Erica Constance Prochaska, M.D.

Headshot of Erica Constance Prochaska
  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Female

Research Interests

Epidemiology of bloodstream infections in neonates and infants; the epidemiology of community-onset bacterial infections; health equity; infection prevention; quality improvement ...read more

Background

Erica Prochaska is an assistant professor of pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She obtained her medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School and completed a residency in pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. She began her career as a pediatric hospitalist before going to Johns Hopkins for a pediatric infectious disease fellowship, after which she joined the Johns Hopkins faculty. 

...read more

Titles

  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Departments / Divisions

Education

Degrees

  • MD; University of Michigan Medical School (2016)

Residencies

  • Pediatrics; Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC (2019)

Fellowships

  • Pediatric Infectious Diseases; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2023)

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatric Infectious Diseases) (2023)
  • American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) (2019)

Research & Publications

Research Summary

Dr. Prochaska’s research interests include the epidemiology of bloodstream infections in neonates and infants, the epidemiology of community-onset bacterial infections, health equity, infection prevention and quality improvement.

Selected Publications

Prochaska EC, Xiao S, Tamma PD, Sick-Samuels A, Schumacher C, Gadala A, Carroll KC, Milstone AM. Trends in pediatric community-onset Staphylococcus aureus antibiotic susceptibilities over a five-year period in a multihospital health system. Antimicrobial Steward Healthcare Epidemiology. 2023; 17;3(1):e12.

Egbert ER, Xiao S, Prochaska E, Ali SO, Colantuoni E, Gadala A, Koontz D, Zhong D, Schumacher CM, Sick-Samuels AC, Debes AK, Milstone AM. Association of healthcare worker behaviors with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) risk during four pandemic periods and characteristics associated with high-risk behaviors. Antimicrobial Steward Healthcare Epidemiology. 2023 17;3(1):e16

Prochaska E, Jang M, Burd I. COVID-19 in pregnancy: Placental and neonatal involvement. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 2020; 84(5)e13306

Prochaska EC, Caballero TM, Fabre V, Milstone AM. Infection prevention requires attention to patient and caregiver language: Removing language barriers from infection prevention education. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Apr 11:1-4

Aneja A, Johnson J, Prochaska EC, Milstone AM. Microbiome dysbiosis: a modifiable state and target to prevent Staphylococcus aureus infections and other diseases in neonates. J Perinatol. 2023 Oct 30. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37904005

Activities & Honors

Honors

  • Alpha Omega Alpha
Is this you? Edit Profile
back to top button