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Wunnie Brima, M.D., Ph.D.

Wunnie Brima, M.D., Ph.D.

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Contact

Administrative (585) 275-4912

About Me

Professional Background

Wunnie Brima MD, PhD earned his medical and postdoctoral degrees from Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. Dr. Brima’s doctoral research, done under the supervision of Dr. Jesse Roth at the Feinstein Institute Northwell Health System, was on the effect of the metabolic syndrome on the cours...
Wunnie Brima MD, PhD earned his medical and postdoctoral degrees from Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. Dr. Brima’s doctoral research, done under the supervision of Dr. Jesse Roth at the Feinstein Institute Northwell Health System, was on the effect of the metabolic syndrome on the course of Trypanosoma Cruzi infection. He completed his residency training at the Mount Sinai Hospital Bronx Internal Medicine program. Upon completion of his residency training, he joined the Hospital Medicine division at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA. He later joined the Hospital Medicine Division at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

Dr. Brima has a particular interest in reducing the cost of waste in the Healthcare system; he is currently enrolled in the Medical Management Program at Simons Business School at the University of Rochester where he will earn a degree in Master of Science in Business Administration (M.S.B.A.). In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, and likes photography, astronomy and traveling.

Languages

English, Czech

Faculty Appointments

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine - Department of Medicine, Hospital Medicine (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Residency, Internal Medicine, Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai. 2015 - 2017

Internship, Internal Medicine, Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai. 2014 - 2015

Fellowship, Research, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research. 2013 - 2014

Education

MD | Charles University (Prague). 2008

Publications

Journal Articles

Reuniting overnutrition and undernutrition, macronutrients, and micronutrients.

Kim M, Basharat A, Santosh R, Mehdi SF, Razvi Z, Yoo SK, Lowell B, Kumar A, Brima W, Danoff A, Dankner R, Bergman M, Pavlov VA, Yang H, Roth J

Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews.. 2019 January 35 (1):e3072. Epub 10/04/2018.

Is metformin poised for a second career as an antimicrobial?

Malik F, Mehdi SF, Ali H, Patel P, Basharat A, Kumar A, Ashok F, Stein J, Brima W, Malhotra P, Roth J

Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews.. 2018 May 34 (4):e2975. Epub 02/20/2018.

Obesity paradox, obesity orthodox, and the metabolic syndrome: An approach to unity.

Roth J, Sahota N, Patel P, Mehdi SF, Wiese MM, Mahboob HB, Bravo M, Eden DJ, Bashir MA, Kumar A, Alsaati F, Kurland IJ, Brima W, Danoff A, Szulc AL, Pavlov VA, Tracey KJ, Yang H

Molecular medicine.. 2017 February 22 :873-885. Epub 11/16/2016.

Preeclampsia: Updates in Pathogenesis, Definitions, and Guidelines.

Phipps E, Prasanna D, Brima W, Jim B

Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN.. 2016 June 611 (6):1102-13. Epub 04/19/2016.

The brighter (and evolutionarily older) face of the metabolic syndrome: evidence from Trypanosoma cruzi infection in CD-1 mice.

Brima W, Eden DJ, Mehdi SF, Bravo M, Wiese MM, Stein J, Almonte V, Zhao D, Kurland I, Pessin JE, Zima T, Tanowitz HB, Weiss LM, Roth J, Nagajyothi F

Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews.. 2015 May 31 (4):346-359. Epub 03/06/2015.

Prediction of preeclampsia-bench to bedside.

Acharya A, Brima W, Burugu S, Rege T

Current hypertension reports.. 2014 November 16 (11):491. Epub 1900 01 01.

The protective effects of erythropoietin on rat glomerular podocytes in culture are modulated by extracellular matrix proteins.

Krtil J, Pláteník J, ?u?ík N, Brima W, Tesa? V, Zima T

Kidney & blood pressure research.. 2013 38 (1):142-55. Epub 03/15/2014.