Abhijit (Ajit) P. Limaye, MD | Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Professor

Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Director, Solid Organ Transplant Infectious Diseases Program

Faculty Information

Biography

Dr. Limaye directs the Solid Organ Transplant Infectious Disease Program at University of Washington. He interacts with trainees at "plate rounds" on the general and SOT ID services and in the SOT ID clinic. His clinical and collaborative research activities are primarily focused on viral and fungal infections in SOT patients.

Education & Training:

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

1992

Senior Fellow, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

1994-1995

Chief Medical Resident/Acting Instructor, Department of Medicine

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

1994-1995

Honors:

1986 Phi Beta Kappa

Howard Hughes Medical Institute/NIH Research Award (outstanding research while at the NIH)

Outstanding Consultant Award, General Internal Medicine, University of Washington

Contact

Email:

limaye@uw.edu

Phone:

(206) 598-1041

Mailing Address:

1959 NE Pacific St.
Box 356174
Seattle, WA 98195

Research & Clinical Interests

Research Interests:

Assessing the role of CMV reactivation in immunocompetent adults with critical illness and acute lung injury
Comparison of antiviral strategies for prevention of CMV disease in high-risk D+R- SOT recipients
Identification of immunologic correlates of protection/susceptibility to CMV disease in high-risk SOT recipients
Treatments for BK Virus infection in kidney transplant recipients
Epidemiology & impact of respiratory viruses in transplantation

Dr. Limaye has active collaborations with members of the program in infectious diseases at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (with Dr. Boeckh) and at the City of Hope Research Center (with Drs. Diamond and La Rosa).

Publications

PubMed:

PubMed Bibliography

Publications:

Limaye AP, Boeckh M. CMV in critically ill patients: pathogen or bystander? Rev Med Virol. 2010; 20(6): 372-9.
• PubMed Abstract

Roxby AC, Gottlieb GS, Limaye AP. Strongyloidiasis in transplant patients. Clin Infect Dis. 2009; 49(9): 1411-23.
• PubMed Abstract

Limaye AP, Kirby KA, Rubenfeld GD, et al. Cytomegalovirus reactivation in critically ill immunocompetent patients. JAMA. 2008; 300(4): 413-22.
• PubMed Abstract

Li F, Kenyon KW, Kirby KA, Fishbein DP, Boeckh M, Limaye AP. Incidence and clinical features of ganciclovir-resistant cytomegalovirus disease in heart transplant recipients. Clin Infect Dis. 2007; 45(4): 439-47.
• PubMed Abstract

Copp DH, Godwin JD, Kirby KA, Limaye AP. Clinical and radiologic factors associated with pulmonary nodule etiology in organ transplant recipients. Am J Transplant. 2006;6(11),2759-64.
• PubMed Abstract

Limaye AP, Bakthavatsalam R, Kim HW, et al. Impact of cytomegalovirus in organ transplant recipients in the era of antiviral prophylaxis. Transplantation. 2006;81(12),1645-52.
• PubMed Abstract

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