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Robert Penn, MD, Infectious Disease, Omaha, NE

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Infectious Disease Omaha, NE

Healthcare Associated Infections

Infectious Diseases Associates, PC, and Med Director, Healthcare Epidemiology Methodist Hospital

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  • Office

    Methodist Professional Building
    8111 Dodge Street, Suite 363
    Omaha, NE 68114
    Phone+1 402-354-8155
    Fax+1 402-354-8159

Summary

  • Robert G. Penn MD is a Board Certified ID Specialist in Omaha. Dr. Penn sees patients with complex infectious diseases primarily at Methodist Hospital. Dr. Penn also serves as Medical Director of Nebraska Methodist Hospital's Department of Infection Prevention. Dr. Penn's medical practice is privately operated through his company, Infectious Diseases Associates, P.C., with its office and clinic located on the campus of Methodist Hospital.
  • Robert G Penn MD, ID Specialist at Methodist Hospital in Omaha

    Robert G Penn MD is a Board Certified Infectious Disease Specialist providing care for patients with complex infectious diseases at Nebraska Methodist Hospital.

Education & Training

  • Creighton University School of Medicine (Omaha)
    Creighton University School of Medicine (Omaha)Fellowship, Infectious Disease, 1979 - 1981
  • University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine
    University of Nebraska Medical Center College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1978
  • University of Nebraska College of Medicine
    University of Nebraska College of MedicineClass of 1975
  • University of Nebraska at Lincoln
    University of Nebraska at LincolnB.S., with Distinction, 1968 - 1972

Certifications & Licensure

  • NE State Medical License
    NE State Medical License 1975 - 2026
  • IA State Medical License
    IA State Medical License 1998 - 2020
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA), 2010
  • Fellow Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), 2005
  • Fellow American College of Physicians (ACP), 2000
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Molecular characterization of a multiple resistant Klebsiella pneumonia encoding ESBLs and a plasmid-mediated AmpC  
    Hanson ND, Thomson KS, Moland ES, Sanders CC, Berthold G, Penn RG, J Antimicrob Chemoth, 1/1/1999
  • Treatment of Hemophilus influenzae Type B Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infection with Ceftriaxone and Rifampin: Case Report  
    Hellbusch LC, Penn RG, Nebr Med J, 1/1/1995
  • Normal Development Following Congenital HSV Infection  
    Walburn J, Willett L, Penn RG, Pedi Infect Diseases, 1/1/1991
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Experience Using Commercially Available Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Patients with Refractory Clostridium Difficile Infection.
    Bautista B, Neff W, Danekas P, Ehlers R, Penn R, American Society of Health System Pharmacy, Midyear Clinical Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2017
  • Surgeon Peer Review: An Initiative to Improve Communication and Provide Feedback on Potentially Preventable Surgical Site Infection Risk Factors.
    White RJ, Penn RG, Miller S, Vyhlidal S, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc., 35th Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting, 1/15/2008
  • A Hospital Outbreak of Norovirus and Development of �Upset Stomach Etiquette� (�USE�).
    Penn RG, Vyhlidal SK, O�Keefe A, Friend P, Kirby M, Micheels T, Miller S, Riessen L, Roberts S, White R, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, 17th Annual Scientific Meeting of SHEA, Baltimore, MD, 1/16/2007
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Lectures

  • Your Human Microbiome: What is it, and How it Impacts Your Health. 
    Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital, Council Bluffs, IA, 2018; Nebraska Methodist Hospital, Omaha, N - 1/24/2018
  • Clostridium difficile Infection & Intestinal Microbiota Dysbiosis. 
    Nebraska Methodist Hospital, Omaha, NE - 1/19/2018
  • Sepsis. 
    Nebraska Methodist Hospital, Omaha, NE - 1/18/2018
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Other

  • Book Review of Kasper DL, Fauci AS (eds), Harrison�s Infectious Diseases, 3rd Edition. McGraw-Hill, New York, 2017. 
    Penn RG, Doody�s Book Review Service (on line)
    http://www.doody.com
    1/13/2017
  • Book Review of Klein SL, Roberts CW (eds). Sex and Gender Differences in Infection and Treatments for Infectious Diseases, 1st Edition. Springer International Publishi... 
    Penn RG, Doody�s Book Review Service (on line)
    http://www.doody.com
    1/30/2016
  • Book Review of Franco-Paredes, C (ed). Core Concepts in Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1st Edition. Academic Press, Inc., 2016. 
    Penn RG, Doody�s Book Review Service (on line)
    http://www.doody.com
    1/11/2016
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Press Mentions

  • Nebraska’s First Coronavirus Patient Taken to Biocontainment Unit, Officials Say
    Nebraska’s First Coronavirus Patient Taken to Biocontainment Unit, Officials SayMarch 8th, 2020