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Co-Director of the JHHS HEIC Clinical Community
Senior Director of Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Control
Associate Professor in infectious diseases and epidemiology at The Johns Hopkins University, is the Hospital Epidemiologist and Director of the Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control (HEIC) at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. In this role, she is responsible for the conceptualization, planning, implementation, and development of the hospital’s infection control and prevention program. Her research interests are the epidemiology, prevention and control of healthcare-acquired infections and antimicrobial-resistant gram negative bacilli. Dr. Maragakis serves as a member of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and also as a Councilor on the Board of Directors of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). Email: lmaraga1@jhmi.edu
Infection control practitioner and epidemiologist, is the Director of Operations for Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control (HEIC) at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. In this role, she is responsible for the oversight of HEIC operations, coordination and supervision of the Infection Control Epidemiologists, and management of the daily operations of the HEIC department. Email: ptrexle1@jhmi.edu
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Associate hospital Epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Faculty Member at Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality. Her research interest focuses the prevention of pathogen transmission in the hospital environment. This includes novel strategies of improving patient room cleaning and disinfection, including human factors engineering approaches, and conducting robust clinical trials to examine effectiveness of “no touch” novel technologies such as UV-C light. She has particular interest in carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae transmission in the hospital environment, including outbreak management, and transmission and epidemiology of Clostridium difficile. Her other area of interest is diagnostic stewardship, and the behavioral, cultural and human factors aspects of implementation of initiatives to enhance appropriate use of diagnostic tests. She leads a national initiative, as part of the High Value Practice Academic Alliance, examining strategies for appropriate testing for Clostridium difficile. This is a wider implementation of work that Dr. Rock conducted with The Johns Hopkins Health System facilities. Dr. Rock has multiple sources of grant funding including from the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and industry. Dr. Rock is Vice Chair of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Research Network, and serves on the SHEA research committee. Email: Clare.Rock@jhmi.edu
Complete List of Published Work in Bibliography: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1TaI-0cNSWBA3/bibliography/48044887/public/
Professor of medicine and epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University, is an infectious diseases physician, Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program and Associate Hospital Epidemiologist at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. She is responsible for oversight of antibiotic use at hospital and assists the hospital epidemiologist with the functions of the HEIC department. Dr. Cosgrove’s research interests include epidemiology and outcomes of antimicrobial resistance, development of tools and programs to promote rational use of antimicrobials, prevention of hospital-acquired infections and epidemiology and management of S. aureus bacteremia. She currently serves as Secretary on the SHEA Board of Directors and is the Chair of SHEA’s Antimicrobial Stewardship Taskforce.department. Email: scosgro1@jhmi.edu
Associate professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at The Johns Hopkins University, is an infectious disease consultant and Associate Hospital Epidemiologist at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. His research interests focus on prevention of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) and emergence of antibiotic resistance in children. His studies are helping to define prevalence and transmission of multidrug-resistant bacteria in hospitalized children and identify interventions to reduce their spread and prevent HAIs, and to understand the epidemiology and prevention of bloodstream infections in children. Email: amilsto1@jhmi.edu
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Associate hospital Epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Email: mfabre1@jhmi.edu
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The Infection Control Practitioners plan, lead and implement the infection control program for their areas of responsibility; evaluate policies, procedures and practices relating to infection control; develop web-based educational materials; investigate clusters and outbreaks; monitor healthcare-associated infection rates and produce summary reports; and lead collaborative interventions to prevent healthcare-associated infections.
Amy Winkler, RN, MPH, CIC - awinkle4@jhmi.edu
Emily Singeltary, MPH,CIC – esingel2@jhmi.edu
Frances Nicholson, MPH, CPH – fnichol5@jhmi.edu
Heather Saunders, MPH,RN,CIC – hsaunde3@jhmi.edu
Jennifer Berry, MPH – jberry31@jhmi.edu
Kimberly Weems, MPH –kweems1@jhmi.edu
Infection Control Associates
Elaine Nowakowski - Elaine.Nowakowski@jhmi.edu
James Lillie – jlillie3@jhmi.edu
Avinash Gadala, M.S., B.Pharma, is the Clinical Analytics Systems Architect for the department. In this role, he participates in making strategic data-related decisions by sourcing, analyzing, validating, internally managing and reporting high quality and often complex data to detect, quantify and prevent healthcare-acquired infections in The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He defines and directs the data management workflow for assigned projects, ensuring all necessary data quality control measures are in place and serves as the data management expert. He assists research efforts by providing statistical support, directs the creation and management of new database systems and implements reporting and quality assurance activities. Email: agadala1@jhmi.edu
Tim Williams, B.S. Information Systems, is the BI Developer & Data Analyst and provides data management and analysis for HEIC operations. – Email: twill209@jhmi.edu
Elena Staicu is the Financial Analyst and Project Manager for the department. In this role, she works with faculty and administrative staff in the compilation and management of financial information, budgets, grants, and contracts. She also manages diverse departmental projects and supports the JHH Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control and the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in data collection, analysis, and data management. Email: estaicu1@jhmi.edu
Melissa Dudley MPH, Project Administrator for the department.
Debbie McKeown is the Administrative Coordinator for the department. In this role, she assists the faculty and staff and coordinates a variety of departmental projects, activities and schedules for the infection control professionals and other staff in the department. Email: dmckeow2@jhmi.edu
Valerie Finney is the Hand Hygiene Compliance Coordinator for the department. In this role, she monitors compliance with hand hygiene policies in the hospital, provides direct feedback and education to hospital personnel regarding hand hygiene processes, and supports departmental projects and activities. Email: vfinney1@jhmi.edu
Tracy Ross, MT is the Molecular Microbiology and Epidemiology Laboratory Specialist. In this role, she conducts and supports laboratory functions related to infection control, performs molecular typing of pathogens, and supports the investigative and research activities of the Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control and the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.. Email: tross@jmhi.edu
Verna Scheeler, Research Manager – vscheel1@jhu.edu
Mike Anderson, Research Assistant – mande123@jhmi.edu
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