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Daniel Sexton, MD, Infectious Disease, Durham, NC

DanielSextonMD

Infectious Disease Durham, NC

Healthcare Associated Infections

Professor, Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine

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  • Office

    2100 Erwin Rd
    Durham, NC 27705
    Phone+1 919-620-4467

Education & Training

  • University of Missouri-Columbia
    University of Missouri-ColumbiaResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1977
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1974 - 1975
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Hospital
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1971 - 1972
  • Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine
    Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1971
  • Loras College
    Loras CollegeB.S., Maxima Cum Laude, 1964 - 1967
  • Loras College
    Loras CollegeB.S., Maxima Cum Laude, 1964 - 1967

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1974 - 2025
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 1997 - 2012
  • OK State Medical License
    OK State Medical License 1977 - 1990
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Senior Scholarship Award Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, 2015
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
  • Master Clinician/Teacher Award Duke University School of Medicine, 2011
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Antimicrobial Activity of a Continuous Visible Light Disinfection System  
    David J Weber, Daniel J Sexton, Deverick J Anderson, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
  • Delay in diagnosis of invasive surgical site infections following knee arthroplasty versus hip arthroplasty  
    Lewis SS, Dicks KV, Chen LF, Bolognesi MP, Anderson DJ, Sexton DJ, Moehring RW, Clin Infect Dis, 1/1/2015
  • Postoperative infection in spine surgery: does the month matter?  
    Durkin MJ, Dicks KV, Baker AW, Moehring RW, Chen LF, Sexton DJ, Lewis SS, Anderson DJ, J Neurosurg, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Bariatric surgery in 9 community hospitals: a weighty concern?
    Freeman JT, Chen LF, Sexton DJ, Anderson DJ, 19th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2009
  • The NHSN definition of laboratory-detected bloodstream infection is not specific for Enterococcus
    Chen LF, Freeman JT, Sexton DJ, Choi Y, Anderson DJ, 19th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2009
  • Hand Hygiene Non-Compliance and the Cost of Hospital-acquired MRSA Infection
    Cummings KL, Anderson DJ, Kaye KS, 48th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapeutics/Infectious Disease Society of America 46th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2008
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Lectures

  • Emergence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli in North Carolina: a harbinger of a wider problem? 
    San Diego, CA - 1/1/2009
  • Outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase (KPC) Producing Organisms in a Community Hospital in Virginia 
    Washington, DC - 1/1/2008
  • Seasonality of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia in three continents 
    San Diego, CA - 1/1/2007
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Other

  • Rocky Mountain spotted fever 
    Sexton DJ, CD ROM
    Wellesley, MA - 1/1/2015
  • Ehrlichiosis-clinical features 
    Sexton DJ, CD ROM
    Wellesley, MA - 1/1/2015
  • Rickettsia-basic biology 
    Sexton DJ, CD ROM
    Wellesley, MA - 1/1/2015
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Press Mentions

  • In-Hospital and 1-Year Mortality in Patients Undergoing Early Surgery for Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis
    In-Hospital and 1-Year Mortality in Patients Undergoing Early Surgery for Prosthetic Valve EndocarditisOctober 20th, 2016