Clinical Focus

• Infectious Disease
• Tuberculosis
• Infectious Diarrheal Disease
• Helicobacter
• Parasitic Diseases

Administrative Appointments

• Sr. Associate Dean for Medical Education, Stanford University (2001 - 2006)
• Chief, Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford, Department of Medicine (1998 - 2001)

Honors and Awards

• George DeForest Barnett Professorship, Stanford (2005-)
• Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Award for Excellence in Preclinical Teaching, Stanford University (2002)
• Henry J. Kaiser Award for Innovation in Medical Education, Stanford University (2004)
• Member, American Society for Clinical Investigation (1998)
• Best Doctors in the U.S, Best Doctors (2001, 2005. 2007, 2010-11)

Professional Education

Postdoctoral Advisees

Gina Suh

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

• Epidemiology
• Health Research and Policy
• Medicine

Community and International Work

• Childhood Infection and Obesity 
• H. pylori and tuberculosis, Gambia 
• Immunoepidemiology of infectious diseases in immigrants, Santa Clara County 

Internet Links

• Parsonnet lab

Current Research Interests

I am interested in the long-term consequences of chronic interactions between the human host and the microbial world. Recently, we have focused most heavily on Helicobacter pylori, tuberculosis and helminth infections. I also remain strongly interested in diarrheal diseases, particularly in the developing world, and in sanitation and hygiene.

Clinical Trials

• Triclosan, Triclocarban and Microbial flora: From Skin to Sewer Recruiting

Publications

• Cultivation and serological characterization of a human Theiler's-like cardiovirus associated with diarrheal disease. Chiu CY, Greninger AL, Chen EC, Haggerty TD, Parsonnet J, Delwart E, Derisi JL, Ganem D. J Virol. 2010; 84 (9): 4407-14
• Infection with Helicobacter pylori is associated with protection against tuberculosis. Perry S, de Jong BC, Solnick JV, de la Luz Sanchez M, Yang S, Lin PL, Hansen LM, Talat N, Hill PC, Hussain R, Adegbola RA, Flynn J, Canfield D, Parsonnet J. PLoS One. 2010; 5 (1): e8804
• Cost-effectiveness of a potential prophylactic Helicobacter pylori vaccine in the United States. Rupnow MF, Chang AH, Shachter RD, Owens DK, Parsonnet J. J Infect Dis. 2009; 200 (8): 1311-7
• Identification of cardioviruses related to Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus in human infections. Chiu CY, Greninger AL, Kanada K, Kwok T, Fischer KF, Runckel C, Louie JK, Glaser CA, Yagi S, Schnurr DP, Haggerty TD, Parsonnet J, Ganem D, DeRisi JL. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008; 105 (37): 14124-9
• Gastroenteritis and transmission of Helicobacter pylori infection in households. Perry S, de la Luz Sanchez M, Yang S, Haggerty TD, Hurst P, Perez-Perez G, Parsonnet J. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006; 12 (11): 1701-8