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Office
3377 Riverbend Dr
Springfield, OR 97477Phone+1 541-242-5245Fax+1 541-686-3670
Summary
- Dr. Robert Pelz, MD is an infectious disease specialist in Springfield, Oregon. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Oregon, Washington, and Maryland. He is affiliated with PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend.
Education & Training
- National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine), 1999 - 2000
- Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1995 - 1999
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1995
- University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
- WA State Medical License 2000 - 2026
- OR State Medical License 2002 - 2025
- MD State Medical License 1995 - 2001
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 31 citationsAn outbreak of severe respiratory tract infection due to human metapneumovirus in a long-term care facility for the elderly in Oregon.Robert S. Liao, Dianna Appelgate, Robert K. Pelz
Journal of Clinical Virology. 2012-02-01 - 9 citationsProlonged Control of an HIV Type 1 Escape Variant Following Treatment Interruption in an HLA-B*27-Positive PatientKaren A. O'Connell, Robert K. Pelz, Jason B. Dinoso, Eric Dunlop, John Paik-Tesch
AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 2010-12-10 - 62 citationsThe association between anatomic site of Candida colonization, invasive candidiasis, and mortality in critically ill surgical patientsShelley S. Magill, Sandra M. Swoboda, Elizabeth A. Johnson, William G. Merz, Robert K. Pelz
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 2006-08-01
Press Mentions
- Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Convenes Statewide Advisory Panel on OutbreakApril 28th, 2020