Sherwood Gorbach Explained

Sherwood Leslie Gorbach (born 1934) is an Emeritus Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine.^[1] He was editor-in-chief of the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases from 2000 to 2016.^[2]

Education

He graduated from Brandeis University in 1955,^[3] and completed his MD at Tufts University School of Medicine in 1962.^[4]

Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (ATCC 53103) is a strain of Lactobacillus rhamnosus that was isolated in 1983 from the intestinal tract of a healthy human by Gorbach and Barry Goldin;^[5] the 'GG' derives from the first letters of their surnames.^[6]

Awards

He was awarded the Alexander Fleming Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Infectious Diseases Society of America in 2007.^[7]

Selected publications

Articles

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  • 7149789. 2008. Doron. S.. Gorbach. S. L.. Bacterial Infections: Overview. International Encyclopedia of Public Health. 273–282. 10.1016/B978-012373960-5.00596-7. 9780123739605.
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Books

• Book: Gorbach, S. L.. Intra-abdominal Infections: The Role of Piperacillin/Tazobactam. 9780919839205. 1994. PharmaLibri.
• Book: Miller, T. L.. Gorbach, S. L.. Nutritional Aspects of HIV Infection. 1999. Arnold.
• Book: Baddour, L. M.. Gorbach, S. L.. Therapy of Infectious Diseases. 9780721681450. 2003. Saunders. ^[8]
• Book: Gorbach, S.. Mylonakis, E.. Treatment Strategies in Infectious Diseases. 9781931998345. January 2003. Pocketmedicine.Com Incorporated.
• Book: Gorbach, S. L.. Bartlett, J. G.. Blacklow, N. R.. 3rd. Infectious Diseases. 9780781733717. 2004. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
• Book: Falagas, M. E.. Mylonakis. 2nd. Gorbach's 5-Minute Infectious Diseases Consult. 9781451154085. 6 November 2012. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
• Book: Wanke, C. L.. Gorbach, S. L.. Lipodystrophy Syndrome in HIV. 9781461504719. 6 December 2012. Springer.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sherwood Leslie Gorbach, MD. Tufts University School of Medicine. 15 May 2018. 15 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160215162713/http://medicine.tufts.edu/Education/Academic-Departments/Clinical-Departments/Public-Health-and-Community-Medicine/Faculty/Resident%20Faculty/Gorbach-Sherwood. dead.
2. Web site: PAST EDITORS. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 16 May 2018. 16 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180516104248/https://academic.oup.com/cid/pages/Editorial_Board. live.
3. Web site: Repairing the World, Pioneering New Drug. Brandeis Magazine. 16 May 2018. 23 August 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240823073825/https://www.brandeis.edu/magazine/2011/summer/class-notes/alumni-profiles/gorbach.html. live.
4. Web site: Physician honored for pioneering work in infectious disease. Tufts Journal. 15 May 2018. 24 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200324161212/http://tuftsjournal.tufts.edu/archive/2007/october/briefs/index.shtml. live.
5. US. 483928. Lactobacillus strains and methods of selection. New England Medical Centre Inc.. Gorbach. Sherwood L.. Goldin. Barry R..
6. Silva M, Jacobus NV, Deneke C, Gorbach SL . Antimicrobial substance from a human Lactobacillus strain . Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy . 31 . 8 . 1231–3 . August 1987 . 3307619 . 174909 . 10.1128/aac.31.8.1231 .
7. Web site: Alexander Fleming Award Winners. Infectious Diseases Society of America. 15 May 2018. 23 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120723152200/http://www.idsociety.org/Alexander_Fleming_Award_Winners/. live.
8. 10.1086/381265. Review of Therapy of Infectious Diseases edited by L. M. Baddour and S. L. Gorbach. 2004. Wormser, Gary P.. Finch, Douglas A.. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 38. 4. 598. free.