Nasia Safdar MD

Infectious Disease•Madison, WI

Assistant Professor, Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School

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600 Highland AveMadison, WI 53792
Phone+1 608-263-0943
Fax+1 608-265-8885

Education & Training

University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2003
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2000 - 2002
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 2000
Aga Khan Medical CollegeClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

WI State Medical License 1999 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Clinical Trials

A Pilot Trial to Determine the Efficacy of VSL#3 for Reducing Colonization by VRE Start of enrollment: 2008 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 2
A Pilot Trial to Determine the Efficacy of Lactobacillus Rhamnosus for Reducing Colonization by Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) (PROSE) Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 2
Impact of Probiotics for Reducing Infections in Veterans: The IMPROVE Study Start of enrollment: 2011 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 2
Probiotics for Clostridium Difficile Infection in Older Adults Start of enrollment: 2013 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 2
A Trial of Encapsulated Fecal Microbiota for Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus Decolonization Start of enrollment: 2017 Aug 17
Completed
Phase 2
Efficacy of Oral Vancomycin Prophylaxis for Prevention of Recurrent Clostridium Difficile Infection Start of enrollment: 2018 May 21
Completed
Phase 2
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for C. Difficile Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients Start of enrollment: 2022 Aug 03
TERMINATED
PHASE2
Phase II Trial of Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT) for VRE and CRE Patients Start of enrollment: 2022 Sep 01
Withdrawn
Phase 2
FQ Restriction for the Prevention of CDI Start of enrollment: 2019 May 01
COMPLETED
Effect of Expanding (Gloving) Barrier Precautions for Reducing Clostridium Difficile Acquisition (and Infection) in VA Start of enrollment: 2022 Mar 29
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Examining the implementation of a multi-site evidence-based intervention to reduce fluoroquinolone usage: A qualitative content analysis of staff interviews to identif...
Demetrius Solomon, Jukrin Moon, Vishala Parmasad, Sara Hernandez, Douglas Wiegmann
Applied Ergonomics. 2025-05-01
Veteran patient perceptions of a universal gloving intervention for health care-associated infection prevention: A qualitative study.
Julie A Keating, Linda McKinley, Katherine Dolan, Helene Moriarty, Vishala Parmasad
American Journal of Infection Control. 2025-04-01
2 citations
Diverse Sources and Latent Reservoirs of Community-Associated Clostridioides difficile Infection.
Ahmad F Alshannaq, Ashley E Kates, Julie A Keating, Linda L Mckinley, Jonah W Dixon
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2025-02-05

Journal Articles

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for the Treatment of Recurrent and Severe Clostridium Difficile Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter Experience
Raj Vuppalanchi, Adam Ehrlich, Michael Smith, Asif Sharfuddin, Nasia Safdar, Nirmal Kaur, Elizabeth Ann Misch, Monika Fischer, Ann Flynn, Vincent Ganapini, Michael H W..., American journal of transplantation
Research Agenda for Microbiome Based Research for Multidrug-Resistant Organism Prevention in the Veterans Health Administration System
Dale N Gerding, Loreen Herwaldt, Daniel J Diekema, Nasia Safdar, Matthew Samore, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Setting the Research Agenda for Preventing Infections from Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in the Veterans Health Administration
Eli N Perencevich, Nasia Safdar, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Abstracts/Posters

Using Virus Sequencing to Determine Source of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission for Healthcare Worker
Nasia Safdar, MD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019

Authored Content

Hospital-Acquired Infections Are Rising – Here’s How to Protect Yourself in Health Care SettingsJuly 2024
Using Virus Sequencing to Determine Source of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission for Healthcare WorkerAugust 2020
The Wrong Frame of MindMay 2018

Press Mentions

Legionella Bacteria Found in Rady Children's Hospital Water SupplyMarch 31st, 2025
Hospital-Acquired Infections Are Rising – Here’s How to Protect Yourself in Health Care SettingsJuly 26th, 2024
Why a Coronavirus-Flu ‘Twindemic’ May Never HappenApril 8th, 2022
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Grant Support

BCCMA: Targeting Gut-Microbiome in Veterans Deployment related Gastrointestinal and Liver diseases; CMA5- Functional metagenomics in GWI-related gut dysfunctionWM S. MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSP2023–2027