EdwardJ.SeptimusMD

Infectious Disease • Houston, TX

Physician

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Office
6550 Fannin St
Ste 981
Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-441-7715

Fax+1 281-325-4228

Education & Training

Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1975 - 1976
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1972 - 1975
Baylor College of MedicineClass of 1972

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1972 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2018 - 2020
MT State Medical License 2005 - 2017
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top MD Consumers Checkbook

Clinical Trials

Cluster Randomized Trial of Hospitals to Assess Impact of Targeted Versus Universal Strategies to Reduce Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Active Bathing to Eliminate Infection (ABATE Infection) Trial Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Prevention of Vascular Access Device-Associated Hospital Onset Bacteremia and Fungemia: A Review of Emerging Perspectives and Synthesis of Technical Aspects.
Robert Garcia, Edward J Septimus, Jack LeDonne, Lisa K Sturm, Nancy Moureau
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2024-05-06
A Trial of Automated Outbreak Detection to Reduce Hospital Pathogen Spread.
Meghan A Baker, Edward Septimus, Ken Kleinman, Julia Moody, Kenneth E Sands
NEJM Evidence. 2024-05-01
6 citations
Improving Sepsis Outcomes in the Era of Pay-for-Performance and Electronic Quality Measures: A Joint IDSA/ACEP/PIDS/SHEA/SHM/SIDP Position Paper.
Chanu Rhee, Jeffrey R Strich, Kathleen Chiotos, David C Classen, Sara E Cosgrove
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2024-03-20

Authored Content

IDWeek 2018: Sepsis from the ID PerspectiveOctober 2018

Press Mentions

2 Attendees of AIPAC Conference Test Positive for CoronavirusMarch 7th, 2020
AIPAC Says 2 Attendees from New York Test Positive for CoronavirusMarch 6th, 2020
Daily Chlorhexidine Bathing in General Hospital Units – Results of the ABATE Infection Trial (Active BAThing to Eliminate Infection)October 6th, 2017
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