Victor Eduardo Mulanovich, M.D.
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, and Employee Health, Division of Internal Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1990 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, PER, MD, Physician and Surgeon |
Postgraduate Training
| 1993-1995 | Fellowship, Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL |
| 1991-1993 | Residency, Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, Division of Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2020 - 2023
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Department Chair ad interim, Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2021 - 2023
Deputy Department Chair, UTMDACC Department of Infectious Diseases, Houston, TX, 2011 - 2021
Honors & Awards
| 2021 | Multi-Year Award, MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2019 | Outstanding Infectious Disease Teaching Faculty of the Year, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2018 | Multi-Year Award, MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2016 | Outstanding Teaching in Infectious Diseases, UTHSC-MDACC |
| 2014 | Outstanding Infectious Diseases Teaching Faculty of the Year, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2014 | Multi-Year Award, MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2012 | Key Clinical Faculty for the Infectious Disease Fellowship Training Program, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2011 | Multi-Year Award, MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2011 | Outstanding Infectious Diseases Teaching Faculty of the Year, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2010 | Teacher of the Year Award, University of Texas Infectious Diseases Fellows |
| 2009 | Best Teacher Award, Baylor College of Medicine and University of Texas Infectious Diseases Fellows |
| 2006 | Certificate of Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Traveler's Health, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Malek AE, Adachi JA, Mulanovich VE, Sassine J, Raad II, McConn K, Seiler GT, Dhal U, Khawaja F, Chemaly RF. Immune Reconstitution and Severity of COVID-19 among Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients. Transpl Infect Dis 23(4):e13606, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33755273.
- Olson A, Lin R, Marin D, Rafei H, Bdaiwi MH, Thall PF, Basar R, Abudayyeh A, Banerjee P, Aung FM, Kaur I, Abueg G, Rao S, Chemaly R, Mulanovich V, Al-Atrash G, Alousi AM, Andersson BS, Anderlini P, Bashir Q, Castro KM, Daher M, Galvan IM, Hosing C, Im JS, Jones RB, Kebriaei P, Khouri I, Mehta R, Molldrem J, Nieto Y, Oran B, Popat U, Qazilbash M, Rondon G, Saini N, Spencer B, Srour S, Washington D, Barnett M, Champlin RE, Shpall EJ, Rezvani K. Third-Party BK Virus-Specific Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Therapy for Hemorrhagic Cystitis Following Allotransplantation. J Clin Oncol 39(24):2710-2719, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33929874.
- Greenbaum U, Klein K, Martinez F, Song J, Thall PF, Ramdial JL, Knape C, Aung FM, Scroggins J, Knopfelmacher A, Mulanovich V, Borjan J, Adachi J, Muthu M, Leung C, Medina MC, Champlin R, Olson A, Alousi A, Rezvani K, Shpall EJ. High Levels of Common Cold Coronavirus Antibodies in Convalescent Plasma Are Associated With Improved Survival in COVID-19 Patients. Front Immunol 12:675679, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33995420.
- Kmeid J, Kulkarni PA, Batista MV, El Chaer F, Prayag A, Ariza-Heredia EJ, Mulanovich VE, Chemaly RF. Active Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection at a comprehensive cancer center, 2006-2014. BMC Infect Dis 19(1):934, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31694567.
- Muftuoglu M, Olson A, Marin D, Ahmed S, Mulanovich V, Tummala S, Chi TL, Ferrajoli A, Kaur I, Li L, Champlin R, Shpall EJ, Rezvani K. Allogeneic BK Virus-Specific T Cells for Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy. N Engl J Med 379(15):1443-1451, 2018. PMID: 30304652.
- Mah A, Viola GM, Ariza Heredia E, Rezvani K, Kebriaei P, Bhatti MM, Han X, Shpall EJ, Mulanovich VE. Graft loss attributed to possible transfusion-transmitted ehrlichiosis following cord blood stem cell transplant. Transpl Infect Dis 20(4):e12899, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29668040.
- Ariza-Heredia EJ, Chemaly RF, Shahani R, Jang Y, Champlin R, Mulanovich VE. Delay of Alternative Antiviral Therapy and Poor Outcomes of Acyclovir-Resistant Herpes Simplex Virus Infections in Recipients of Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant. Transplant International 31(6):639-648, 2018. PMID: 29464765.
- Mulanovich VE, Desai PA, Popat UR. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation for HIV-positive patients with hematologic malignancies. AIDS 17(30):2653-2657. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27536985.
- Chemaly RF, Dantes R, Shah DP, Shah PK, Pascoe N, Ariza-Heredia E, Perego C, Nguyen DB, Nguyen K, Modarai F, Moulton-Meissner H, Noble-Wang J, Tarrand J, LiPuma JJ, Guh AY, MacCannell T, Raad I, Mulanovich V. Cluster and Sporadic Cases of Herbaspirillum spp. Infections in Patients with Cancer. Clinical Infectious Diseases 60(1):48-54, 2015. PMID: 25216687.
- Torres HA, Rallapalli V, Saxena A, Granwehr BP, Viola GM, Ariza-Heredia E, Adachi JA, Chemaly RF, Marfatia R, Jiang Y, Mahale P, Kyvernitakis A, Fanale MA, Mulanovich V. Efficacy and Safety of Antiretrovirals in HIV-Infected Patients with Cancer. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 20(10):672-679, 2014. PMID: 24529214.
- Ciurea SO, Mulanovich V, Saliba RM, Bayraktar UD, Jiang Y, Bassett R, Wang SA, Konopleva M, Fernandez-Vina M, Montes N, Bosque D, Chen J, Rondon G, Alatrash G, Alousi A, Bashir Q, Korbling M, Qazilbash M, Parmar S, Shpall E, Nieto Y, Hosing C, Kebriaei P, Khouri I, Popat U, de Lima M, Champlin RE. Improved Early Outcomes Using a T Cell Replete Graft Compared with T Cell Depleted Haploidentical Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 18(12):1835-1844, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22796535.
- Mulanovich VE, Ahmed SI, Öztürk T, Khokhar FA, Kontoyiannis DP, de Lima M. Toxoplasmosis in allo-SCT patients: risk factors and outcomes at a transplantation center with a low incidence. Bone Marrow Transplant 46(2):273-277, 2011. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20436521.
- Mulanovich VE, Huband MD, McCurdy SP, Lemmon MM, Lescoe M, Jiang Y, Rolston KV, LaSala PR. Emergence of linezolid-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococcus in a cancer centre linked to increased linezolid utilization. J Antimicrob Chemother 65(9):2001-2004, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20581120.
Invited Articles
- Mulanovich V, Kontoyiannis DP. The Future of Antibacterial Prophylaxis for Inpatients with Hematologic Malignancies. 12th Foundations of Clinical Cancer Research Symposium Annual Newsletter, 2009.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified June 20, 2024