Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Medical Director, Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Control, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Associate Director, Antimicrobial Management Program, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
My education and training
- Medical School: University of Chicago
- Residency: Temple University Hospital
- Residency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Spoken languages
English
English
Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Infectious Disease, 1996
- Internal Medicine, 1989
- AHRQ, National
- Alexion, National
- DaVita/Total Renal Care, Denver, CO, National
- Infectious Disease Society of American (IDSA), National
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), National
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH (NIDCR), National
- Society of Health Care Epidemiologist of American (SHEA), National
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Wang X, Arya SV, Patel S, Saw S, Decena M, Hirsh R, Pegues DA, Ziegler MJ. Antibiotic practice and stewardship in the management of neutropenic fever: a survey of US institutions. , Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol: 2024
Dukes KC, Hockett Sherlock S, Racila AM, Herwaldt LA, Jacob J, Vijayan A, Kellogg J, Pegues D, Capocci Tolomeo P, Cobb J, Fraer M, Bleasdale SC, Ward MA, Lindsey B, Schweizer ML Implementing nasal povidone Iodine decolonization to reduce infections in Hemodialysis units: a qualitative assessment. , Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol : 2024
Harrigan JJ, Hamilton KW, Cressman L, Bilker WB, Degnan KO, David MZ, Tran D, Pegues DA, Dutcher L Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns for Respiratory Tract Illnesses Following the Conclusion of an Education and Feedback Intervention in Primary Care , Clin Infect Dis, 78(5): 2024,1120-7
Drews FA, Martinello RA, Hebden JN, St. John K, Pegues DA Disinfection of central venous access device needleless connectors: A human factors analysis , Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, online ahead of print: 2024,1-6
Anesi GL, Amorosa VK, Athans V, et al. Reflections on a model for rapid evidence review and dynamic practice recommendations during a public health emergency: The Penn Medicine COVID-19 Therapeutics Committee , Open Forum Infect Dis: 2023
Patel PK, Advani S, Kofman AD, Maragakis LL, Pegues DA, Pettis AM, Saint S, Trautner B, Yokoe D, Meddings J Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals: 2022 Update , Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol , 44: 2023,1209-31
Ziegler MJ, Flores EJ, Epps M, Hopkins K, Glaser L, Mull, NK, Pegues DA Clostridioides difficile dynamic electronic order panel, an effective automated intervention to reduce inappropriate inpatient ordering , Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol: 2023
Zhang HL, Kelly BJ, David MZ, Lautenbach E, Huang E, Bekele S, Tolomeo P, Reesey EC, Loughrey S, Pegues D, Ziegler MS SARS-CoV-2 environmental surface contamination in staff common areas in an acute-care hospital and impact on healthcare worker infection: prospective surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic , Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol , 44: 2023,110-3
Talbot BM, Jacko NF, Petit RA, Pegues DA, Shumaker MJ, Read TD, David MZ Unsuspected clonal spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus causing bloodstream infection in hospitalized adults detected using whole genome sequencing , Clin Infect Dis: 2022
Martinello RA, Hebden J, Drews FA, Pegues DA Human factors analysis of disinfection of central line needleless connectors. , SHEA 2022 Spring Conference: 2022