NasiaSafdarMD
Infectious Disease • Madison, WIAssistant Professor, Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School
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Office
600 Highland Ave
Madison, WI 53792Phone+1 608-263-0943Fax+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
- 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
- Impact of Probiotics for Reducing Infections in Veterans: The IMPROVE Study Start of enrollment: 2011 Oct 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 120 citationsResearch Methods in Healthcare Epidemiology: Survey and Qualitative ResearchNasia Safdar, Lilian M. Abbo, Mary Jo Knobloch, Susan K. Seo
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2016-08-12 - 63 citationsRandomized, double-blind trial of anidulafungin versus fluconazole for prophylaxis of invasive fungal infections in high-risk liver transplant recipients.Drew J. Winston, Ajit P. Limaye, Shawn J. Pelletier, Nasia Safdar, Michele I. Morris
American Journal of Transplantation. 2014-12-01 - 117 citationsThe epidemiology and outcomes of invasive Candida infections among organ transplant recipients in the United States: results of the Transplant‐Associated Infection Sur...David R. Andes, Nasia Safdar, John W. Baddley, Barbara D. Alexander, Lisa Brumble
Transplant Infectious Disease. 2016-12-01
Journal Articles
- Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for the Treatment of Recurrent and Severe Clostridium Difficile Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter ExperienceRaj 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 SystemDale 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 AdministrationEli N Perencevich, Nasia Safdar, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
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
- 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- Ivermectin Does Not Prevent COVID-19 Hospitalization, Study FindsMarch 31st, 2022
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