Lucy Stuart Tompkins MD PhD
Professor, Medicine - Infectious Diseases, Stanford University Medical Center
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300 Pasteur DrRm L134Stanford, CA 94305
Phone+1 650-725-3861
Fax+1 650-723-3474
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Summary
- I am the Hospital Epidemiologist and Medical Director of the Infection Prevention and Control Department at Stanford Health Care (SHC) and have held this position for more than 30 years. I am also the co-Director of the Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training program in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine/Department of Medicine. I am the Lucy Becker Professor of Medicine (ID) and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
Education & Training
University of Washington School of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 1977 - 1979- University of WashingtonFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1976 - 1979
- University of WashingtonResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1976
Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1975
Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthClass of 1973, MD cum laude
Georgetown UniversityPhD, Microbiology, 1965 - 1971- University of DenverBS, Biology , Cum Laude, 1962 - 1963
- Stanford UniversityNo degree, Biology , 1958 - 1961
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1984 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Alumni Award Geisel Dartmouth School of Medicine, 2019
- Walter Stamm Mentor Award IDSA, 2010
- Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) AAAS, 2008
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsLow infectivity among asymptomatic patients with a positive severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) admission test at a tertiary care center, 2020-2022.Ralph Tayyar, Melanie A Kiener, Jane W Liang, Gustavo Contreras, Guillermo Rodriguez-Nava
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2024-02-01 - Use of a severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) strand-specific assay to evaluate for prolonged viral replication >20 days from illness onset.Jessica D Ferguson, Ralph Tayyar, Gustavo Contreras, Melanie Kiener, Alex N Zimmet
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2023-12-01 - 6 citationsGetting to zero: Impact of a device to reduce blood culture contamination and false-positive central-line-associated bloodstream infections.Lucy S Tompkins, Vivian Tien, Alexandra N Madison
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2023-09-01
Press Mentions
Stanford Alum Creates Portable UV-C Phone Case to Promote On-the-Go SanitizationApril 11th, 2021- Pandemic Thrust Infection Prevention Team into the SpotlightMarch 17th, 2021
- Here’s Why Distribution of the Vaccine Is Taking Longer Than ExpectedDecember 31st, 2020
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Grant Support
- Genetic And Cellular Basics Of H. Pylori PathogenesisNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2006–2010
- Epidemiology Of Emerging Infectious Diseases And BioterrNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2003–2007
- Genetic And Cellular Basis Of H. Pylori PathogenesisNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2001–2005
- Genetic Determinants Of Pathogenicity In LegionellaNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1997–2001
- Genetics And Cellular Basis Of H Pylori PathogenesisNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1996–1999
- Genetic Determinant Of Pathogenicity In LegionellaNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1991–1996
- Genetic Determinants Of Virulence In HelicobacterNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1992–1993
- Genetic Determinants Of Virulence In CampylobacterNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1986–1991
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- SHEAFellow
- American Society of MicrobiologyMember
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