Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases Faculty
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Bradley Bender, M.D. Division of Infectious Diseases Professor of Medicine Chief of Staff Malcom Randall VAMC e-mail: bradley.bender@med.va.gov 1600 SW Archer Road, Box 100277 Gainesville, FL 32610-0277 352-374-6018/FAX 392-392-6481 |
Bradley S. Bender, MD, has been at the University of Florida since 1986. He is currently a Professor of Medicine with a joint appointment in the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology. He was previously a staff physician in the Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC) and Associate Chief of Staff for Education at the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System (NFSG/VHS) and has served as the Chief of Staff since 2003.
Training:
| Degree Program |
Institution | Field/Specialty | |
| 1975 | AB | Middlebury College | Chemistry |
| 1979 | MD | University of Maryland | |
| 1982 | Residency | Baltimore City Hospitals | Internal Medicine |
| 1985 | Fellowship | The Johns Hopkins Hospita | Infectious Diseases |
| 1986 | Fellowship | National Institute on Aging | Clinical Immunology |
Academic Interests:
Effects of aging on pathogenesis and host defense against viral infections, particularly influenza and HIV..
Clinical Interests:
Comprehensive management of HIV infection.
Representative Publications:
- Bender BS, Rowe CA, Taylor SF, Wyatt LS, Moss B, Small PA, Jr. Oral immunization with a replication-deficient recombinant vaccinia virus protects mice against influenza. J Virol 1996;70:6418-6424.
- Bender BS. Infectious Disease Risk in the Elderly. Immunol Allergy Clin North America 2003;23:57-64.
- Uphold CR; Maruenda J; Yarandi HN; Sleasman JW; Bender BS. HIV and older adults: clinical outcomes in the era of HAART. J Gerontol Nurs 2004; 30:16-24.
- Bender BS. Quality of care in US hospitals (letter). N Engl J Med 2005; 353:1860.
- Langkamp-Henken B, Wood SN, Herlinger-Garcia KA, Thomas, DJ, Stechmiller JK, Bender BS, Gardner EM, DeMechele SJ, Schaller JP, Murasko DM. Nutritional formula improved immune profiles of seniors living in nursing homes. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006;54:1861-70.