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Beata Casanas

Beata Casanas, DO, FACP, FIDSA

Medical Director, Tuberculosis Clinic, Hillsborough County

Professor, Morsani College of Medicine, Internal Medicine

Member, Sepsis Committee

Faculty Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee

Contact Info

Education

  • DO, Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, 1999

Interdisciplinary and Emerging Signature Programs

  • Allergy, Immunology & Infectious Disease

Research Interests

  • Dr. Casanas' research interests encompass the development of cutting edge HIV pharmaceuticals, the epidemiology and treatment of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, and the unique therapeutic challenge of TB-HIV co-infection.

Awards/Honors

  • Appreciation Award for Providing World-Class Care to COVID Patients (Tampa General Hospital - 2021)
  • 2021 Outstanding GME Program Director (USF Morsani College of Medicine - 2021)
  • Nomination for Outstanding GME Program Director Award (USF Morsani College of Medicine - 2021)
  • Appreciation Award for Medical Student Education (USF Morsani College of Medicine - 2019)
  • Golden Apple Teaching Recognition Nomination (Annual Faculty Summit, University of South Florida - 2018)
  • Exemplary Fellowship Program Director Performance Award (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education - 2017)
  • Annual Fellows Award for Best Fellowship Director (USF Division of Infectious Disease Fellows - 2017)
  • Fellow (Infectious Disease Society of America - 2016)
  • Mid-Career Women Faculty Professional Development Scholar (AAMC - 2015)
  • Top Doctors List (Tampa Bay Metro Magazine - 2014)
  • Best Doctors in America (Best Doctors in America - 2013)
  • Best Doctors in America (Best Doctors in America - 2012)
  • Best Doctors in America (Best Doctors in America - 2011)
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society (Barness/Behnke Chapter - 2010)
  • Fellow (American College of Physicians - 2009)
  • Outstanding Contribution to the Miami-Dade Health Department Tuberculosis Program (Miami-Dade Health Department - 2009)
  • Best Doctors in America (Best Doctors of America - 2009)
  • Co-Valedictorian (13th Class of the Public Health Leadership Institute of Florida - 2008)
  • Silver Performance Award For Outstanding Contributions 2006/2007 (University of South Florida, College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tampa - 2007)
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, Gamma Chapter (University of South Florida, Tampa - 2002)
  • Golden Key National Honor Society (University of South Florida, Tampa - 1990)

Memberships

  • Member (Florida Osteopathic Medical Association, 2017 - Present)
  • Diplomate (American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease, 2005 - Present)
  • Member (Infectious Disease Society of America, 2004 - Present)
  • Diplomate (American Board of Internal Medicine, 2003 - Present)
  • Diplomate (National Board of Medical Examiners, 2000 - Present)
  • Fellow (American College of Physicians, 2000 - Present)
  • Member (American Osteopathic Association, 1995 - Present)

Recent Publications

  • Casanas BC, Greene L. Worried About Zika? Take Steps to Prevent Mosquito Bites Tampa General Hospital New Center. , 2016.
  • Hernandez JM, Quarles R, Lakshmi S, Casanas B, Eatrides J, McCoy E, Somboonwit C. Pancytopenia and Profound Neutropenia as a Sequela of Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection (COVID-19) With Concern for Bone Marrow Involvement Open Forum Infect Dis. , 2021.
  • Garcia C, Teo G, Zeitler K, Jariwala R, Montero J, Casanas B, Aslam S, Cannella A, Morano J. The Epidemiology, Demographics, and Comorbidities of Pulmonary and Extra-Pulmonary Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Infections at a Large Central Florida Academic Hospital. Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405579421000784. , 2021.
  • Steinhof-Radwanska K, Grazynska A, Barczyk-Gutkowska Kajor M, Powaska P, Lorek A, Szlachta-Swiatkowska E, Morawski I, Okas K, Lelek Z, Bielinska M, Gisterek I, Casanas B, Pilch-Kowalczyk . The New Method, the Old Problem –Role of Contrast-Enhances Spectral Mammography in the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Among Polish Women Polish Journal of Radiology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pjr.2020.97941. 85: e381-e386, 2020.
  • Aslam S, Castro M, Mekaiel A, Peraza J, Casanas B. Major Risk Factors for Leprosy in a Non-Endemic Area of the United States: A Case Series ID Cases, Elsevier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250919300848. 17, 2019.
  • Zeitler K, Jariwala R, Restrepo-Jaramillo R, Kapadia S, Casanas B, Alrabaa S, Sriaroon C. Successful use of subcutaneous ivermectin for the treatment of hyperinfection in the setting of small bowel obstruction and paralytic ileus in the immunocompromised population. BMJ case reports. 2018, 2018.
  • Sampson M, Klinkova O, Vitko J, Casanas B A Plethora of Pustules: Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis The American Journal of Medicine DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2018.01.018.. , 2018.
  • Garcia RD, Najappa S, Casanas BC, Rihana N, Greene JN. Reactivation Dissemination of Tuberculosis to Extrapulmonary Sites in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies Infect Dis Clin Pract. 26(1) : 16-22, 2018.
  • Udoka O, Addisu A, Casanas B, Anderson B. Bartonella Species, an Emerging Cause of Blood-Culture-Negative Endocarditis Clinical Microbiology. 3(30) : 709-746, 2017.
  • Okaro U, Addisu A, Casanas B, Anderson B. Bartonella Species, an Emerging Cause of Blood-Culture-Negative Endocarditis. Clinical microbiology reviews. 30(3) : 709-746, 2017.
  • Parekh A, Damisse P, Kenny P, Casanas BC, Greene JN. Rapidly Growing Mycobacterium Infections and their Prevalence in Distinct Malignancies Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. 22(6) : 335-338, 2014.
  • Gompf SG, Casanas BC, Carrington M, Cunha B. Herpangina eMedicine - Electronic Journal. , 2014.
  • Mehanni, Stephen MD; Joseph, Krista MD; Casanas, Beata DO; Greene, John MD. Mycobacterium Abscessus Granulomatous Cystitis in a Patient With Superficial Bladder Cancer Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice:. 22(2) : 116-117, 2014.
  • Casanas BC, Alrabaa S. Bedaquiline (Sirturo) Approved as Part of Combination Therapy to Treat Multi-Drug Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) in Adults HIV Care Link, A Newsletter for HIV/AIDS Primary Care Providers, Florida / Caribbean AIDS Education and Training Center.. : www.aidsetc.org, 2014.
  • Gompf SG, Casanas BC, Carrington M, Cunha BA. Herpangina eMedicine from WebMD. , 2016.
  • Casanas BC, McGrory K. Zika Could Spread to Tampa Bay, Other Florida Cities Tampa Bay Times. , 2016.
  • Casanas B. Zika Virus Can be Controlled The Tampa Tribune. , 2016.