James Steinberg MD
Overview
Administrative appointments:
-Chief Medical Officer at Emory University Hospital Midtown
-Hospital Epidemiologist at Emory University Hospital Midtown
Medical service contributions:
-Attending physician on the Infectious Diseases consultation service at Emory University Hospital Midtown Hospital
-Outpatient service at the Emory Healthcare Infectious Diseases clinic
Teaching:
-Medical Student Teaching
-Lecturer in the Medical Pharmacology course
-Mentor for Problem-Based Learning course
-Graduate Program
-Weekly ID case conferences
-Annual lecturer at Medical Grand Rounds
-Infectious Diseases Fellows didactic course
Research:
-Epidemiology and prevention of nosocomial infections particularly bloodstream infections.
-Prevention of surgical site infections.
-Bloodstream infections, including intravascular device-related infections, occurring in the hospital and non-hospital settings.
-Healthcare worker safety.
-Hepatitis C and HIV co-infection in persons with hemophilia.
Academic Appointment
- Master Clinician, Emory University School of Medicine
- Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine
Education
Degrees
- MD from University of Nebraska College of Medicine
- BA from Cornell University
Research
Focus
- Research focuses are 1) Measurement and prevention of healthcare associated infections, 2) Antibiotic resistance, 2) Prevention of bloodstream infections, 3) Staphylococcus aureus infections, 4) Healthcare worker safety
Publications
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Occupational risk factors for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection among healthcare personnel: A 6-month prospective analysis of the COVID-19 Prevention in Emory Healthcare Personnel (COPE) Study.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Volume: 43 Page(s): 1664 - 1671
11/01/2022 Authors: Howard-Anderson JR; Adams C; Dube WC; Smith TC; Sherman AC; Edupuganti N; Mendez M; Chea N; Magill SS; Espinoza DO -
Occupational risk factors for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection among healthcare personnel: A cross-sectional analysis of subjects enrolled in the COVID-19 Prevention in Emory Healthcare Personnel (COPE) study.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Volume: 43 Page(s): 381 - 386
03/01/2022 Authors: Howard-Anderson JR; Adams C; Sherman AC; Dube WC; Smith TC; Edupuganti N; Chea N; Magill SS; Espinoza DO; Zhu Y -
Quantification of Occupational and Community Risk Factors for SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity Among Health Care Workers in a Large U.S. Health Care System.
Ann Intern Med Volume: 174 Page(s): 649 - 654
05/01/2021 Authors: Baker JM; Nelson KN; Overton E; Lopman BA; Lash TL; Photakis M; Jacob JT; Roback JD; Fridkin SK; Steinberg JP -
Immunomodulatory Low-Dose Whole-Lung Radiation for Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019-Related Pneumonia.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys Volume: 109 Page(s): 867 - 879
03/15/2021 Authors: Hess CB; Nasti TH; Dhere VR; Kleber TJ; Switchenko JM; Buchwald ZS; Stokes WA; Weinberg BD; Rouphael N; Steinberg JP -
The Effect of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Mitigation Strategies on Seasonal Respiratory Viruses: A Tale of 2 Large Metropolitan Centers in the United States.
Clin Infect Dis Volume: 72 Page(s): e154 - e157
03/01/2021 Authors: Sherman AC; Babiker A; Sieben AJ; Pyden A; Steinberg J; Kraft CS; Koelle K; Kanjilal S -
Risk Factors Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity Among US Health Care Personnel.
JAMA Netw Open Volume: 4 Page(s): e211283
03/01/2021 Authors: Jacob JT; Baker JM; Fridkin SK; Lopman BA; Steinberg JP; Christenson RH; King B; Leekha S; O'Hara LM; Rock P -
Low-dose whole-lung radiation for COVID-19 pneumonia: Planned day 7 interim analysis of a registered clinical trial.
Cancer Volume: 126 Page(s): 5109 - 5113
12/01/2020 Authors: Hess CB; Buchwald ZS; Stokes W; Nasti TH; Switchenko JM; Weinberg BD; Steinberg JP; Godette KD; Murphy D; Ahmed R -
Immunomodulatory Low-Dose Whole-Lung Radiation for Patients with COVID-19-Related Pneumonia.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys Volume: 108 Page(s): 1401
12/01/2020 Authors: Hess CB; Buchwald ZS; Stokes WA; Nasti T; Switchenko J; Weinberg BD; Rouphael N; Steinberg JP; Godette KD; Murphy DJ -
COVID-19 or common coronavirus? A cautionary tale in advanced diagnostics.
Diagnosis (Berl) Volume: 7 Page(s): 345 - 346
11/18/2020 Authors: Howard-Anderson J; Webster A; Goyal A; Vadnais DS; Kraft CS; Steinberg JP; Jacob JT -
Quantification of occupational and community risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity among healthcare workers in a large U.S. healthcare system.
medRxiv
11/03/2020 Authors: Baker JM; Nelson KN; Overton E; Lopman BA; Lash TL; Photakis M; Jacob JT; Roback J; Fridkin SK; Steinberg JP