John Greene, MD, FACP

Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases

Section Chief, Infectious Disease & Epidemiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

Chief Epidemiologist, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

Director, Employee Health, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

Contact Info

• Moffitt Cancer Center
  12902 Magnolia Dr., FOB3
  Tampa FL 33612
• Academic Email: johngreene@usf.edu
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Education

Interdisciplinary and Emerging Signature Programs

• Allergy, Immunology & Infectious Disease

Research Interests

• Dr. Greene's research interest is prevention and management of infectious complications in neutropenic patients with a hematologic malignancy. In addition, he has an interest in the diagnosis and management of pulmonary non-tuberculous Mycobacterial infections.

Awards/Honors

• Internal Medicine Outstanding Resident Teaching Award (University of South Florida - 2016)
• Outstanding Pre-Clership Level Oral Presentation for Room B (USF Health Morsani College of Medicine - 2016)
• Nick Porter Award for Spirit of Moffitt - as a member of SMART (Antibiotic Stewardship) (Moffitt Cancer Center - 2013)
• Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award (American College of Physicians (ACP) - Florida Annual Science Meeting - 2013)
• Selected by Peers (Best Doctors in America® 2011-2012 - 2012)
• Nominated (USF College of Medicine Alumni Award - 2011)
• Nominated (of South Florida College of Medicine Distinguished Physician Alumnus Award - 2011)
• Who's Who (Who’s Who of Executives Professionals and Entrepreneurs - 2010)

Memberships

• Member (National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 1999 - Present)
• Member (American Society of Microbiology, 1998 - Present)
• Member (Alpha Omega Alpha Gamma Chapter at The University of South Florida College of Medicine, 1998 - Present)
• Member (Emerging Infections Network of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 1998 - Present)
• Member (American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1996 - Present)
• Fellow (American College of Physicians, 1995 - Present)
• Member (H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Member-In-Residence, 1993 - Present)
• member (Infectious Disease Society of America, 1989 - Present)
• Member (Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, 1989 - Present)

Recent Publications

• Vanaparthy Rachana MBBS; Greene John N, MD FAC. Atypical Pylephlebitis: A Case Series From a Comprehensive Cancer Center Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. , 2021.
• Quinto Gesiotto Asima Cheema Kishan Avaiya Bijal Shah and John Green. COVID-19 Virus Infection in Three Patients With Hypogammaglobulinemia Cureus. 26(13) , 2021.
• Vanaparthy Rachana; Greene Joh. Corynebacterium Minutissimu: Isolation and Infections in Cancer Patients Infectious Disease in Clinical Practice. 28(5) , 2021.
• Shamra Zaman and John Green. Moraxella Bacteremia in Cancer Patients Cureus. , 2021.
• Hareesh Singam Yanina Pasikhova Rod Quiltz John Greene and Aliyah Baluc. Breakthrough Invasive Fungal Infections based on CYP2C19 Levels in Patients Who were on Voriconazole as Primary Antifungal Prophylaxis in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) undergoing induction Chemotherapy European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. , 2021.
• Patel RH Vanaparthy R Greene JN. COVID-19 in Immunocompromised Cancer Patients: A Case Series and Review of the Literature Cancer Control. , 2021.
• Kavita Renduchintala Sowmya Nanjappa Asha Ramsakal and John Green. Successful Treatment of Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Necrotizing Pneumonia in the Setting of Chronic Graft Verus-Host Disease – Cureus. 4(13) , 2021.
• Ju Hee Katzman Maryam Tahmasbi Masoumeh Ghayouri Sowmya Nanjappa Michael C Li and John Green. Management of Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa Cureus. 22(13) , 2021.
• Philippe E Spiess John Greene Robert J Keenan David Paculdo G Douglas Letson and John W Peabod. Intestinal Spirochetes in Cancer Patients Our Experience and Review of the Literature Cancer. DOI 10.1002. 14(126) : 3174-3175, 2020.
• Abraham Abel Mundakakuzhiyil; Greene John . Chlamydia pneumoniae Infections in an Immunocompetent Patient Compared With a Neutropenic Cancer Patient – A Case Series and Review of Literature Infect Dis Clin Pract. 28(1) : 1-6, 2020.
• Stephanie Carraway Stacy Martin and John N Green. Preventing the Spread: A Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Journey to Prevent the Spread of Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) During the 2020 Pandemic Cancer Control. 28, 2020.
• Dae Hyun Lee, Olga Klinkova, Jong-Wook Kim, Sowmya Nanjappa, and Greene JN. A Case Series of Stphylococcus lugdunensis Infection in Cancer Patients at an Academic Cancer Institute in the United States Infect Chemother. 51(1) : 45-53, 2019.
• Sepehr Shabani Asima Cheema Sowmya Nanjappa Asha Ramsakal and John N, Green. Acute Bacterial Parotitis in Adult Hematologic Malignancy: Two Case Reports and Literature Review Infect Dis Clin Pract. 27(5) : 260-262, 2019.
• Neepa Shah, Jacob J. Adashek, Natalia L. Molinas, Asha Ramsakal and John N, Green. Infectious Complications of Mucositis in Postchemotherapy Neutropenic Cancer patients: Three Case Reports and a Review of the Literature Infect Dis Clin Pract. 27: 247-250, 2019.
• Jooeun Kwon John N, Green. Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis in a Surgically Complicated Patient: A Case Report J Microbiol and Infect Dis. 9(2) : 90-94, 2019.
• Atkinson B, Grabau M, Pandya S, Aslam S, Nanjappa S, Dietrick C, Greene JN. Review of Appendicitis in Patients with Prolonged Neutropenia Inf Dis Clin Pract. 26(3) : 133-137, 2018.
• Jooeun Kwon John N, Green. Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis in a Surgically Complicated Patient: A Case Report J Microbiol and Infect Dis. 9(2) : 90-94, 2019.
• Alexander V, Shahin Marian Saba and Greene J. A Retrospective Chart Review on the Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Cancer Patients With Group C, F, or G β-Hemolytic Streptococcal Infections Infect Dis Clin Pract. 27(4) : 205-210, 2019.
• Neil N, Shah Shonali Midha Sowmya Nanjappa and Greene J. A Case of Fatal Penicillium Rhinosinusitis in a Patient with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia and Prolonged Neutropenia Infect Dis Clin Pract. 26(6) , 2018.
• George A, Coba Ana P, Velez David M, Joyce and Greene J. Contrasting the Clinical Presentation and Prevalence of Septic, Reactive, and Crystal Arthritis in Patients with Hematologic and Solid Malignancies Infect Dis Clin Pract. 27(2) , 2019.
• Dae Hyun Lee, Olga Klinkova, Jong-Wook Kim, Sowmya Nanjappa, and Greene J. A Case Series of Staphylococcus Lugdunensis Infection in Cancer Patients at an Academic Cancer Institute in the United States Infect Chemother. 51(1) : 45-53, 2019.
• cyrus Farazmand Olga Klinkova James D, Denham Sowmya Nanjappa and Greene J. Actinomycosis in Cancer Patients A Single-Center Chart Review Study Infect Dis Clin Pract. 26(6) , 2018.
• Marian Saba, and Greene J. Refractory Mycobacterium Avium Complex Pneumonia and Anti-Interferon-y Autoantibodies - A Case Report Infect Dis Clin Pract. 27(2) : 110-113, 2019.
• Edwards J, Denham H, Dae Hyun L, Nanjappa S, Gnage J, Greene JN. Bed Bugs in Clinical Settings: Case Report and Literature Review Consultant 360. , 2018.
• Noah Hackney, Anteneh Addisu, Sowmya Nanjappa, and Greene J. Rick Factors and Outcomes of Vancomycin-Resistant vs. Vancomycin-Sensitive Enterococcal Bloodstream Infections in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia Infect Dis Clin Pract. 27(2) : 85-89, 2019.
• Shaeer K, Addisu A, Nanjappa S, Greene JN. Epidemiologic Evaluation of Rothia Bacteremias A Cancer Center''s 4-Year Experience Inf Dis Clin Pract. 26(5) : 270-274, 2018.
• Pandya S, Aslam S, Shenoy R, Denham J, Nanjappa S, Greene JN. Pantoea Infections in Cancer Patients A Retrospective Chart review and Review of Literature Inf Dis Clin Pract. 26(5) : 275-278, 2018.
• Shah N, Pandya S, Nanjappa S, Velez A, Green JN. Ganciclovir-Resistant Cytomegalovirus Encephalitis in a Patient with AIDS Consultant. 26(1) : 16-22, 2018.
• Paula M, Hernandez Bugos Sowmya Nanjappa Matthew Snyder Christopher Bitetzakis and Greene J. Evaluation of Clostridium Bacteremia in the Cancer Population Infect Dis Clin Pract. 26(6) , 2018.
• Garcia R, Nanpappa S, Casanas B, Rihana N, Greene JN. Reactivation and Dissemination of Tuberculosis to Extrapulmonary Sites in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies Inf Dis Clin Pract. 26(1) : 16-22, 2018.
• Denham J, Nanjappa S, Greene J. Moraxella Species Bacteremia in Cancer Patients A Case Series and Review of Literature Inf Dis Clin Pract. 26(4) : 188-190, 2018.
• So W, Shurko J, Galega R, Quilitz R, Greene JN. Mechanisms of High-level Cetrolozane/Tazobactam Resistance in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa from a Severely Neutropenic Patient and Treatment Success from Synergy with Tobramycin Journal of Antimicrobial Chermotherapy. : 1-3, 2018.
• Chandra V, Nanjappa S, Castro-Borobio M, Greene JN. Nongonococcal and Nonmeningococcal Neisseria Infection in Patients with Cancer Inf Dis Clin Pract. 26(2) : 84-86, 2018.
• Patel U, Nanjappa S, Dietrick C, Greene JN. Atypical Cutabeous Manifestations of Mucormycosis Infection in Immunocompromised Hosts (Review article) Inf Dis Clin Pract. 26(2) : 71-74, 2018.