DavidH.PriestMDMPH

HIV/AIDS Medicine, Mycobacterial Disease

SVP, Chief Safety, Quality, and Epidemiology Officer Novant Health

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1381 Westgate Center Dr
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Phone+1 336-718-0440

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David Priest, MD is an Infectious Disease specialist located in Winston-Salem, NC, with subspecialties in HIV/AIDS medicine and mycobacterial diseases. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine (1999 - 2002), Fellowship in Infectious Disease at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2002 - 2004) and obtained a Master of Public Health from University of Florida (2014 - 2017). Dr. Priest has held multiple roles at Novant Health, currently serving as Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship. He is experienced in dealing with health conditions such as tuberculosis, hiv/aids, and staphylococcus aureus. He has also contributed to several publications in his field. His honors include Fellow from IDSA in 2018 and Outstanding Infectious Diseases Fellow from Vanderbilt University in 2004.

University of FloridaMPH, Public Health Practice, 2014 - 2017
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2002 - 2004
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2002
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical CenterClass of 1999
Wake Forest UniversityB.S, Biology, 1991 - 1995

Fellow IDSA, 2018
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Outstanding Infectious Diseases Fellow Vanderbilt University, 2004
Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical Honor Society Beta Chapter of North Carolina, 2003
Golden Key National Honor Society 1995
Scholarship Recipient Marine Corps Wives of Washington, D.C, 1991
Eagle Scout Award 1988
Alpha Epsilon Delta Premedical Honor Society
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PubMed

Respiratory equality: let's stop playing favorites with COVID-19 in the healthcare setting.
Catherine L Passaretti, Werner Bischoff, Justin Chan, Daniel J Diekema, Shira Doron
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2024-12-04
Screening for hepatitis C as part of an opioid stewardship quality improvement initiative: Identifying infected patients and analyzing linkage to care.
Rebekah B DeCamillis, Aliza L Hekman, David H Priest
Clinical Liver Disease. 2024-01-25
Reply to McCreery et al.
Steven W. Johnson, Shannon V Brown, David H. Priest
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2020-10-23

Journal Articles

Bamlanivimab for the prevention of hospitalizations and emergency department visits in SARS-CoV-2-positive patients in a regional health care system
Priest et al, Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, 3/2022

COVID-19 Cases on the Rise This MonthJuly 30th, 2024
XBB.1.5, the Latest COVID Variant, Spreads Across USJanuary 11th, 2023
'It's Not Too Late' | Doctors Urging Flu Vaccines to Prevent Heart Attack or StrokeDecember 10th, 2022
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