Staff Profile

Roles and Responsibilities

Consultant Physician and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer in Infectious Diseases and General Internal Medicine
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust
(Newcastle General Hospital, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Freeman Hospital)

Qualifications

MD 1989 University of Ulm
MRCP 1995 RCP London
DTMH 1995 RCP London
FRCP 2004 RCP London

Memberships

BIS member and council member (manpower/training)
BHIVA member
ISTM member and Publications committee member
NaTHNaC advisory board member

Languages

German
English
Schwaebisch

Research Interests

HIV-Hepatitis B/C co-infection
travel and tropical infection related research
clinical research in infectious diseases

Undergraduate Teaching

Tyne-Base Co-ordinator for stage 3 Infectious Diseases
SSC options supervisor and electives supervisor
UCAS selector, examiner for stage 3 and 4
FOCP teacher
stage 2 lecturer

Postgraduate Teaching

F1 & F2 educational supervisor
SpR educational supervisor for Infectious Diseases, General Internal Medicine and GUM

• Wiskin C, Barrett M, Fruhstorfer B, Schmid ML. Recommendations for undergraduate medical electives: a UK consensus statement. Medical Education 2018, 52(1), 14-23.
• Stirrup OT, Dunn DT, Tostevin A, Sabin CA, Pozniak A, Asboe D, Cox A, Orkin C, Martin F, Cane P, Fairbrother K, Fearnhill E, Hubb J, Porter K, Babiker A, Lynch J, Hand J, de Souza C, Churchill D, Perry N, Tilbury S, Youssef E, Clark D, Gazzard B, Nelson M, Mabika T, Mandalia S, Anderson J, Munshi S, Post F, Adefisan A, Taylor C, Gleisner Z, Ibrahim F, Campbell L, Chadwick D, Baillie K, Gilson R, Brima N, Williams I, Ainsworth J, Schwenk A, Miller S, Wood C, Johnson M, Youle M, Lampe F, Smith C, Tsintas R, Chaloner C, Hutchinson S, Phillips A, Hill T, Jose S, Huntington S, Thornton A, Walsh J, Mackie N, Winston A, Weber J, Ramzan F, Carder M, Leen C, Wilson A, Morris S, Gompels M, Allan S, Palfreeman A, Lewszuk A, Kegg S, Faleye A, Ogunbiyi V, Mitchell S, Hay P, Kemble C, Russell-Sharpe S, Gravely J, Allan S, Harte A, Tariq A, Spencer H, Jones R, Pritchard J, Cumming S, Atkinson C, Mital D, Edgell V, Allen J, Ustianowski A, Murphy C, Gunder I, Delpech V, Trevelion R, Collins S, Douthwaite S, Fraser C, Geretti AM, Gunson R, Hale A, Hue S, Kaye S, Lazarus L, Leigh-Brown A, Mbisa T, Nastouli E, Pillay D, Smit E, Templeton K, Tilston P, Zhang H, Greatorex J, O'Shea S, Mullen J, Tandy R, Fawcett T, Hopkins M, Booth C, Garcia-Diaz A, Renwick L, Schmid ML, Payne B, Kirk S, Bradley-Stewart A, Glabay A, Shidfar S. Risk factors and outcomes for the Q151M and T69 insertion HIV-1 resistance mutations in historic UK data. AIDS Research and Therapy 2018, 15(1), 11.
• Lingscheid T, Kurth F, Clerinx J, Marocco S, Trevino B, Schunk M, Munoz J, Gjorup IE, Jelinek T, Develoux M, Fry G, Janisch T, Schmid ML, Bouchaud O, Puente S, Zammarchi L, Morch K, Bjorkman A, Siikamaki H, Neumayr A, Nielsen H, Hellgren U, Paul M, Calleri G, Kosina P, Myrvang B, Ramos JM, Just-Nubling G, Beltrame A, Da Cunha JS, Kern P, Rochat L, Stich A, Pongratz P, Grobusch MP, Suttorp N, Witzenrath M, Hatz C, Zoller T, TropNet Schistosomiasis Investigator Group. Schistosomiasis in European travelers and migrants: Analysis of 14 years TropNet surveillance data. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2017, 97(2), 567-574.
• Kurth F, Develoux M, Mechain M, Malvy D, Clerinx J, Antinori S, Gjorup IE, Gascon J, Morch K, Nicastri E, Ramharter M, Bartoloni A, Visser L, Rolling T, Zanger P, Calleri G, Salas-Coronas J, Nielsen H, Just-Nubling G, Neumayr A, Hachfeld A, Schmid ML, Antonini P, Lingscheid T, Kern P, Kapaun A, da Cunha JS, Pongratz P, Soriano-Arandes A, Schunk M, Suttorp N, Hatz C, Zoller T. Severe malaria in Europe: an 8-year multi-centre observational study. Malaria Journal 2017, 16(1), 1-11.
• Jose S, Quinn K, Dunn D, Cox A, Sabin C, Fidler S, Fisher M, Gazzard B, Gilson R, Gompels M, Hay P, Johnson M, Kegg S, Leen C, Martin F, Nelson M, Palfreeman A, Post F, Pritchard J, Sachikonye M, Schwenk A, Tariq A, Walsh J, Hill T, Jose S, Phillips A, Sabin C, Thornton A, Dunn D, Glabay A, Fisher M, Perry N, Tilbury S, Youssef E, Churchill D, Gazzard B, Nelson M, Everett R, Asboe D, Mandalia S, Post F, Korat H, Taylor C, Gleisner Z, Ibrahim F, Campbell L, Gilson R, Brima N, Williams I, Johnson M, Youle M, Lampe F, Smith C, Tsintas R, Chaloner C, Hutchinson S, Phillips A, Hill T, Thornton A, Huntington S, Walsh J, Mackie N, Winston A, Weber J, Ramzan F, Carder M, Orkin C, Lynch J, Hand J, de Souza C, Anderson J, Munshi S, Ainsworth J, Schwenk A, Miller S, Wood C, Leen C, Wilson A, Morris S, Gompels M, Allan S, Palfreeman A, Memon K, Lewszuk A, Chadwick D, Cope E, Gibson J, Kegg S, Main P, Mitchell, Hunter, Hay P, Dhillon M, Martin F, Russell-Sharpe S, Allan S, Harte A, Clay S, Tariq A, Spencer H, Jones R, Pritchard J, Cumming S, Atkinson C, Delpech V, Sachikony M, Aitken C, Asboe D, Pozniak A, Cane P, Chadwick D, Churchill D, Clark D, Collins S, Delpech V, Douthwaite S, Fearnhill E, Porter K, Tostevin A, White E, Fraser C, Geretti AM, Hale A, Hue S, Kaye S, Kellam P, Lazarus L, Leigh-Brown A, Mbisa T, Mackie N, Moses S, Orkin C, Nastouli E, Pillay D, Smit E, Templeton K, Tilston P, Webster D, Williams I, Zhang H, Greatorex J, O'Shea S, Mullen J, Cox A, Tandy R, Fawcett T, Hopkins M, Ashton L, Booth C, Garcia-Diaz A, Shepherd J, Schmid ML, Payne B, Pereira S, Hubb J, Kirk S, Gunson R, Bradley-Stewart A. Virological failure and development of new resistance mutations according to CD4 count at combination antiretroviral therapy initiation. HIV Medicine 2016, 17(5), 368-372.
• Kurth F, Develoux M, Mechain M, Clerinx J, Antinori S, Gjorup IE, Gascon J, Morch K, Nicastri E, Ramharter M, Bartoloni A, Visser L, Rolling T, Zanger P, Calleri G, Salas-Coronas J, Nielsen H, Just-Nubling G, Neumayr A, Hachfeld A, Schmid ML, Antonini P, Pongratz P, Kern P, Saraiva Da Cunha J, Soriano-Arandes A, Schunk M, Suttorp N, Hatz C, Zoller T. Intravenous Artesunate Reduces Parasite Clearance Time, Duration of Intensive Care, and Hospital Treatment in Patients with Severe Malaria in Europe: The TropNet Severe Malaria Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2015, 61(9), 1441-1444.
• Rowley K, Payne BAI, Schmid ML. Determinants of response to repeat hepatitis B vaccination in HIV-infected prior non-responders. Journal of Infection 2014, 69(1), 98-99.
• Dronamraju SS, Jaques BC, Schmid M, Samuel JR, Charnley RM. Fascioliasis: a rare cause of liver abscess. Postgraduate Medical Journal 2014, 90(1061), 179-180.
• Duncan CJA, Schmid ML, Schwab U, Price DA, Ong E. Futility of CD4+ monitoring in HIV-1 patients with CD4+ cell count above 350 cells/[mu]l on suppressive antiretroviral therapy. AIDS 2014, 28(17), 2638-2639.
• Takebe Y, Naito Y, Raghwani J, Fearnhill E, Sano T, Kusagawa S, Mbisa JL, Zhang H, Matano T, Brown AJL, Pybus OG, Dunn D, Kondo M, Aitken C, Asboe D, Pozniak A, Cane P, Castro H, Dolling D, Porter K, Tostevin A, Chadwick D, Churchill D, Clark D, Collins S, Delpech V, Douthwaite S, Geretti AM, Hale A, Hue S, Kaye S, Kellam P, Lazarus L, Mbisa T, Mackie N, Orkin C, Pillay D, Phillips A, Sabin C, Smit E, Templeton K, Tilston P, Webster D, Williams I, Zuckerman M, Greatorex J, O'Shea S, Mullen J, Cox A, Tandy R, Fawcett T, Hopkins M, Ashton L, Booth C, Garcia-Diaz A, Shepherd J, Schmid ML, Payne B, Pereira S, Hubb J, Kirk S, MacLean A, Gunson R, Coughlin K, Fradette L, White E. Intercontinental dispersal of HIV-1 subtype B associated with transmission among men who have sex with men in Japan. Journal of Virology 2014, 88(17), 9864-9876.
• Payne BAI, Hateley CL, Ong ELC, Premchand N, Schmid ML, Schwab U, Newton JL, Price DA. HIV-associated fatigue in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy: novel biological mechanisms?. HIV Medicine 2013, 14(4), 247-251.
• Christian L, Nkhoma A, Price A, Schmid M, Miller C, Baxter K, Bassendine M, Mcpherson S. Liver Stiffness Measurement Predicts Response to Anti-Viral Treatment in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 3. In: British Society of Gastroenterology Annual General Meeting. 2013, Glasgow, UK: BMJ Publishing Group.
• Houlihan C, Duffy S, Harwood J, Waugh S, Schmid ML. Liver fibrosis and cirrhosis in hepatitis B and schistosoiasis co-infection category: Clinical lesson. In: Journal of Infection. 2011, W.B. Saunders Co. Ltd.
• Houlihan C, Ndlovu C, Price A, Ong EL, Schwab U, Schmid ML. Pandemic and seasonal influenza vaccination uptake in an HIV positive cohort: Category: Lesson in Microbiology & Infection Control. Journal of Infection 2011, 63(6), e72-e73.
• Benmira S, Bhattacharya V, Schmid ML. An Effective HIV Vaccine: A Combination of Humoral and Cellular Immunity?. Current HIV Research 2010, 8(6), 441-449.
• Price DA, Bassendine MF, Norris SM, Golding C, Toms GL, Schmid ML, Morris CM, Burt AD, Donaldson PT. Apolipoprotein ε3 allele is associated with persistent hepatitis C virus infection. Gut 2006, 55(5), 715-718.
• Price DA, Schmid ML, Ong ELC, Adjukeiwicz KMB, Peatson B, Snow MH. Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency in HIV-positive patients. HIV Medicine 2005, 6(1), 33-36.
• Harling R, Crook P, Lewthwaite P, Evans M, Schmid ML, Beeching NJ. Burden and cost of imported infections admitted to infectious diseases units in England and Wales in 1998 and 1999. Journal of Infection 2004, 48(2), 139-144.
• Muhlberger N, Jelinek T, Gascon J, Probst M, Zoller T, Schunk M, Beran J, Gjorup I, Behrens RH, Clerinx J, Bjorkman A, McWhinney P, Matteelli A, Lopez-Velez R, Bisoffi Z, Hellgren U, Puente S, Schmid ML, Myrvang B, Holthoff-Stich ML, Laferl H, Hatz C, Kollaritsch H, Kapaun A, Knobloch J, Iversen J, Kotlowski A, Malvy DJM, Kern P, Fry G, Siikamaki H, Schulze MH, Soula G, Paul M, Prat JGI, Lehmann V, Bouchaud O, da Cunha S, Atouguia J, Boecken G. Epidemiology and clinical features of vivax malaria imported to Europe: Sentinel surveillance data from TropNetEurop. Malaria Journal 2004, 3(1), 5.
• Wong SH, Turner N, Birchall D, Walls TJ, English P, Schmid ML. Reversible abnormalities of DWI in high-altitude cerebral edema. Neurology 2004, 62(2), 335-336.
• Muhlberger N, Jelinek T, Behrens RH, Gjorup I, Coulaud JP, Clerinx J, Puente S, Burchard G, Gascon J, Grobusch MP, Weitzel T, Zoller T, Kollaritsch H, Beran J, Iversen J, Hatz C, Schmid ML, Bjorkman A, Fleischer K, Bisoffi Z, Guggemos W, Knobloch J, Matteelli A, Schulze MH, Laferl H, Kapaun A, McWhinney P, Lopez-Velez R, Fatkenheuer G, Kern P, Zieger BW, Kotlowski A, Fry G, Cuadros J, Myrvang B, TropNetEurop Surveillance Network, SIMPID Surveillance Network. Age as a risk factor for severe manifestations and fatal outcome of falciparum malaria in European patients: Observations from TropNetEurop and SIMPID surveillance data. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2003, 36(8), 990-995.
• Price DA, Agawal K, Hewett M, Craig WL, Schmid M, Turner A, Burt AD, Bassendine MF. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic; spectrum of chronic liver disease in a single UK centre. In: Gut: Annual Meeting of the British Association for the Study of the Liver. 2003, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: BMJ Group.
• Hewett M, Prince M, Craig W, Davidson B, Schmid M, Bassendine MF. A retrospective study of weight loss during alpha-inter feron (alpha-IFN) therapy for chronic hepatitis C (HCV). In: Hepatology: 53rd Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. 2002, Boston, Massachusetts, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Mustafa M, Price DA, Schmid M, Snow M, Ong ELC. A retrospective study on complications of HAART in North East England. Journal of Infection 2002, 44(2), 110.
• Jelinek T, Muberger NM, Harms G, Corachan M, Grobusch MP, Knobloch J, Bronner U, Laferl H, Kapaun A, Bisoffi Z, Clerinx J, Puente S, Fry G, Schulze M, Hellgren U, Gjorup I, Chalupa P, Hatz C, Matteelli A, Schmid M, Nielsen LN, da Cunha S, Atouguia J, Myrvang B, Fleischer K, European Network Surveillance Imp. Epidemiology and clinical features of imported dengue fever in Europe: Sentinel surveillance data from TropNetEurop. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2002, 35(9), 1047-1052.
• Jelinek T, Schulte C, Behrens R, Grobusch MP, Coulaud JP, Bisoffi Z, Matteelli A, Clerinx J, Corachan M, Puente S, Gjorup I, Harms G, Kollaritsch H, Kotlowski A, Bjorkmann A, Delmont JP, Knobloch J, Nielsen LN, Cuadros J, Hatz C, Beran J, Schmid ML, Schulze M, Lopez-Velez R, Fleischer K, Kapaun A, McWhinney P, Kern P, Atougia J, Fry G, da Cunha S, Boecken G, European Network Surveillance Imp. Imported falciparum malaria in europe: Sentinel surveillance data from the European network on surveillance of imported infectious diseases. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2002, 34(5), 572-576.
• Ajdukiewicz KMB, Hollyoak VA, Fulton B, Price DA, Schmid ML. Outcome of meningococcal disease in adults and children within Northern NHS Region 1998–2000. Journal of Infection 2002, 44(2), 119.
• Price A, Agawal K, Hewett M, Craig WL, Schmid M, Turner A, Burt AD, Bassendine MF. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic; Spectrum of chronic liver disease in a single UK centre. In: Hepatology: 53rd Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. 2002, Boston, Massachusetts, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Green ST, Mohsen AH, McKendrick MW, Dawes Y, Prakasam SF, Walberg R, Schmid ML. Potential for hepatitis C transmission among non-needle/syringe sharing Sheffield drug injectors through the sharing of drug preparation paraphernalia. Communicable Disease and Public Health 2001, 4(1), 38-41.
• Schmid ML, Green ST, McKendrick MW. Health effects of prisons - Properly executed vaccination programme might minimise harm. British Medical Journal 2000, 321(7273), 1406.
• Schmid ML, Green ST, Bremner J, Kudesia G, Webster J, McKendrick MW. Hepatitis A&B vaccination issues in hepatitis C: Sero-prevalence, vaccine uptake & perception. J Infection 2000, 40(2), A21.
• Schmid ML, McWhinney PH, Will EJ. Parvovirus B19 and glomerulonephritis in a healthy adult. Annals of Internal Medicine 2000, 132(8), 682.
• Schmid ML, McKendrick MW, Lobo A, Leach M. A perianal ulcer. Lancet 1999, 353(9156), 894.
• Schmid ML, Green ST, Read RC. Honeymoon malaria and "herbal" therapy: A case report. J Travel Med 1999, 6(4), 261.
• Mohsen A, McKendrick MW, Ryder S, Finch R, Neal K, Irving W, Schmid ML, Green ST, Read RC, Dawes Y. The Trent hepatitis C virus study group cohort: The first 962 patients - epidemiology. Journal of Infection 1999, 39(1), A7.
• Schmid ML. Acute abdomen as an atypical presentation of meningococcal septicaemia. Scand J Infect Dis 1998, 30(6), 629-30.
• Schmid ML, Kudesia G, Wake S, Read RC. Prospective comparative study of culture specimens and methods in diagnosing influenza in adults. British Medical Journal 1998, 316(7127), 275.
• Schmid ML, Jones TH, McKendrick MW. Interferon-a induced Graves’ thyrotoxicosis in a patient with chronic hepatitis C - abstract. J Endocrinol 1997, 152(Suppl), P1-311.