John D. Walters, DDS, MMSc
Dental Degree
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1981
MS/Specialty
Harvard University, 1984, Oral Biology
Certification
Harvard University, 1984, Periodontics
Bacterial infections, inflammation and neutrophil biology; Antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory agents, with a focus on the role of transporters in the distribution of these agents in periodontal tissues.
Watimena A, Ganesan S, Kumar P, Dabdoub S, Walters J. An in-vitro model for studies of attenuation of antibiotic-inhibited growth of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Y4 by polyamines. Molecular Oral Microbiology 2021 (in press).
Gibson MP, Walters JD. Inhibition of neutrophil inflammatory mediator expression by azithromycin and amoxicillin. Clin Oral Invest 2020; 24: 4493-4500.
Kim A, Abdelhay N, Levin L, Walters JD, Gibson MP. Antibiotic prophylaxis for implant placement: A systematic review of effects on reduction of implant failure. British Dental Journal 2020; 228: 943-951.
Lai P-C, Koo H, Stoodley P, Walters J. Antibiotics and antimicrobials: Mechanism of action, resistance and clinical use in dentistry. In: Lamont RJ, Hajishengallis GN, Koo H, Jenkinson HF, eds. Oral Microbiology and Immunology, 3rd Edition. Washington, DC: ASM Press; 2019: 457-494.
Shah SA, Ganesan S, Varadharaj S, Dabdoub S, Walters JD, Kumar PS. The making of a miscreant: tobacco smoke and the creation of pathogen-rich biofilms. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes 2017; 3:26; doi:10.1038/s41522-017-0033-2
Lai P-C, Walters JD. Relative effectiveness of azithromycin in killing intracellular Porphyromonas gingivalis. Clinical and Experimental Dental Research 2016; 2: 35-43.
Robitaille N, Walters JD, Reed DN, Kumar PS. Periodontal and peri-implant diseases: Identical or fraternal infections? Molecular Oral Microbiology 2016; 31:285-301.
Gil Escalante M, Eubank T, Leblebicioglu B, Walters JD. Comparison of azithromycin and amoxicillin prior to dental implant placement: An exploratory study of bioavailability and resolution of post-operative inflammation. Journal of Periodontology 2015; 86:1190-1200. PMCID: PMC4626269
Lai P-C, Schibler MR, Walters JD. Azithromycin enhances phagocytic killing of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Y4 by human neutrophils. Journal of Periodontology 2014; 86:155-161. PMCID: PMC4543394
Lai P-C, Walters JD. Azithromycin kills invasive Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in gingival epithelial cells. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2013; 57:1347-1351. PMCID: PMC3591903
Ho W, Eubank T, Leblebicioglu B, Marsh C, Walters JD. Azithromycin decreases crevicular fluid volume and mediator content. Journal of Dental Research 2010; 89:831-835. PMCID: PMC2908730
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