Persistence of Immunity to Varicella in Children with Leukemia Immunized with Live Attenuated Varicella Vaccine

    Anne A. Gershon;Sharon P. Steinberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Sharon Steinberg
Sharon Steinberg Columbia University
Philip LaRussa
Philip LaRussa Columbia University
Michael D. Gershon
Michael D. Gershon Columbia University
William Borkowsky
William Borkowsky New York University
Judith Breuer
Judith Breuer University College London
Myron J. Levin
Myron J. Levin University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Ann M. Arvin
Ann M. Arvin Stanford University
Michael N. Oxman
Michael N. Oxman University of California, San Diego
Adriana Weinberg
Adriana Weinberg University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Saul Silverstein
Saul Silverstein Columbia University

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