CURRICULUM VITAE. Pearlie P. Chong, M.D.

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Pearlie P. Chong, M.D. DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION Current Appointment July present Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine Immunocompromised Host Infectious Diseases Program Division of Infectious Diseases The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC Personal Data Date of Birth: December 22, 1982 Citizenship: Malaysia Business Address: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Division of Infectious Diseases 130 Mason Farm Road, Suite 2134 Campus Box 7030 Chapel Hill, NC Work Phone: Cell Phone: Fax: Medical Education and Training Undergraduate South Australian Matriculation, Taylor s College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Advanced Diploma in Medical Sciences, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Doctoral M.D., Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada Postdoctoral Intern, Internal Medicine, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA Resident, Internal Medicine, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA Fellow, Infectious Diseases, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C Fellow, Transplant Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN CLINICAL ACTIVITIES Certifications Medical Licensure 2013 present State of North Carolina # Board Certifications 2009 American Board of Internal Medicine, # Infectious Diseases, American Board of Internal Medicine

2 Clinical Responsibilities 2013 present Immunocompromised Host Infectious Diseases Inpatient consult service, attending, 17 weeks/year 2013 present Solid organ transplant clinic, attending, 3 ½ days/clinic week 2013 present Stem cell transplant and hematologic malignancies clinic, attending, ½ day/clinic week Non-clinical Responsibilities 2013 present Immunocompromised Host Infectious Disease representative, Anti-infective Subcommittee, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, University of North Carolina Hospitals, 1 hour/month 2013 present Infectious Disease representative, Kidney Transplant Selection Conference, 1 hour/week 2014 present Infectious Disease representative, Bone Marrow Transplant research meetings, 1 hour/month Protocol Development 2014 Development of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring protocol for Azole Antifungal Prophylaxis in Lung Transplant Recipients, completed 2014 Development of Consensus Statement for Prevention of Meningococcal Disease in Adults Receiving Eculizumab, completed ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES Task Force 2015 present Hepatitis C Virus Infection among Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients, ASBMT 2015 present CIBMTR-ASBMT Infection Working Group: Improving collection of infection and immune reconstitution data Working Committees 2013 present Member, Anti-infective Subcommittee, University of North Carolina Hospitals 2014 present Member, Transplant Infectious Diseases Special Interest Group, ASBMT 2014 present Member, CIBMTR Infectious Diseases Working Committee 2014 present Member, Infectious Diseases Community of Practice, AST Professional Societies 2010 present Member, Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) 2014 present Member, American Society of Transplantation (AST) 2014 present Member, American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT) Journal peer-review activities 2013 present Reviewer, Transplant Infectious Disease 2013 present Reviewer, Virulence 2015 present Reviewer, Bone Marrow Transplantation RECOGNITION Awards/Honors 1999 Meritt Award in National Physics Competition, Malaysia 2000 Meritt Scholarship, Taylor s College, Malaysia

3 2000 Certificate of Meritt in Biology, South Australian Matriculation, Taylor s College, Malaysia 2001 Distinction Award in Grade 8 Classical Piano, The Associated Boards of the Royal Schools of Music, Gold Medal, International Medical University Swimming Competition 2003 Dean s List for High Academic Achievement, International Medical University, Malaysia 2009 State Champion Team, American College of Physicians Medical Jeopardy 2013 Poster of Distinction Award, American Transplant Congress, Seattle, WA 2013 ID Week Trainee Award Grant 2014 Best (Trainee) Abstract Award, Thoracic and Critical Care Community of Practice, American Society of Transplantation, World Transplant Congress, San Francisco, CA RESEARCH ACTIVITIES Research Publications Peer-reviewed publications 1. Chong PP., Kennedy CC., Hathcock MA., Kremers WK., and Razonable RR. Epidemiology of Invasive Fungal Infections in Lung Transplant Recipients on Long Term Azole Antifungal Prophylaxis. Clin Transplant Apr; 29(4): Torres HA, Chong PP, De Lima M, Friedman MS, Giralt S, Hammond SP, Kiel PJ, Masur H, McDonald GB, Wingard JR and Gambarin-Gelwan M. Hepatitis C Virus Infection among Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients: American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Task Force Recommendations. In manuscript preparation phase. Research Projects 1. A retrospective review of Impact of Daptomycin MIC on Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Hematologic Malignancies and Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients with Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Bloodstream Infection. Obtained IRB approval, in data analysis and manuscript preparation phase. 2. A retrospective, multicenter cohort study of Therapy for Norovirus in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Approved by IRB (IGHID 11402), data collection phase completed, in data analysis phase. 3. A Randomized, Open-label, Multicenter Trial to Determine Safety and Efficacy of Eculizumab in the Prevention of Antibody-Mediated Rejection (AMR) in Living Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients Requiring Desensitization Therapy. Protocol Number: C A retrospective analysis of Infections in Lung Transplant Recipients in the Era of Prophylaxis at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. September 2012 present 5. A retrospective review of MRSA bacteremia at Georgetown University Hospital. July 2010 June 2012 Selected Abstracts 1. Chong PP, van Duin D, Sonderup JL, Grant WJ, Kalil AC, and Florescu DF. Predictors of Persistent Diarrhea in Norovirus Enteritis after Solid Organ Transplantation. Submitted to IDWeek 2015.

4 2. Florescu DF, Sonderup JL, Chong PP, van Duin D, Grant WJ and Kalil AC. Clinical Presentation and Outcome of Norovirus Enteritis in Small Bowel Transplant Recipients Compared to Non-Small Bowel Transplant Recipients. Submitted to IDWeek Hauck CG, Chong PP, Miller M, Jamieson KJ, Shea TC, Foster M and van Duin D. Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Escherichia coli Bloodstream Infections in Stem Cell Transplant and Hematologic Malignancy Populations. Submitted to IDWeek Chong PP, van Duin D, Ivanova A, Kerr A., Weber DJ., Gilligan PH., Khan T and Shea TC. Impact of Daptomycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentration on Outcomes of Patients with Hematological Malignancies and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients with Vancomycin- Resistant Enterococci Bloodstream Infection. Presented as poster presentation at BMT Tandem Meetings, San Diego, CA, February Kaminski K, Beechinor R, Lebovic R, Roth M, Bangdiwala A, Ballarini N, Ivanova A, Jamieson K, Chong, PP, Rao K. Evaluation of the Impact of Anti-Thymocyte Globulin on Post-Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Allogeneic HSCT. Presented as oral presentation at BMT Tandem Meetings, San Diego, CA, February Chong, PP., Kennedy, CC., Hathcock, MA., Kremers WK., and Razonable RR. Clostridium difficile Infection and Mortality in Lung Transplant Recipients: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study. Presented as poster presentation at ID Week, Philadelphia, PA, October Chong, P., Hathcock, MA., Kremers, WK., Kennedy, CC., and Razonable, RR. Therapeutic drug monitoring in Lung Transplant Recipients Receiving Azole Antifungal Prophylaxis. Presented as poster presentation and awarded the Thoracic and Critical Care Community of Practice Best Trainee Abstract Award at World Transplant Congress, San Francisco, CA, July Chong, P., Hathcock, MA., Kremers, WK., Kennedy, CC., and Razonable, RR. Epidemiology of Invasive Fungal Infections in Lung Transplant Recipients on Long Term Antifungal Prophylaxis. Presented as poster presentation at ID Week, San Francisco, CA, October Chong, P., Deziel, PJ and Razonable, RR. Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Resistant CMV Disease in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Selected for Poster of Distinction Award and presented as poster presentation at American Transplant Congress, Seattle, WA, May Chong, P., Deziel, PJ and Razonable, RR. Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Resistant CMV Disease in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Presented as oral presentation at the Midwest Infectious Diseases Fellow Forum, Rochester, MN. May EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES Educational Publications Peer-reviewed publications 1. Chong, PP., and Razonable, R. Diagnostic and Management Strategies in Donor-Derived Infections Infect Dis. Clin North Am 2013 Jun; 27(2): Case Reports and Reviews 1. Primeggia, J, Chong, P. and Kumar P. Disseminated Cryptococcus Presenting as Cellulitis in a Liver Transplant Recipient. International Journal of Case Reports and Images. 2012; 8(3):57-59.

5 Book Chapters 1. Chong, P and Razonable, R. Cryptococcus Infection and Disease in the Transplant Recipients. Submitted for publication. Educational Presentations Medical Student Lectures 2014 Fungal Infections in the Immunocompromised Host, Hematology Block, MS 1 at University of North Carolina Resident/Fellow Lectures 2010 Fever of unknown origin, Resident Noon Lecture, Georgetown University Hospital 2011 CNS & PNS Infections, Fellow s Core Curriculum, Georgetown University Hospital 2013 Invasive Fungal Infections in the Immunocompromised Host, Bootcamp Lecture Series, University of North Carolina 2013 Nontuberculous mycobacteria, Pneumocystis jiroveci & Nocardia Infections, Bootcamp Lecture Series, University of North Carolina 2014 present Dermatologic Manifestations of Infectious Disease, Resident Noon Lecture, University of North Carolina 2014 present Fever of unknown origin, Resident Noon Lecture, University of North Carolina 2014 present Introduction to Transplant Infectious Diseases, Resident Noon Lecture, University of North Carolina 2015 Neutropenic Fever, Hematology-Oncology Fellows Lecture Series, University of North Carolina Case Presentations 2011 A case of Nocardiosis, Greater Washington Infectious Diseases Society (GWIDS), Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, MD 2011 A Macro look at Micro Issues management challenges in a patient with carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumonia 2011 An Enemy Within a case of GVHD in liver transplant recipient 2012 A-Rod a case of disseminated M. abscessus 2012 MAC Attack hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis secondary to EBV lymphoproliferative disorder in a HIV positive patient 2012 Blast from the past A Case of Disseminated Histoplasmosis, Greater Washington Infectious Diseases Society (GWIDS), Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, MD 2013 Is two better than one? - A Case of Mucormycosis, Satellite conference, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Journal Club Presentations 2011 Challenges with Mycobacterium abscessus, Georgetown University Hospital 2014 Eculizumab: Prevention of Meningococcal Disease, Infectious Disease Journal Club, Duke University Hospital Miscellaneous Presentations 2014 Invasive Fungal Infections in Lung Transplant Recipients: In the era of azole prophylaxis, University of North Carolina 2014 Not So Grand Rounds, University of North Carolina 2015 Grand Rounds on Methods in Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina

6 Miscellaneous Educational Activities 2015 Clinical Vignette posters judge, UNC Internal Medicine Research Day Teaching 2014 Co-leader of small group case discussion for first year medical school course MEDI143: Host Defense and Microbial Pathogens, University of North Carolina School of Medicine (1.5 hours) MISCELLANEOUS Volunteer/Work Experience Girl Guide s Society Red Cross Society 2002 Substitute teacher, Secondary School Hepatitis C Clinic, Lehigh Valley Hospital Free Clinic, Sixth Street Shelter, Allentown, PA Member, Social and Community Service Committee, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA October 2008 Moi Teaching Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya Member, Antibiotic Utilization Committee, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC Member, Infection Control Committee, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC Languages English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Malay