- Abscess
- Aspergillosis
- Bacterial infections
- Blastomycosis
- Cellulitis
- Clostridium difficile infection
- COVID-19 virus disease
- Encephalitis
- Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
- Fever of unknown origin
- Flu (influenza)
- Fungal infection
- Helicobacter pylori (H. Pylori)
- Histoplasmosis
- Infectious complications with solid tumor
- Infectious disease
- Latent tuberculosis (LTBI)
- Lyme disease
- Lymphadenopathy (Enlarged lymph nodes)
- Meningitis
- Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
- Parasitic infections
- Pneumonia
- Positive QuantiFERON gold test result
- Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB)
- Shingles
- Skin infections
- Skin rash
- Staphylococcal infections
- Travel-associated infection
- Traveler's diarrhea
- Tropical medicine
- Urinary tract infection
- Viral infectious disorders
- Wound infection
Lauren Dutcher, MD
Infectious Diseases
Accepting new patients
Penn Infectious Diseases Penn Presbyterian
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
My education and training
- Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
- Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System
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.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Infectious Disease, 2018
- Internal Medicine, 2016
- Infectious Diseases Society of America, National
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, National
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Reyes S, Degnan K, Suarez M, Dutcher L Unnecessary Urine Culture Testing and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Hospitalized Non-Catheterized Patients: Finding the Right Target for Diagnostic Stewardship Interventions , Poster presentation at IDWeek 2025 : 2025
Chiotos K, Dutcher L, Grundmeier RW, Szymczak JE, Lautenbach E, Neuhauser MM, Hicks LA, Hamilton KW, Li Y, Muller BM, Meyahnwi D, Congdon M, Kane E, Hart J, Utidjian L, Cressman L, Jaskowiak-Barr A, Gerber JS Off-target impact of clinician feedback reports on antibiotic use in children with medical complexity hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia , Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society: 2025
Dutcher L, Ang L, Volkova E, Millstein J, Tokazewski J, Jaskowiak A, Lautenbach E, Hamilton KW, Cronholm PF. Perceptions of implementing point of care testing for respiratory pathogens in primary care: a qualitative study , Poster presentation at IDWeek 2025: 2025
Kuzma A, Critchlow E, Koelper N, Agrawal S, Dutcher L, Arya L Symptom Documentation Before Antibiotics for Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections , Urogynecology: 2025
Critchlow E, Kuzma A, Koelper N, Agrawal S, Dutcher L, Arya L Unnecessary Antibiotics in Older Female Patients with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections , International Urogynecology Journal : 2025
Arya LA, Agrawal S, Ikpeama N, Harvie H, Feldman RH, Dutcher L Implementing a Digital Platform for Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections , Urogynecology: 2025
Dickinson DT, Saw S, Dutcher L, Maguire C, Terico A, Lowenstein M, Patel S Staphylococcus aureus susceptibilities from wounds of patients who use illicit fentanyl , Antimicrobial Stewardship and Healthcare Epidemiology: 2025
Chiotos K, Dutcher L, Grundmeier RW, Meyahnwi D, Lautenbach E, Neuhauser MM, Hicks LA, Hamilton KW, Li Y, Szymczak JE, Muller BM, Congdon M, Kane E, Hart J, Utidjian L, Cressman L, Jaskowiak-Barr A, Gerber JS Impact of Clinician Feedback Reports on Antibiotic Use in Children Hospitalized With Community-acquired Pneumonia , Clinical Infectious Diseases: 2025
Weissenbacher D, Dutcher L (co-first author), Boustany M, Cressman L, O’Connor K, Hamilton KW, Gerber J, Grundmeier R, Gonzalez-Hernandez G Automated Evaluation of Antibiotic Prescribing Guideline Concordance in Pediatric Sinusitis Clinical Notes , Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing 2025: 2025
Dutcher L, Gonzalez-Hernandez G, Rendell S, Serletti L, Boustany M, O’Connor, K, Weissenbacher D, Cressman L, Gerber JS, Grundmeier R, Hamilton KW Antibiotic prescribing guideline-concordance in adult and pediatric primary care practices , Poster presentation at IDWeek 2024: 2024