EDWIN J. MASTERS, M.D.
Business: Ferguson Medical Group
1012 N Main
Sikeston, MO 63801 Ph: (573) 471-0330
Fax: (573) 472-6329
Education:
Advance High School, Advance, Missouri (Valedictorian) 1963
AB Degree, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 1967
MD Degree, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN 1971
Internship, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX 1971- 1972
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners 1972
Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians 1977
Board Certified Family Practice 1975
Board Recertification 1981 - 1988 - 1995 - 2001
Diplomate in Geriatrics (CAQ) 1996
Practice:
Ferguson Medical Group, Sikeston, Mo. 2005 - Present
Premier Family Physicians, Inc., Cape Girardeau, Mo. 2001 - 2006
Regional Primary Care, Inc., Cape Girardeau, MO 1995 - 2001
Family Physicians Group, Cape Girardeau, MO 1987 - 1995
Ferguson Medical Group, Sikeston, MO 1974 -1987
Advance Medical Clinic, Advance, MO 1972 -1974
Licenses & Certificates:
Healing Arts of Missouri, State of Missouri, #MD R4652
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, State of Missouri, #1270008
Controlled Substances Registration Certificate, Federal, #BM1087697
Professional Memberships & Committee Service:
Cape Girardeau County Area Medical Society- President 2003, 2004 (270 members)
Missouri State Medical Association - Officer: Speaker of the House of Delegates 2001-2004 (6000 members)
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Medical Association
Chairman EICS: Emerging Infections in the Central States Research Group
Publications: 1-52
Masters, E., Girgery, C, Masters, R. "Lone Star Tick Vectored Lyme-like Illness"
Infectious Disease Clinics of North America (In Press August 2008)
McCants-Carr, R., Mohrman,L., Arelli,V., and Masters, E.J., "Cat-Scratch Controversies" May 2008, Infections in Medicine
Masters, E. "Treatment of Brown Recluse Spider Bite" Southern Medical Association Journal, May 2008
Masters, E. J., “Clinical Differentiation of Lyme Erythema Migrans, Loxoscelism and Cutaneous Anthrax” Jan 2008, pgs 29-35, Infections in Medicine
Philipp, M., Masters, E., Wormser, G., Hogrefe, W., and Martin, D. Serologic Evaluation of Patients from Missouri with Erythema Migrans-Like Skin Lesions with the C6 Lyme Test. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, October 2006,
pp. 1170-71.
Masters, E.J. Lyme-Like Treatment Deserves Lyme-Like Treatment [Correspondence] or not?” Clin Infect Dis. 2006; 42:580-581
Wormser, G., Masters, E., Nowakowski, J., et al. Prospective Clinical Evaluation of Patients from Missouri and New York State with Erythema Migrans-like Skin Lesions. Clin Infect Dis. 2005; 41:958-965.
Masters, E.J. Mentoring Young Minds [Letter]. Missouri Medicine, September/October, 2005, Vol.102;5:434.
Grigery, C., Moyer, P., Little, S., Masters, E. Bacteriocidal Activity of Lizard and Mouse Serum for Borrelia lonestari, Putative Agent of a Lyme-like Illness (AKA STARI or Masters Disease) in Missouri. Missouri Medicine, September/October, 2005, Vol.102:5:442-446.
Cyr, T.L., Jenkins, M.C., Hall, R.D., Masters, E.J. and McDonald, G.A. Improving the Specificity of 16S rDNA-Based Polymerase Chain Reaction for Detecting Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato-causative Agents of Human Lyme Disease. J. of Applied Microbiology, 2005, 98, 962-970.
Wormser,G., Masters, E., Liveris,D., Nowakowski, J., Nadelman, R., Holmgren,D., Bittker,S., Cooper, D., Wang,G., Bacon,R., Johnson,B., Schwartz,I. “Microbiologic Evaluation of Patients from Missouri with Erythema Migrans.” Clin Infect Dis. 2005; 40:423-8.
Olano,J.P., Masters, E.J., Hogrefe, W., Walker, D.H. “Human Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis, Missouri.“ Emerging Infectious Diseases, Dec., 2003;Vol. 9: no. 12/02-0733.
Kollars, T., Oliver, J., Masters, E., Tippayachai,B., Silapong,S., Boonsuepsakul,S., (Submitted) Prevalence of spotted fever group Rickettsia in Amblyomma americanum. Dermacentor variabilis, and Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in southeastern Missouri. J Med Entomol.
Masters, E., Phillips, K., Williams, S. “West Nile Virus in Southeast Missouri: The First Human and Canine Cases.” Cape County Medical Journal. July, 2003.
Masters, E.J., Olson, O.S., Weiner, S.J., Paddock, C.D “Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - A Clinician's Dilemma.” Arch Intern Med. 2003; 163:769-774.
Masters, E., Microbiologically confirmed early Lyme Disease. [Letter] . Ann Intern Med 2002;137:698.
Masters, E.J., [Letter] "Personal Experience with Jack O'Lantern Mushroom Toxicity." Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. Summer, 2002 Vol 13; 2:182-183.
Masters, E.., Crist, C., Erythema Migrans Associated with Intravenous Cephalosporin Therapy [Letter] Ped Infect Dis J: May, 2002.
French, A., Masters, E. "Warts from Minor Trauma" [Case Report] Lancet 2002; 359: 760.
Masters, E.J., "The Fee Will Be One Hog, Please", Missouri Medicine, September, 2001.
Masters, E. and Pringle, S.: "Yellow Mushroom Poisoning", Cape County Medical Journal, August, 2001.
Kollars, TM, Oliver, JH. and Masters, EJ. “Phenotypic Variation in Borrelia Borgdorferi sensu lato in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) and isolates from Missouri.” Int. J. Acarol. 2001 26:167-172.
Masters, E.J., "Erythema Migrans - my point of view", Journal of Spirochetal and Tick-Borne Diseases. Vol. 7, pp. 20-21,2000.
Kollars, T.M., Oliver, J.R, Masters, E.J., Kollars, P.O., Durden, L.A. “Host Utilization and Seasonal Occurrence of Dermacentor Species (Acari:Ixodidae) in Missouri, USA.” Exp Appl Acarol 2000 Aug; 24 (8):631-43.
Olano, J.P., Masters, E.J., Cullman, L., Hogrefe, W., Yu, X., Walker, D.H., "Human monocytotropic ehrilichiosis (HME): epidemiological, clinical and laboratory diagnosis of a newly emergent infection in the United States", Rickettsiae and Rickettsial Diseases at the Turn of the Third Millennium, 1999.
Masters, E.J. “Lyme Erythema Migrans (EM) - A Different Viewpoint.” Cape County Medical Journal. August 1999.
Masters, E.J. “Erythema Migrans in the South.” Arch Intern Med, Oct 26, 1998; 158:2162-2164.
Masters, E.J., Hunter, S., King, L., "Treatment of Brown Recluse Spider Bites" [letter]. New England Journal of
Medicine. 339:26; 1946 (Dec 24) 1998.
Lash, A., Masters, E., Duray, P., Erythema Migrans in Missouri compared to EM in the Northeastern U.S., Modern Pathology, 11: 145, 1998.
Wormser,G., Masters, E., Liveris,D., Nowakowski, J., Nadelman, R., Holmgren,D., Bittker,S., Cooper, D., Wang,G., Bacon,R., Johnson,B., Schwartz,I. “Microbiologic Evaluation of Patients from Missouri with Erythema Migrans.” Clin Infect Dis. 2005; 40:423-8.
Masters, E., Granter, S., Duray,P., Cordes,P., “Physician-Diagnosed Erythema Migrans and Erythema Migrans-like Rashes Following Lone Star Tick Bites.” Arch Dermatol 1998;134955-960.
Masters, E. J., Loxoscelism. Images in Clinical Medicine. New England Journal of Medicine 339:379 (Aug 6), 1998.
Oliver,J.H. Jr., Kollars TM Jr., Chandler, FW, James, AM, Masters, EJ, Lane, RS, Huey, LO,. “First Isolation of Borrelia Burgdorferi Sensu Lato from Missouri.” J. Clin Microbiol 1998;36:1-5.
Kollars, TM, Kollars, PG, Oliver, JH, Masters, EJ, Miles, D. “Effects of Two Commonly Used Anesthetics on the in vitro Growth of Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia garinii.” J. Spirochet and Tick-borne Dis. Vol. 4;1/2:21-23.
1998.
Kollars, T.M., Durden, L.A., Masters, E.J., Oliver, J.H. Some Factors Affecting Infestation of White-tailed Deer by Blacklegged Ticks and Winter Ticks (Acari:Ixodidae) in Southeastern Missouri. J Med Entomol 1997
May;34(3);372-5.
Masters, E.J., and Donnel, H.D., "Epidemiologic and Diagnostic Studies of Patients with Suspected Early Lyme
Disease, Missouri 1990-1993", Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1996; 173:1527-1528.
Luft, B.J., Dattwyler, R.J., Johnson, RC., Luger, S. W., Bosler, E.M., Rahn, D. W., Masters, E.J., Grunwaldt, E.,Gadgil, S.D., "Azithromycin Compared with Amoxicillin in the Treatment of Erythema Migrans", Annals of Internal Medicine, 1996; 124:785-791.
Masters, E.J., Ellis, B., "Unilateral Facial Paralysis Associated with Borreliacidal Activity against Borrelia
burgdorferi Sensu Stricto C-l-ll ", Journal of Spirochetal and Tick-Borne Diseases, 1995; 2(2): 42-5.
Masters, E.J., Donnell, RD. "Lyme and/or Lyme-like Disease in Missouri", Missouri Medicine, 1995; 92(7): 346-53.
Masters, E.J., "Ehrlichiosis - An Update With Two Case Reports", Cape County Medical Journal, August 1995.
Feir, D., Reppell-Sananello, C., Li. B., Xie, C., Masters, E., Marconi, R, Weil, G., "Evidence Supporting the
Presence of Borrelia burgdorferi in Missouri", Am J Trop Med Hyg, 1994:51(4): 457-82.
Masters, E.J., Donnell, RD., Fobbs, M. "Missouri Lyme Disease 1989-1992", The Journal of Spirochetal and
Tick-borne Diseases, March 1994; 1: 12-13.
Masters, E.J., Lynxwiler, P., Rawlings, J. "Spirochetemia Two Weeks after Cessation of Six Months of Continuous High Dose Oral Amoxicillin Therapy", Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, 1994; 3(3): 207-8.
Masters, E.J., Downey, J.P., Consultant July 1994. Published a rare case of shingles involving two separated nerve roots (left T 4 and T 10 dermatomes).
Masters, E.J., King, L.E. "Differentiating Cutaneous Loxoscelism from Lyme Erythema Migrans", Emergency
Medicine, 1994; 26(10): 46-49.
Masters, E.J. "Thumb sign in Marfan's Syndrome", Consultant, Sept. 1993.
Masters, E.J. "Erythema Migrans: Early Diagnosis and Treatment", Postgraduate Medicine, July 1993; 94(1): 133-42.
Masters, E.J. "Lyme Disease - 1993" published in Cape Girardeau County Medical Journal, April 1993.
Masters, E.J. "Lyme Disease- A Private Physicians Perspective" Missouri Epidemiologist. May-June 1992.
Masters, E.J. "Case Histories in Missouri" published in "Lyme Disease in the South-Central United States", The Missouri Academy of Science Occasional Paper No.8, Editor: Dorothy Feir, Saint Louis University, April 28, 1990.
Masters E.J., Crist, C. "Lyme Disease in Southeast Missouri" and "Laboratory Testing for Lyme Disease in Southeast Missouri and "Should Lyme Disease be Considered Endemic in Southeast Missouri?" Cape County Medical Journal, 1988.
Masters, E.J. “Lymphogranuloma venerum.” Cape County Medical Journal, August, 1989.
Masters, E.J. "Alzheimer's Disease". Missouri Medicine. Sept. 1987
Book Chapter:
Masters, E.J.: Lyme Disease. In: Primary Care. Singleton, J.K., Sandowski, S.A, Green, Hernandez, C., et. al. eds.
Philadelphia. Lippincott. 1999, 189-194.
Presentations, Honors & Awards:
Guest Speaker at the Borreliosis West 1989 Conference, Oakland, CA, October 13-14, 1989.
1990 National Lyme Borreliosis Scientific Symposium - Faculty Member and Speaker at Orlando, Florida, March
29-30, 1990.
Missouri Academy of Science, "Lyme Disease in the South-Central U.S." Faculty Speaker - April 18, 1990.
Presentation at the IV International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis in Stockholm, Sweden, June 18 - 21, 1990.
Presentation "Natura1 History of Lyme Disease, Clinical Diagnosis Using Skin Rashes, Symptomatology, and Case
Studies." Mid-South Lyme Borreliosis Conference, Memphis, TN, November II, 1991.
Presentation at the National "Lyme Borreliosis 1992 State of the Art Conference: in Connecticut in April 1992.
Participated in nine research abstracts presented at the V International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis in
Washington, D.C. in June 1992. (Principal author on six abstracts)
Presentation at the VI Annual Lyme Disease Conference in Atlantic City, New Jersey, May 5-6, 1993.
Participated in four research abstracts (one lecture, three posters) presented at the VI International Conference on
Lyme Borreliosis in Bologna, Italy, June 1994.
Speaker at the VII Annual Scientific Conference on Lyme Borreliosis, Stanford, CT, April 1994.
Lecturer - VIII International Conference on Spirochetal and Tick Borne Diseases in Vancouver, B.C., held on April
18-29, 1995.
Lecturer - Scientific Workshop on Emerging Bacterial Zoonoses and Vector-Borne Diseases, Galveston, Texas,
May 8-9, 1995. Sponsored by NIH, CDC, NIAll, and University of Texas. Summary published in JAMA. (Was
one of only eleven invited lecturers).
Exhibitor - Scientific exhibit on Lyme Borreliosis at the 1995 American Academy of Family Physicians 4~ Annual
Scientific Assembly, Anaheim, California.
Exhibitor - Scientific exhibit at 1996 AAFP Annual Scientific Assembly, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Exhibitor - Scientific exhibit on Lyme Borreliosis, AOA National Meeting in Orlando, Florida, October 1995.
Exhibitor and Lecturer -AOA National Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 1996.
Exhibitor and Lecturer-AOA National Meeting in San Francisco, California, October 1999.
Speaker at the X (1997), XI (1998) and XII (1999) International Conferences on Spirochetal and Tick-Borne
Diseases.
Participated in two research abstracts for the VII International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis in San Francisco,
California, June 1996.
Participated in and was first author on three research abstracts for the VIII International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis and other Emerging Tick-Borne Diseases, Munich, Germany, June 1999.
Participated in research abstract on Human Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis at the International Conference on Rickettsiae and Rickettsial Disease and American Society for Rickettsiology; 14th sesquiannual joint meeting in
Marseilles, France, June 13-16, 1999.
Speaker at the 13m International Scientific Conference on Lyme Disease and other Tick-Borne Disorders in
Hartford, Connecticut, March 2000.
Speaker at the 14TH International Scientific Conference on Lyme Disease and other Tick-Borne Disorders in \ Hartford, Connecticut, April 2001.
Scientific Abstract accepted for IX International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis and other Tick-borne Diseases, Aug., 2002, N.Y.: Masters, E.J. Clinical Differentiation of Tick Bites, Spider Bites and Cutaneous Anthrax.
Scientific Abstract accepted for IX International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis and other Tick-borne Diseases, Aug., 2002, NY: Masters, E., Storch, G., Sumner, J. Ehrlichia ewingii in an Immunocompetent Adult.
Co-author on 3 peer-reviewed abstracts accepted for X International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis and Other Tick-Borne Diseases, Sept. 11-15, 2005, Vienna, Austria.
Invited Lecturer at X International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis and Other Tick-borne Diseases, Sept. 11-15, 2005, Vienna, Austria.
Speaker for Lyme Disease Association Conference, Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 28, 2005.
Invited lecturer at Vectorborne Diseases of the Southeastern United States Conference, May 8-9, 2007. Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
Participant on Poster Presentation at the Int'l Conference on Rickettsiology, "Rickettsia Amblyomma Serology in STARI Patients" May 2008 Nicholson, W., Wormser, G., Masters, E.
Award: Runner-up award AAFP National Scientific Paper Competition at Dallas, Texas, November 1990.
Award: Outstanding Scientific Exhibit Award, AAFP Annual Scientific Assembly, Anaheim, California, September
1995.
Award: National "Distinguished Physician Award" by the Lyme Disease Resource Center in California. 1997.
Award: National "Outstanding Contributions to Scientific Knowledge of Tick-Borne Infections" Lyme Disease
Foundation, April 2001.
Member: Planning and Program Committee for International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis and Other Emerging
Tick-Borne Diseases, New York 2002.
Listed in “Guide to America’s Top Family Doctors,” Consumers Research Council, Washington, D.C.
Professional Interests:
Research on Zoonoses: Has published or presented on the following tick-borne illnesses: Lyme Disease, Lone Star tick vectored Lyme-like Illness (AKA STARI or Masters Disease), Human Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and is currently working on a Tularemia article. Additionally, has published on West Nile Virus and Loxoscelism (Brown recluse spider bites).
Medically Related Inventions - 7 U.S. patents granted