Mahsa Abassi, DO
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine

Contact Info
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine
MD, DO, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Pomona, CA
Residency, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Fellowship, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Summary
Awards & Recognition
Research
Research Summary/Interests
- HIV-associated Cryptococcal Meningitis
- Reducing mortality in HIV-associated
- Cryptococcal Meningitis Understand the pathophysiology of neurological impairment cryptococcal meningitis
Research Projects
- Targeting Neuropathogenesis of Altered Mental Status to Improve Survival in Cryptococcal Meningitis (Pending - K23)
Publications
- Mahsa Abassi, Ananta S Bangdiwala, Edwin Nuwagira, Kiiza Kandole Tadeo, Michael Okirwoth, Darlisha A Williams, Edward Mpoza, Lillian Tugume, Kenneth Ssebambulidde, Kathy Huppler Hullsiek, Abdu K Musubire, Conrad Muzoora, Joshua Rhein, David B Meya, David R Boulware, Cerebrospinal Fluid Lactate as a Prognostic Marker of Disease Severity and Mortality in Cryptococcal Meningitis, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020; ciaa1749, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1749
- Abassi M, Morawski BM, Nakigozi G, Nakasujja N, Kong X, Meya DB, Robertson K, Gray R, Wawer MJ, Sacktor N, Boulware DR. Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers and HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders in HIV-infected individuals in Rakai, Uganda. J Neurovirol. 2017; 23: 369-75. PMC5441942
- Abassi M, Rhein J, Meya DB, Boulware DR. Cryptoccocal disease in the era of “test and treat”: Is there cause for concern? Open Forum Infect Dis 2018; 5: ofx274.
- Abassi M, Boulware DR, Rhein J. Cryptococcal meningitis: diagnosis and management update. Curr Trop Med Rep. 2015; 2(2):90-9.
Clinical
Specialties
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Genetics
Clinical Interests
Infectious Disease; HIV Medicine; Opportunistic Infections