Sharon Virginia Tsay, MD

Infectious Diseases
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Infectious Diseases Penn Presbyterian
Make an appointmentCall 215-662-9908
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Infectious Diseases)

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

Spoken languages

English
English

Insurance accepted

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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.
Dr. Tsay is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Benedict K, Tsay SV, Bartoces MG, Vallabhaneni S, Jackson BR, Hicks LA. Outpatient Antifungal Prescribing Patterns in the United States, 2018 , Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol, 1(1): 2022,e68

Tsay SV, Bartoces M, Gouin K, Kabbani S, Hicks LA. Antibiotic Prescriptions Associated With COVID-19 Outpatient Visits Among Medicare Beneficiaries, April 2020 to April 2021 , JAMA, 327(20): 2022,2018-2019

King LM, Tsay SV, Hicks LA, Bizune D, Hersh AL, Fleming-Dutra K. Changes in outpatient antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory illnesses, 2011 to 2018 , Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol, 1(1): 2021,1-8

King LM, Lovegrove MC, Shehab N, Tsay S, Budnitz DS, Geller AI, Lind JN, Roberts RM, Hicks LA, Kabbani S. Trends in US Outpatient Antibiotic Prescriptions During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic , Clin Infect Dis, 73: 2021,e652-e660

Tsay SV, Hersh AL, Fleming-Dutra KE. Rightsizing Treatment for Pneumonia in Children , JAMA Pediatr, 175(5): 2021,462-463

Tsay SV, Mu Y, Williams S, Epson E, Nadle J, Bamberg WM, Barter DM, Johnston HL, Farley MM, Harb S, Thomas S, Bonner LA, Harrison LH, Hollick R, Marceaux K, Mody RK, Pattee B, Shrum Davis S, Phipps EC, Tesini BL, Gellert AB, Zhang AY, Schaffner W, Hillis S, Ndi D, Graber CR, Jackson BR, Chiller T, Magill S, Vallabhaneni S. Burden of Candidemia in the United States, 2017 , Clin Infect Dis, 71(9): 2020,e449-e453

Tsay S, Williams SR, Benedict K, Beldavs Z, Farley M, Harrison L, Schaffner W, Dumyati G, Blackstock A, Guh A, Vallabhaneni S. A Tale of Two Healthcare-associated Infections: Clostridium difficile Coinfection Among Patients With Candidemia , Clin Infect Dis, 68: 2019,676-679

Barter DM, Johnston HL, Williams SR, Tsay SV, Vallabhaneni S, Bamberg WM. Candida Bloodstream Infections Among Persons Who Inject Drugs - Denver Metropolitan Area, Colorado, 2017-2018 , MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 68(12): 2019,285-288

Tsay S, Kallen A, Jackson BR, Chiller TM, Vallabhaneni S. Approach to the Investigation and Management of Patients With Candida auris, an Emerging Multidrug-Resistant Yeast , Clin Infect Dis, 66: 2018,306-311

Adams E, Quinn M, Tsay S, Poirot E, Chaturvedi S, Southwick K, Greenko J, Fernandez R, Kallen A, Vallabhaneni S, Haley V, Hutton B, Blog D, Lutterloh E, Zucker H; Candida auris Investigation Workgroup. Candida auris in Healthcare Facilities, New York, USA, 2013-2017 , Emerg Infect Dis, 24(10): 2018,1816-1824