Faculty and Staff at HEIC
Administration
Trish M. Perl, MD, MSc
Hospital Epidemiologist
Function: Oversee the functions of the Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control (HEIC) Email: tperl@jhmi.eduLisa Maragakis, MD, MS
Associate Hospital Epidemiologist
Function: Assists the Hospital Epidemiologist with the functions and personnel of the department. Assists research coodinator in directing research activities for the department. Email: lmaraga1@jhmi.eduSara Cosgrove, MD, MS
Director, Antibiotic Management Program; Associate Hospital Epidemiologist
Function: Oversees antibiotic use for Johns Hopkins Hospital. Assists the Hospital Epidemiologist with the functions and personnel of the department. Assists research coodinator in directing research activities for the department. Email: scosgro1@jhmi.eduPolly Ristaino, MS, CIC
Manager-Infection Control Practitioner/Epidemiologist
Function: Oversee Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control (HEIC) operations, co-ordinate and supervise infection control practitioners and manage the daily operations of the HEIC department.
Email: pristai1@jhmi.edu
Infection Control Practitioners/Epidemiologists
- Josh Bord, MS - jbord1@jhmi.edu
- Alicia Budd, MPH - abudd3@jhmi.edu
- Anne Caston-Gaa, RN, MSN, MPH - acaston2@jhmi.edu
- Laura Desnoo, RN, MSN, CNOR - ldesnoo1@jhmi.edu
- Donna Fellerman, RN, CIC - dfeller2@jhmi.edu
- Obaida Merheb, MS, CIC - omerheb1@jhmi.edu
- Sabra Shay, BSN, MPH - sshay1@jhmi.edu
- Amy Winkler, RN, MPH, CIC - awinkle4@jhmi.edu
Function: Plan and implement the infection control program for areas of responsibility; evaluate policies, procedures and practices relating to infection control; develop web-based educational materials; investigate clusters and outbreaks; monitor nosocomial infection rates and produce summary reports.
Support Staff
Elaine Fadden Nowakowski
Infection Control Assistant
Function: Assist infection control practitioners and other staff in implementation of infection control policies, practices, and procedures.
Email: efadden1@jhmi.eduDebbie McKeown
Staff Assistant
Function: Maintain project data, prepare various payroll and personnel forms, answer questions regarding departmental policies and procedures. Coordinate a variety of departmental projects, activities and schedules for the infection control professionals and other staff in the department.
Email: dmckeow2@jhmi.edu
Research Staff
Kathleen Speck, MPH
Research Coordinator
Function: Works with the Hospital Epidemiologists to coordinate and implement clinical research studies for the Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control. Carry out data collection and management of several multi-site studies.
Email: kspeck2@jhmi.eduResearch Assistants
Function: Carry out data collection and management of several multi-site studies
Tracy Ross, MT
Laboratory Specialist, Molecular Microbioloy and Epidemiology
Function: Support laboratory functions related to infection control, perform molecular typing
Email: tross@jmhi.edu
