JohnCharlesO'HoroMDMPH, FACP, FAMIA, FIDSA, FCCM

Critical Care Medicine, Infectious Disease, Clinical Informatics

Consultant

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Office
200 1st St SW
Rochester, MN 55905
Phone+1 507-284-2511

Fax+1 507-284-0161

Dr. John O'Horo is an infectious disease specialist in Rochester, MN and is affiliated with Mayo Clinic Hospital - Rochester. He received his medical degree from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and has been in practice 8 years. He is experienced in sepsis, health technology/informatics, quality improvement, infection control, and critical illness.

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Infectious Disease, 2014 - 2016
Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical SciencesPostdoctoral Certificate, Clinical and Translational Science Activities, 2013 - 2014
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2012 - 2014
Medical College of WisconsinMPH, 2009 - 2014
Aurora Health CareChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2011 - 2012
Aurora Health CareResidency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2012
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public HealthClass of 2009
University of WisconsinB.S., Medical Science, 2003 - 2006

Department of Medicine Laureate Mayo Clinic, 2018
Mayo Clinic Service Award Mayo Clinic, 2018
Fellow of the American College of Physicians American College of Physicians, 2016
Academic Clinician Award Critical Care Combined Fellowship Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 2014
Teacher of the Year Award Critical Care Combined Fellowship Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 2014
Top Reviewer Annals of Internal Medicine, 2014
IDWeek Trainee Travel Grant IDSA, 2014-2015
Resident Research Paper of the Year Aurora Healthcare, 2012
Rick Wartgow Outstanding Resident Award Aurora Healthcare, 2012
Resident of the Year Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, 2012
Distinguished Resident Service Award Aurora Sinai Medical Center, 2011
Aurora Star Award Aurora Healthcare, 2010
John Kimberly Curtis Award University fo Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 2009
National Merit Scholarship National Merit Scholarship Corporation, 2003
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PubMed

54 citations
Is the gram stain useful in the microbiologic diagnosis of VAP? A meta-analysis.
John C. O’Horo, Deb Thompson, Nasia Safdar
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2012-08-15
99 citations
Arterial Catheters as a Source of Bloodstream Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis*
John C. O’Horo, Dennis G. Maki, Anna Krupp, Nasia Safdar
Critical Care Medicine. 2014-06-01
9 citations
The role of the primary care team in the rapid response system
John C. O’Horo, Ronaldo Sevilla Berrios, Jennifer Elmer, Venu Velagapudi, Sean M. Caples
Journal of Critical Care. 2015-04-01

Abstracts/Posters

(1st place abstract) Not a Drop of Blood: Managing a Jehovah’s Witness with Cardiac Disease and Gastrointestinal Blood Loss
O'Horo JC, Associate abstract competition, Wisconsin ACP chapter scientific meeting, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Standardized Resident Signout: Preliminary Analysis of a Patient Safety initiative
O’Horo JC, Omballi M, Tran T, Taha M, Jordan J and Gennis MA, Association of Program Directors of Internal Medicine, 2011 Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada
Not a Drop of Blood: Managing a Jehovah’s Witness with Cardiac Disease and Gastrointestinal Blood Loss
O'Horo, JC, ACP National Scientific Conference, San Diego, California
(2nd Place Abstract) A Rare Case of Parathyroid Neoplasm and Thyroid Carcinoma
Yasmin N and O'Horo JC, Associate abstract competition, Wisconsin ACP chapter scientific meeting, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Primary Team Involvement And The Rapid Response Team: An Essential Component
O'Horo JC, Sevilla-Berrios R, Elmer J, Jensen J, Caples SM, Kashyap R, American Thoracic Society International Conference, Philadelphia, PA
“Diagnostic Performance of Electronic Syndrome Surveillance Systems in Acute Care: A Systematic Review.”
Kashiouris K, O’Horo JC, Pickering BW, Herasvich V., American Thoracic Society International Conference, Philadelphia, PA
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Lectures

Critical Care Grand Rounds Quality Improvement Presentations: Refinement of a Structured Communication Tool to Prevent Unplanned Surgical Intensive Care Unit Readmissions
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Should You Get a Second COVID-19 Vaccine Booster?April 2nd, 2022
Double Booster Advice Spurs Questions in MinnesotaApril 2nd, 2022
Fauci on Potential 4th Vaccine Dose: Studies Ongoing, but Likely Not Needed for Everyone in Immediate FutureMarch 28th, 2022
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Chair, Mayo Clinic Personal Protective Equipment Task Force 2020 - Present
Chair of Plummer Chart Usability and Education Subcommittee, Mayo Clinic Electronic Records Oversight Committee 2018 - Present
Quality and Safety Chair, Infectious Disease Divison Administrative Committee 2017 - Present

Kern Center for the Science of Healthcare Delivery Scholar2015 - 2016
Shapiro Research FellowBSL-3 investigator, Splitter Lab, UW-Madison2006 - 2006
Graduate Research AssistantConsenting patients/collecting samples for infection control research, Safdar Lab, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health2005 - 2006
Undergraduate Research AssistantMaintain mouse colony/perform molecular biology research techniques2004 - 2005