Matthew Pullen
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Credentials
MD
Bio
Administrator Info
Name: Laura Torgeson
Phone: 612-624-9996
Fax: 612-625-4410
Email: torge186@umn.edu
Mail: Mayo Memorial Building, MMC 250, 420 Delaware Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455
Summary
Dr. Matthew Pullen completed both his medical education and residency at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee, followed by an infectious diseases and international medicine fellowship at the University of Minnesota. Prior to fellowship, his primary areas of research were novel sequencing techniques and group A streptococcus. During fellowship, his research has primarily focused on tuberculosis, cryptococcal meningitis, and COVID-19. He was awarded an NIH Fogarty Global Health Fellowship, allowing him to spend a year working on tuberculosis whole genome sequencing projects in Uganda, as well as performing clinical duties as a consultant and providing medical education lectures.
Research Summary
- Data science
- Epidemiology
- Biodefense
Clinical Summary
COVID-19; Tuberculosis; Cryptococcal meningitis