Faculty Profile - Stephen J. Cavalieri, Ph.D.

Stephen J. Cavalieri, Ph.D.
Director, Microbiology, Virology, Serology, and Infectious Diseases

Creighton University Medical Center
Pathology Department and
Creighton Medical Laboratories
601 N. 30th St.
Omaha, NE. 68131-2197
(402) 449-4630
StephenCavalieri@creighton.edu

Specialties: Microbiology, Virology and Infectious Diseases
  • Associate Professor of Pathology (primary)
  • Associate Professor of Medical Microbiology and Immunology (secondary)
  • Director of Microbiology/Virology/Serology

Education

  • B.S. (Biology) California State College (1977)
  • M.S. (Microbiology) West Virginia University (1979)
  • Ph.D. (Microbiology) West Virginia University (1981)
  • Post-doctoral Fellowship (Clinical & Public Health Microbiology) University of Michigan/St. Joseph Mercy Hospital (1983)
  • Board Certification - American Board of Medical Microbiology, American College of Microbiology (1990)

Teaching

  • Medical Students - IDC 233 - Infectious Disease Course: lectures, small group sessions, laboratory coordinator
  • Pathology Residents - Clinical Microbiology rotations and lectures
  • Medicine Residents & Infectious Disease Fellows - Infectious Disease Rotation: Clinical Microbiology vignettes
  • Infectious Disease Fellows - rotations
  • Graduate Students - MIC 735 Diagnostic Microbiology: course director, lectures, laboratories; MIC 727 Methods laboratories
  • Dental Students - ORB 211 - Oral Microbiology and Immunology: lectures
  • Pharmacy Students - MIC 541 - Medical Microbiology and Immunology: lectures; PHA 587 - Clinical Infectious Diseases

Research Sub-specialty Interests

  • Clinical microbiology, internet based medical knowledge resource development, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, antimicrobial resistance mechanisms, molecular testing in clinical microbiology.

Publications

  • Novak, D.J., K. Bashir, R.J. Baltaro, and S.J. Cavalieri. 2007. Neisseria sicca/subflava: Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis-associated Peritonitis. Lab Med 38:363-4.
  • Cavalieri, S.J. 2005. Coccidioidomycosis. Tech Sample. Microbiology No. MB-2 ASCP Press, Chicago, IL.
  • Cavalieri, S.J. 2005. Staphylococci. Chapter In Manual of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, pp 101-116. M.B. Coyle (coordinating editor), American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC.
  • Cavalieri, S.J. 2005. Streptococcus pneumoniae. Chapter In Manual of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, pp 133-140. M.B. Coyle (coordinating editor), American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC.
  • Cavalieri, S.J. 2004. Principles of Clinical Microbiology. Chapter In Microbiology & Immunology. F.C. Knoop (author and editor), Biotest Publishing Co., Inc., Ventura, CA.
  • Sanders, C.C., M. Pyeret, E.S. Smith, S.J. Cavalieri, C. Shubert, K.S. Thomson, J.M. Boeufgras and W.E. Sanders. 2001. Potential impact of the Vitek-2 and the advanced expert system on the clinical laboratory of a university based hospital. J. Clin. Microbiol. 39:2379-2385.
  • Cavalieri, S.J. 2000. Pyuria. IN Evaluating Abnormal Test Results; S. Chandor, editor; UPCMD.com; University Pathology Consortium, LLC.
  • Woodward, S. and S.J. Cavalieri. 1998. Strongyloidiasis: A common and often overlooked infection. Amer. Soc. Clin. Pathol. Check SampleŽ April 1998.
  • Cavalieri, S.J. and G.R.G. Monif. 1995. A physician’s guide for the collection and handling of bacteriological and viral specimens. IDI Publications, Omaha, NE.
  • Boken,D.J.,J.R. Romero and S.J. Cavalieri. 1998. Sphingomonas paucimobilis bacteremia: Four Cases and review of the literature. Infect. Dis. Clin. Pract.7:286-291.
  • Dominguez, E.A., J.C. Davis, A.N. Langnas, B. Winfield, S.J. Cavalieri and M.E. Rupp. 1997. An outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in liver transplant recipients. Liver Transpl. Surg. 3:586-590.
  • Biehle, J.R., S.J. Cavalieri, T. Felland and B. Zimmer. 1996. Novel method for rapid identification of Nocardia species by detection of preformed enzymes. J. Clin. Microbiol. 34:103-107.
  • Cavalieri, S.J., J.R. Biehle and W.E. Sanders, Jr. 1995. Synergistic activities of clarithromycin and antituberculous drugs against multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 39:1542-1545.
  • Biehle, J.R., S.J. Cavalieri, M.A. Saubolle and L.J. Getsinger. 1995. Comparative evaluation of the Etest for susceptibility testing of rapidly growing mycobacteria. J. Clin. Microbiol. 33:1760-1764.
  • Biehle, J.R., S.J. Cavalieri, M.A. Saubolle and L.J. Getsinger. 1994. Comparative evaluation of the E test for susceptibility testing of Nocardia species. Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 19:101-110.