Dr. Gail E. Reid, MD, MS-CTS

Expert Publications

• Characterization of a novel GDP-mannose:Serine-protein
• Disulfide bond structure and N-glycosylation sites of the extracellular domain of the human interleukin-6 receptor.
• Criteria for traumatic grief and PTSD.
• Derivatization of protonated peptides via gas phase ion-molecule reactions with acetone.
• Proteomic analysis of the human colon carcinoma cell line (LIM 1215): development of a membrane protein database.
• The search for stable gas phase b(1) ions derived from aliphatic amino acids: a combined experimental and ab initio study.
• Identification of DIABLO, a mammalian protein that promotes apoptosis by binding to and antagonizing IAP proteins.
• Do amines react with protonated peptides in the gas phase via transacylation reactions to induce peptide bond cleavage?
• Leaving group and gas phase neighboring group effects in the side chain losses from protonated serine and its derivatives.
• Dissociation reactions of gaseous ferro-, ferri-, and apo-cytochrome c ions.
• N-terminal derivatization and fragmentation of neutral peptides via ion--molecule reactions with acylium ions: toward gas-phase Edman degradation?
• Loss of charged versus neutral heme from gaseous holomyoglobin ions.
• Relationship between the cytolysins tenebrosin-C from Actinia tenebrosa and equinatoxin II from Actinia equina.
• Purification and characterization of a recombinant murine interleukin-6.
• Automated solid-phase peptide synthesis: use of 2-(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluronium tetrafluoroborate for coupling of tert-butyloxycarbonyl amino acids.

Media Releases

Get to know Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Gail E. Reid, who serves patients in Maywood, Illinois.

A committed infectious disease specialist, Dr. Reid is the Program Director for the Infectious Disease Fellowship at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois. She also serves as an Assistant Professor at the Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical interests include HIV and transplant medicine.

Loyola University Medical Center is a quaternary care facility with 547 licensed beds, a Level I Trauma Center, nationally recognized Burn Center, renowned Transplant Center and a special 20-bed unit for patients undergoing stem cell transplant. The center provides top hospital care in all medical specialties, including orthopedics, nephrology, cardiology, cancer, ophthalmology and surgery.

Back in 2002, Dr. Reid graduated with her medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine. She went on to further her education by completing a residency in internal medicine at the University of Connecticut Health Center in 2005. Finally, she completed her fellowship in infectious disease at the University of Illinois Medical Center in 2008.

An expert in her field, the doctor is board-certified in infectious disease and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

An enthusiastic researcher, her research interest is focused on viral and fungal infections in immunocompromised hosts. Of particular interest is the study of viral infections after stem cell transplantation. She is also interested in the utility of Next Generation Sequencing for diagnosing infections in immunocompromised individuals. 

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Reid initiated a translational longitudinal study to assess antibody seroconversion and symptomatology in the population. She currently has an on-going study assessing the natural history of HPV as it relates to anal/rectal cancer in at risk populations. 

Infectious disease is a medical specialty dealing with the prevention, the diagnosis, and the treatment of all infections. An infectious disease specialist’s practice also consists of managing nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infections.

As a testament to her success, Dr. Reid has been the recipient of the Exceptional Women in Medicine Award (2019-2021), and Chicago Magazine Top Doctor Award (2021, 2022).

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