ChesleyRichardsJr.MD

Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

Deputy Director for Science and Surveillance, CDC

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Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2000 - 2002
University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 1996 - 1998
Medical College of GeorgiaResidency, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1990
Medical University of South CarolinaClass of 1987

GA State Medical License 1990 - 2025
American Board of Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

PubMed

1170 citations
Emergency Hospitalizations for Adverse Drug Events in Older Americans
Daniel S. Budnitz, Maribeth C. Lovegrove, Nadine Shehab, Chesley L. Richards
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2011-11-23
396 citations
Use of antimicrobial prophylaxis for major surgery: baseline results from the National Surgical Infection Prevention Project.
Dale W. Bratzler, Peter M. Houck, Chesley L. Richards, Lynn Steele, E. Patchen Dellinger
Archives of Surgery. 2005-02-01
430 citations
Medication use leading to emergency department visits for adverse drug events in older adults.
Daniel S. Budnitz, Nadine Shehab, Scott R. Kegler, Chesley L. Richards
Annals of Internal Medicine. 2007-12-04

Prevention of Hepatitis A Virus Infection in the United States: Recommendations of the AdvisoryJuly 3rd, 2020
Public Health Relies on Faxes, Paper Records as States ReopenMay 11th, 2020
Virus Hunters Rely on Faxes, Paper Records as More States ReopenMay 10th, 2020
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