FrancescaJosephineTorrianiMD
Infectious Disease • San Diego, CAHIV/AIDS Medicine, Healthcare Associated Infections, Transplant/Immunocompromised States
Professor, Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine
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Office
200 W Arbor Dr
San Diego, CA 92103Phone+1 619-543-8258Fax+1 619-543-3947
Summary
- I serve as the Healthcare Epidemiologist and Program Director of Infection Prevention and Clinical Epidemiology at UC San Diego Health. I consult on infections in patients with hematologic/solid malignancies admitted to UCSDH.
Since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic a member of the core executive members of the UCSDH COVID taskforce.
Education & Training
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1992 - 1995
University of Lausanne Faculty of MedicineClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1997 - 2027
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
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 - 1 citationsAutomated electronic alert for the detection of infected cardiovascular implantable electronic devices in patients with bacteremia.Andrew Y Lin, Francesca Torriani, Kevin Sung, Emily Trefethen, Nicholas Near
Heart Rhythm. 2024-07-01 - 1 citationsDistribution of COVID-19 Home Testing Through Community Health Centers: Results of the.Jesse N Nodora, Maria Elena Martinez, Corinne McDaniels-Davidson, Jian Shen, Amy M Sitapati
Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 2024-06-12
Press Mentions
Where Is Flu Surging in the US? Some Hospitals Are Overwhelmed in States with High RatesFebruary 18th, 2025- How Long Does COVID Last? Here’s When Experts Say You'll Start to Feel BetterOctober 12th, 2024
- How Long Does COVID Live on Surfaces? Experts Answer Your Coronavirus FAQsOctober 7th, 2024
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