
James Luby, M.D.
Professor
Department Internal Medicine
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Biography
My research interests have been centered in Clinical Virology and the epidemiology of infectious diseases, particularly viral infections. Specifically, I am or have been interested in St. Louis encephalitis, the chemotherapy of viral infections and the occurrence and clinical manifestations of herpesviruses in renal transplant recipients. We have isolated a human enteric coronavirus (HEC)from the stool of an infant with necrotizing enterocolitis. This virus is in the process of being prepared as a virus stock and will eventually be submitted to the AYCC. Its role in the pathogenesis of human illness needs to be determined.
Education
- Medical School
- Northwestern University Medical School (1961)
- Internship
- Parkland Health & Hospital System (1962), Rotating
- Residency
- Northwestern University Medical School (1964), Internal Medicine
- Residency
- Parkland Health & Hospital System (1967), Chief Resident Internal Medicine
- Fellowship
- UT Southwestern Medical Center (1969), Infectious Diseases
Research Interest
- Clinical Virology
- Epidemiology in Infectious Diseases
- Healthcare Associated Infections
Publications
Featured Publications
- Isolation and Propagation of a Human Enteric Coronavirus
- Resta S, Luby JP, Rosenfeld CR, Siegel JD Science 1985 229 978-981
- A longitudinal study of varicella zoster virus infections in renal transplant recipients
- Luby JP, Ramirez-Ronda C, Vergne-Marini P, Rinner S, Hull A Journal of Infectious Diseases 1977 135 659-663
- Sensitivities of Neurotropic Arboviruses to Human Interferon
- Luby JP J. Infect. Dis. 1975 132 361-367
- Clinical and laboratory features of epidemic St. Louis encephalitis
- Southern PM, Smith JW, Luby JP, Barnett JA, Sanford JP Annals of Internal Medicine 1969 71 681-698
- The epidemiology of St. Louis encephalitis in Houston, Texas 1964
- Luby JP, Miller GM, Gardner P, Pigford CA, Henderson BE, Eddins D American Journal of Epidemiology 1967 86 584-597
- The 2012 West Nile encephalitis epidemic in Dallas, Texas.
- Chung WM, Buseman CM, Joyner SN, Hughes SM, Fomby TB, Luby JP, Haley RW JAMA 2013 Jul 310 3 297-307
- Aerosolization of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus during an epidemic in a burn intensive care unit
- Dansby W, Purdue G, Hunt J, Arnold B, Phillips D, Moody B, Kemp D, Byrd L, Walter P, Luby J Journal of Burn Care & Research 2008 29 331-337
- Recurrent exposure to Histoplasma capsulatum in modern air-conditioned buildings.
- Luby JP, Southern PM, Haley CE, Vahle KL, Munford RS, Haley RW Clin. Infect. Dis. 2005 Jul 41 2 170-6
- Recurrent exposure to Histoplasma Capsulatum in Modern Air-Conditioned Buildings
- Luby JL, Southern PM, Haley CE, Vahle KL, Munford RS, Haley RW Clinical Infectious Diseases 2005 41 170-176
- Fatal Type 3 Adenoviral Pneumonia In Immunocompetent Adult Identical Twins
- Barker JH, Luby JP, Dalley AS, Bartek WM, Burns DK, Erdman DD Clinical Infectious Diseases 2003 37
Honors & Awards
- Best Doctors in America
Best Doctors in America 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008 (2008) - Graduation Marshall
Medical School classes 1988, 1989, 1996, 2000, 2001 (2001) - President
Texas Infectious Diseases Society 1992-1993 (1993) - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
"For outstanding work in microbiology and its application to infectious diseases in man." (1992) - Outstanding Teacher Award
Parkland Memorial Hospital Medical Housestaff (1981)
Professional Associations/Affiliations
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (Fellow)
- American College of Physicians (Fellow)
- American Society for Virology
- Pan American Group for Rapid Viral Diagnosis (Councillor 1991-1993)
- Texas Infectious Diseases Society (President 1992-93)