- Yale Center for Infectious Disease200 Orchard StreetNew Haven, CT 06511
Alfredo Puing, MD
Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine
Telehealth is available
Patient type treated
Adult
Accepting new patients
Yes
Referral required
From physicians only
Board Certified in
Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease
Titles
- Assistant Professor
Education & Training
- FellowStanford University (2020)
- FellowUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2019)
- ResidentSaint Peter’s University Hospital (2017)
- InternSaint Peter’s University Hospital (2015)
- MDUniversidad Central del Ecuador
Languages Spoken
- English
- Español (Spanish)
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- Trainee Travel Grant, IDWeek: IDSA (2019)
- Travel Grant, Fellows Symposium in Transplantation: American Society of Transplantation (2019)
- Travel Grant, Third Symposium on Infectious Diseases in the Immunocompromised Host: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (2019)
- Outstanding PGY-3 Resident: Saint Peter’s University Hospital (2017)
Professional Service
- City of Hope National Medical Center (2022 - 2023): Peer Review Committee
- American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (2021 - Present): Member
- American Society of Transplantation (2018 - Present): Member
- Infectious Diseases Society of America (2017 - Present): Member
Publications
- Dickter JK, Aribi A, Cardoso AA, Gianella S, Gendzekhadze K, Li S, Feng Y, Chaillon A, Laird GM, Browning DL, Ross JA, Nanayakkara DD, Puing A, Stan R, Lai LL, Chang S, Kadambi TD, Thomas S, Al Malki MM, Nakamura R, Alvarnas J, Taplitz RA, Dadwal SS, Forman SJ, Zaia JA. HIV-1 Remission after Allogeneic Hematopoietic-Cell Transplantation. N Engl J Med 2024, 390: 669-671. PMID: 38354149, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2312556.
- Chiuppesi F, Ortega-Francisco S, Gutierrez MA, Li J, Ly M, Faircloth K, Mack-Onyeike J, La Rosa C, Thomas S, Zhou Q, Drake J, Slape C, Fernando P, Rida W, Kaltcheva T, Grifoni A, Sette A, Patterson A, Dempsey S, Ball B, Ali H, Salhotra A, Stein A, Nathwani N, Rosenzweig M, Nikolaenko L, Al Malki MM, Dickter J, Nanayakkara DD, Puing A, Forman SJ, Taplitz RA, Zaia JA, Nakamura R, Wussow F, Diamond DJ, Dadwal SS. Stimulation of Potent Humoral and Cellular Immunity via Synthetic Dual-Antigen MVA-Based COVID-19 Vaccine COH04S1 in Cancer Patients Post Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. Vaccines (Basel) 2023, 11 PMID: 37766168, DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11091492.
- Amanam I, Yao J, Puing A, Tsai NC, Samuels D, Ngo D, Ho S, Ali H, Aribi A, Arslan S, Artz A, Htut M, Koller P, Salhotra A, Sandhu K, Nikolaenko L, Pawlowska A, Shouse G, Stein A, Marcucci G, Forman S, Nakamura R, Dadwal S, Al Malki MM. Use of monoclonal antibody therapy in hematologic patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19: A retrospective single-center experience. Cancer Med 2023, 12: 11248-11253. PMID: 37081733, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.5832.
- Tinajero J, Ngo D, Puing A, Koller P. Treatment Outcomes of Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Patients Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy: A Single-Center Experience. Acta Haematol 2023, 146: 490-495. PMID: 38156364, DOI: 10.1159/000533346.
- Puing AG, Ross J, Parekh V, Nanayakkara DD. Oesophageal and pulmonary invasive aspergillosis in a patient with multiple myeloma. BMJ Case Rep 2022, 15 PMID: 35318199, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-246403.
- Pourhassan H, La Rosa C, Chiuppesi F, Puing A, Aldoss I, Park Y, Zhou Q, Karpinski V, Faircloth K, Kaltcheva T, Johnson D, Francisco SO, Zaia JA, Nakamura R, Al Malki MM, Diamond DJ, Dadwal SS, Forman SJ. Successful outcome of pre-engraftment COVID-19 in an HCT patient: impact of targeted therapies and cellular immunity. Blood Adv 2022, 6: 1645-1650. PMID: 35008104, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021006282.
- Chiuppesi F, Zaia J, Frankel P, Stan R, Drake J, Williams B, Acosta A, Francis K, Taplitz R, Dickter J, Dadwal S, Puing A, Nanayakkara D, Ash P, Cui Y, Contreras H, La Rosa C, Tiemann K, Park Y, Medina J, Iniguez A, Zhou Q, Karpinski V, Johnson D, Faircloth K, Kaltcheva T, Nguyen J, Kha M, Nguyen V, Francisco S, Grifoni A, Wong A, Sette A, Wussow F, Diamond D. Safety and immunogenicity of a synthetic multiantigen modified vaccinia virus Ankara-based COVID-19 vaccine (COH04S1): an open-label and randomised, phase 1 trial. The Lancet Microbe 2022, 3: e252-e264. PMID: 35287430, PMCID: PMC8906816, DOI: 10.1016/s2666-5247(22)00027-1.
- Puing AG, Ho S, Frankel P, Tegtmeier B, Martin A, Ross J, Nanayakkara D, Dickter J, Seto T, Nakamura R, Taplitz R, Dadwal S. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2-Specific Monoclonal Antibody for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Cancer Patients: A Single-Center Experience. J Infect Dis 2022, 225: 352-354. PMID: 34379763, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiab406.
- Feng KY, Henricksen EJ, Wayda B, Moayedi Y, Lee R, Han J, Multani A, Yang W, Purewal S, Puing AG, Basina M, Teuteberg JJ, Khush KK. Impact of diabetes mellitus on clinical outcomes after heart transplantation. Clin Transplant 2021, 35: e14460. PMID: 34390599, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14460.
- Puing AG, Epstein DJ, Banaei N, Subramanian AK, Liu AY. Nocardiosis in Immunocompromised Patients on Alternative Pneumocystis Prophylaxis. Emerg Infect Dis 2021, 27: 2734-2736. PMID: 34545802, DOI: 10.3201/eid2710.210620.
- Puing AG, Raghavan SS, Aleshin MA, Ho DY. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis secondary to progressive disseminated histoplasmosis presenting as cellulitis. Med Mycol Case Rep 2021, 33: 18-20. PMID: 34307009, DOI: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2021.06.002.
- La Hoz, R.M., Puing, A.G. (2021). Strongyloides: Emerging Challenges and Prevention. In: Morris, M.I., Kotton, C.N., Wolfe, C.R. (eds) Emerging Transplant Infections. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25869-6_52
- Puing AG, Couture-Cossette A, Wang AX, Zygourakis CC, Cheng X, Stevens BA, Banaei N, Novoa RA, Ho DY, Subramanian AK. Simultaneous coccidioidomycosis and phaeohyphomycosis in a kidney transplant recipient: A case report and literature review. Transpl Infect Dis 2020, 22: e13365. PMID: 32533741, DOI: 10.1111/tid.13365.
- Multani A, Moayedi Y, Puing A, Henricksen E, Garvert DW, Gomez CA, Tremblay-Gravel M, Bunce PE, Luikart H, Ross HJ, Khush KK, Montoya JG, Teuteberg JJ. Recent Trends of Infectious Complications Following Heart Transplantation. Transplantation 2020, 104: e284-e294. PMID: 32413012, DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003307.
- Puing AG, Li X, Rich J, Nijhawan AE. Emergency department utilization by people living with HIV released from jail in the US South. Health Justice 2020, 8: 16. PMID: 32594269, DOI: 10.1186/s40352-020-00118-2.
- Puing AG, Nijhawan AE. Case #18008: A woman with sudden severe right shoulder pain. Partners Infectious Disease Images [internet]. 2019. Available from: https://www.idimages.org/idreview/case/?CaseID=564.
Departments and Programs
Locations
- Yale Center for Infectious Disease200 Orchard StreetNew Haven, CT 06511
Titles
- Assistant Professor
Education & Training
- FellowStanford University (2020)
- FellowUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2019)
- ResidentSaint Peter’s University Hospital (2017)
- InternSaint Peter’s University Hospital (2015)
- MDUniversidad Central del Ecuador
Languages Spoken
- English
- Español (Spanish)
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- Trainee Travel Grant, IDWeek: IDSA (2019)
- Travel Grant, Fellows Symposium in Transplantation: American Society of Transplantation (2019)
- Travel Grant, Third Symposium on Infectious Diseases in the Immunocompromised Host: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (2019)
- Outstanding PGY-3 Resident: Saint Peter’s University Hospital (2017)
Professional Service
- City of Hope National Medical Center (2022 - 2023): Peer Review Committee
- American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (2021 - Present): Member
- American Society of Transplantation (2018 - Present): Member
- Infectious Diseases Society of America (2017 - Present): Member
Publications
- Dickter JK, Aribi A, Cardoso AA, Gianella S, Gendzekhadze K, Li S, Feng Y, Chaillon A, Laird GM, Browning DL, Ross JA, Nanayakkara DD, Puing A, Stan R, Lai LL, Chang S, Kadambi TD, Thomas S, Al Malki MM, Nakamura R, Alvarnas J, Taplitz RA, Dadwal SS, Forman SJ, Zaia JA. HIV-1 Remission after Allogeneic Hematopoietic-Cell Transplantation. N Engl J Med 2024, 390: 669-671. PMID: 38354149, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2312556.
- Chiuppesi F, Ortega-Francisco S, Gutierrez MA, Li J, Ly M, Faircloth K, Mack-Onyeike J, La Rosa C, Thomas S, Zhou Q, Drake J, Slape C, Fernando P, Rida W, Kaltcheva T, Grifoni A, Sette A, Patterson A, Dempsey S, Ball B, Ali H, Salhotra A, Stein A, Nathwani N, Rosenzweig M, Nikolaenko L, Al Malki MM, Dickter J, Nanayakkara DD, Puing A, Forman SJ, Taplitz RA, Zaia JA, Nakamura R, Wussow F, Diamond DJ, Dadwal SS. Stimulation of Potent Humoral and Cellular Immunity via Synthetic Dual-Antigen MVA-Based COVID-19 Vaccine COH04S1 in Cancer Patients Post Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. Vaccines (Basel) 2023, 11 PMID: 37766168, DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11091492.
- Amanam I, Yao J, Puing A, Tsai NC, Samuels D, Ngo D, Ho S, Ali H, Aribi A, Arslan S, Artz A, Htut M, Koller P, Salhotra A, Sandhu K, Nikolaenko L, Pawlowska A, Shouse G, Stein A, Marcucci G, Forman S, Nakamura R, Dadwal S, Al Malki MM. Use of monoclonal antibody therapy in hematologic patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19: A retrospective single-center experience. Cancer Med 2023, 12: 11248-11253. PMID: 37081733, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.5832.
- Tinajero J, Ngo D, Puing A, Koller P. Treatment Outcomes of Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Patients Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy: A Single-Center Experience. Acta Haematol 2023, 146: 490-495. PMID: 38156364, DOI: 10.1159/000533346.
- Puing AG, Ross J, Parekh V, Nanayakkara DD. Oesophageal and pulmonary invasive aspergillosis in a patient with multiple myeloma. BMJ Case Rep 2022, 15 PMID: 35318199, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-246403.
- Pourhassan H, La Rosa C, Chiuppesi F, Puing A, Aldoss I, Park Y, Zhou Q, Karpinski V, Faircloth K, Kaltcheva T, Johnson D, Francisco SO, Zaia JA, Nakamura R, Al Malki MM, Diamond DJ, Dadwal SS, Forman SJ. Successful outcome of pre-engraftment COVID-19 in an HCT patient: impact of targeted therapies and cellular immunity. Blood Adv 2022, 6: 1645-1650. PMID: 35008104, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021006282.
- Chiuppesi F, Zaia J, Frankel P, Stan R, Drake J, Williams B, Acosta A, Francis K, Taplitz R, Dickter J, Dadwal S, Puing A, Nanayakkara D, Ash P, Cui Y, Contreras H, La Rosa C, Tiemann K, Park Y, Medina J, Iniguez A, Zhou Q, Karpinski V, Johnson D, Faircloth K, Kaltcheva T, Nguyen J, Kha M, Nguyen V, Francisco S, Grifoni A, Wong A, Sette A, Wussow F, Diamond D. Safety and immunogenicity of a synthetic multiantigen modified vaccinia virus Ankara-based COVID-19 vaccine (COH04S1): an open-label and randomised, phase 1 trial. The Lancet Microbe 2022, 3: e252-e264. PMID: 35287430, PMCID: PMC8906816, DOI: 10.1016/s2666-5247(22)00027-1.
- Puing AG, Ho S, Frankel P, Tegtmeier B, Martin A, Ross J, Nanayakkara D, Dickter J, Seto T, Nakamura R, Taplitz R, Dadwal S. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2-Specific Monoclonal Antibody for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Cancer Patients: A Single-Center Experience. J Infect Dis 2022, 225: 352-354. PMID: 34379763, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiab406.
- Feng KY, Henricksen EJ, Wayda B, Moayedi Y, Lee R, Han J, Multani A, Yang W, Purewal S, Puing AG, Basina M, Teuteberg JJ, Khush KK. Impact of diabetes mellitus on clinical outcomes after heart transplantation. Clin Transplant 2021, 35: e14460. PMID: 34390599, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14460.
- Puing AG, Epstein DJ, Banaei N, Subramanian AK, Liu AY. Nocardiosis in Immunocompromised Patients on Alternative Pneumocystis Prophylaxis. Emerg Infect Dis 2021, 27: 2734-2736. PMID: 34545802, DOI: 10.3201/eid2710.210620.
- Puing AG, Raghavan SS, Aleshin MA, Ho DY. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis secondary to progressive disseminated histoplasmosis presenting as cellulitis. Med Mycol Case Rep 2021, 33: 18-20. PMID: 34307009, DOI: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2021.06.002.
- La Hoz, R.M., Puing, A.G. (2021). Strongyloides: Emerging Challenges and Prevention. In: Morris, M.I., Kotton, C.N., Wolfe, C.R. (eds) Emerging Transplant Infections. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25869-6_52
- Puing AG, Couture-Cossette A, Wang AX, Zygourakis CC, Cheng X, Stevens BA, Banaei N, Novoa RA, Ho DY, Subramanian AK. Simultaneous coccidioidomycosis and phaeohyphomycosis in a kidney transplant recipient: A case report and literature review. Transpl Infect Dis 2020, 22: e13365. PMID: 32533741, DOI: 10.1111/tid.13365.
- Multani A, Moayedi Y, Puing A, Henricksen E, Garvert DW, Gomez CA, Tremblay-Gravel M, Bunce PE, Luikart H, Ross HJ, Khush KK, Montoya JG, Teuteberg JJ. Recent Trends of Infectious Complications Following Heart Transplantation. Transplantation 2020, 104: e284-e294. PMID: 32413012, DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003307.
- Puing AG, Li X, Rich J, Nijhawan AE. Emergency department utilization by people living with HIV released from jail in the US South. Health Justice 2020, 8: 16. PMID: 32594269, DOI: 10.1186/s40352-020-00118-2.
- Puing AG, Nijhawan AE. Case #18008: A woman with sudden severe right shoulder pain. Partners Infectious Disease Images [internet]. 2019. Available from: https://www.idimages.org/idreview/case/?CaseID=564.
Departments and Programs
Locations
- Yale Center for Infectious Disease200 Orchard StreetNew Haven, CT 06511
- Yale Center for Infectious Disease200 Orchard StreetNew Haven, CT 06511