Virtua Infectious Disease Physicians

Virtua Infectious Disease Physicians Martin Topiel started as a solo ID physician in 1984. Our practice has since grown to 17 physicians. Dr. Topiel founded Infectious Disease Physicians in 1984.

He graduated NYU Medical School and completed Residency training in Internal Medicine and Fellowship training in Infectious Disease at George Washington University. He has served as Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Virtua Memorial Hospital and Chief of the Section of Infectious Diseases. Dr. Topiel is Infection Control Officer at Virtua and Chairman of the Infection Control Committee as t

he lead physician in preventing infections in the Health system and is a Fellow in the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America as well as a member of IDSA. He has led Virtua to receiving the NJ Hospital Association Award for Quality Excellence in 2018 for reducing the incidence of Clostridium difficile infections at Virtua and received physician awards for quality achievement. His experience also includes caring for anthrax patients during the outbreak in 2001. He has served as a media expert on the Today show, Dateline, local television stations and print news providing information on influenza, Lyme disease, anthrax, tick control and Clostridium difficile. During his career, Dr Topiel has been named as “Top Doc” in Philadelphia magazine, New Jersey Magazine, Castle Connelly Surveys, Inside Jersey Magazine and Consumers Choice awards.

Getting the shingles and RSV vaccines the same day is just as effective and safe as spacing them out months apart, a cl...
05/06/2026

Getting the shingles and RSV vaccines the same day is just as effective and safe as spacing them out months apart, a clinical trial showed.

Giving a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine at the same time as a shingles vaccine produces a similar immune response as spacing the shots a month apart, according to a phase 3 clinical trial published this week in Clinical Infectious Diseases. No safety concerns were identified with the co-...

The US will likely lose its measles elimination status later this year.
05/05/2026

The US will likely lose its measles elimination status later this year.

Among other nations, the United States, Bangladesh, and Guatemala are working to contain large measles outbreaks this week, with deaths reported in the latter two countries.

Baby formula recalled due to bacterial contamination. The toxin cannot be killed by heat. If you have the product, do no...
05/05/2026

Baby formula recalled due to bacterial contamination. The toxin cannot be killed by heat. If you have the product, do not use it.

Thousands of tins of imported infant formula has been recalled over a toxin that could lead to sickness.

Mosquito season has grown consistently over the last 4 decades. With more “mosquitos days” come more infections. Check o...
05/04/2026

Mosquito season has grown consistently over the last 4 decades. With more “mosquitos days” come more infections.

Check out these tips to stay safe from West Nile Virus and Dengue Fever.

It's now mosquito season in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and these are the five mosquito groups you need to be most mindful of.

3 people are dead on a cruise ship from Hantavirus, a disease spread by rodents. The other passengers are currently quar...
05/04/2026

3 people are dead on a cruise ship from Hantavirus, a disease spread by rodents. The other passengers are currently quarantined while the ship waits for assistance.

A Dutch cruise ship with nearly 150 people on board including 17 Americans is waiting for help off Cape Verde after a suspected hantavirus outbreak killed three passengers.

Recall Alert: Ghirardelli recalled many powdered beverage products because of bacterial contamination.
05/01/2026

Recall Alert:
Ghirardelli recalled many powdered beverage products because of bacterial contamination.

Several powdered beverage mixes by Ghirardelli Chocolate Company are being recalled due to possible concerns of Salmonella contamination.

According to a new study, the FluMist nasal spray vaccine could be just as effective as the traditional flu shot. FluMis...
05/01/2026

According to a new study, the FluMist nasal spray vaccine could be just as effective as the traditional flu shot.

FluMist produces a different, but not necessarily weaker, type of immune response.

Nasal spray flu vaccines don't work like a traditional shot in the arm, and researchers are working to compare the protection each provides.

It’s already been a historically bad year for measles. The CDC warns that spring/summer travel season will only worsen t...
04/30/2026

It’s already been a historically bad year for measles. The CDC warns that spring/summer travel season will only worsen the outbreaks.

With a busy travel season approaching, the CDC sent out an alert warning that additional measles cases in the U.S. could be expected in the next few months.

Backyard poultry have sickened 34 people with dangerous drug-resistant infections.
04/29/2026

Backyard poultry have sickened
34 people with dangerous drug-resistant infections.

Roughly a dozen of the cases are among children younger than 5.

It’s looking like another bad tick season. You can protect yourself and loved ones from Lyme disease by taking simple pr...
04/27/2026

It’s looking like another bad tick season. You can protect yourself and loved ones from Lyme disease by taking simple precautions, like:

- Staying around the center of trails
- checking your body for ticks immediately after coming inside
- Wearing long sleeves/pants when possible

Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, with an unusually high number of bites already reported across the country.

A NJ resident with measles exposed others at two locations.
04/27/2026

A NJ resident with measles exposed others at two locations.

A person with measles travelled through Newark International Airport before visiting Hackensack University Medical Center. The Hudson County resident is the

Lyme disease tests often fail to catch the infection in its early stages. Detecting Lyme early is critical because sympt...
04/25/2026

Lyme disease tests often fail to catch the infection in its early stages. Detecting Lyme early is critical because symptoms become much worse as the disease progresses.

Tick-borne diseases are surging. We need better Lyme disease tests urgently.

As tick season gets underway, a new study finds commonly used Lyme disease tests are missing most early cases.The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Mi

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Mount Laurel, NJ
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