Penn Medicine Provider
David Alexander Pegues, MD
Sees patients age 18 and up

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

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Chicago
  • Residency: Temple University Hospital
  • Residency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Pegues is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

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