Associate Professor, Medicine, Brown University Program in Medicine

Infectious Disease

Dr. John R. Lonks works in the field of Infectious Disease. He went to Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Rutgers New Jersey Medical School is ranked 76 in research and 0 in primary care medicine He received awards:"Regional Top Doctor", "Fellow (FACP)" and "Top MD". John Lonks is also a published doctor. He has 18 paper published. The most recent paper is: High rate of erythromycin and clarithromycin resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from blood cultures from Providence, R.I. Dr. John R. Lonks accepts Medicare.

Publications

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• Candida and cardiovascular implantable electronic devices: a case of lead and native aortic valve endocarditis and literature review.
• Inflammatory bowel disease potpourri: a vignette-based discussion.
• Telithromycin: a ketolide antibiotic for treatment of respiratory tract infections.
• Hidden epidemic of macrolide-resistant pneumococci.
• Guidelines for empiric antimicrobial prescribing in community-acquired pneumonia.
• What Is the Clinical Impact of Macrolide Resistance?
• One response to the threat of bioterror: smallpox vaccination.
• Failure of macrolide antibiotic treatment in patients with bacteremia due to erythromycin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae.
• Comparative In vitro activities of daptomycin and vancomycin against resistant gram-positive pathogens.
• Endocarditis due to Streptococcus mitis with high-level resistance to penicillin and cefotaxime.
• High rate of erythromycin and clarithromycin resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from blood cultures from Providence, R.I.
• Meningitis due to ceftriaxone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae.
• The growing threat of antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae.
• Spurious oxacillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus because of defective oxacillin disks.
• Quantitative analysis and molecular fingerprinting of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in different patient populations: a prospective, m...
• Implications of antimicrobial resistance in the empirical treatment of community-acquired respiratory tract infections: the case of macrolides.
• Clinical and public health implications of macrolide-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Schools

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• University of Medicine And Dentistry of New Jersey Newark

• Miriam Hospital Brown University

• Providence Vamc Brown University

• Brown University

Doctors Specialties

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• Infectious Disease Medicine
• Infectious Disease

Accepted Insurances

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• Blue Card PPO
• Blue Choice
• Cigna HMO
• Cigna PPO
• Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
• LocalPlus
• Open Access Plus
• First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
• Harvard Pilgrim Health Care PPO
• Choice Care PPO
• MultiPlan PPO
• PHCS Network PPO
• Tufts PPO
• Choice Plus POS
• Navigate HMO
• Navigate POS
• Options PPO

Awards

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• Regional Top Doctor
• Fellow (FACP)
• Top MD

Education

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• Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Hospital

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• Rhode Island Hospital

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1568409886
NPPES Provider LastName		LONKS
NPPES Provider FirstName		JOHN
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		029062853
NPPES Provider State		RI
Specialty Description		Internal Medicine
Total Claim Count		44.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1568409886
Last Name Of The Provider	LONKS
First Name Of The Provider	JOHN
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