Maheen Abidi, MD, FAST, FIDSA

Associate Professor, Medicine-Infectious Disease


FacultyPhoto
Medical School
  • MD, Dow Medical College, Karachi Pakistan (1998)
Residency
  • University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program, Internal Medicine (2004)
Fellowships
  • College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic (Rochester) Program, Transplant Infectious Disease (2013)
  • University of Rochester Program, Infectious Disease (2006)
  • Oregon Health & Science University, Geriatric Medicine (2007)
Languages
English
Department
Medicine-Infectious Disease

Recognitions

  • Rising Star Award, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado (2022)
  • Top Doctors in Infectious Disease, 5280 Magazine (2023)
  • Top Doctors in Infectious Disease, 5280 Magazine (2024)

Research Interests

My research interests lie in investigating the relationship between chronic viral infections with novel aging outcomes in solid organ transplant recipients.

Publications

  • Marks CR, Durand CM, Bowring MG, Hand J, Abidi MZ, Malinis M, Barnaba B, Patel H, Pavlakis M, Alonso CD. Influence of induction therapy and antiretroviral regimen on outcomes in kidney transplant recipients living with human immunodeficiency. Transpl Infect Dis. 2024 May 2:e14287. doi: 10.1111/tid.14287. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38698669.
  • Singh N, Faye AS, Abidi MZ, Grant SJ, Iyer AS, Jain N, Kochar B, Lieber SB, Litke R, Loewenthal JV, Masters MC, Nanna M, Robison RD, Sattui SE, Sheshadri A, Shi SM, Wysham KD, Orkaby AR. The state of frailty across medical subspecialties: Current understanding and knowledge gaps. Accepted for publication, J Am Geriatr Soc, 10/27/2024.
  • Lee DH, Abidi MZ, Fisher C, Hughart AL, Basavaraju SV, Berry GJ, Bowman JS, Graves R, Handarova D, Ho CS, Kittleson M, Levi ME, Livelli T, Marboe CC, McDavid K, Miller R, Sellers M, Sharma T, Taimur S, Te HS, Trindade AJ, Wood RP, Zaffiri LN, Pouch S, Danziger-Isakov L of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC). Coccidioidomycosis Transmission from Organ Donors: A Decade of Insight (2013-2022). Accepted for publication, Transpl Infect Dis., 10/21/2024
  • Taimur S, Ison MG, Baddley JW. Abidi MZ.Frailty and Infection in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients. Accepted for publication, Transpl Infect Dis. 2024.
  • Abidi MZ, Lopez R, Arrigain S, Weinberg A, Kaplan B, McAdams-DeMarco M, Schold JD, Erlandson KM. Area-Level Social Deprivation and Cytomegalovirus Seropositivity at the Time of Solid Organ Transplant. JAMA Network Open. 2024;7(10):e2437878. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.37878

Professional Memberships

  • American Society of Transplant, ID Community of Practice (AST-IDCOP), Member
  • Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network- Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (OPTN-DTAC), Member at large
  • European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth Infectious Disease Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
7th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0191

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Infectious Disease, Board Certification (2009, 2019)
  • Internal Medicine, Board Certification (2004)
  • Transplant Infectious Disease, Specialized Training (2013)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Organ Transplant
Clinical Interests
My clinical care focuses primarily on the treatment of infections in solid organ and hematopoietic cell transplant recipients, CAR-T cell recipients, and patients with hematological malignancies

Personal Interests
I love capturing Colorado's spectacular rugged mountains, waterfalls & forests on lens when hiking in our beautiful state with its diverse terrain. I travel often to the equally magical Pacific Northwest & British Columbia & enjoy hiking the mountain and sea trails & photographing their majestic foggy peaks & enchanting coastal vistas.

Public Speaking
Yes