Infectious Diseases

Jessica Seidelman, MD

Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine
Email address jessica.seidelman@duke.edu

Education and Training

College/University
University of Pennsylvania

Medical School
University of Michigan

Residency
Duke University

Career and Research Goals

My research interest are in hospital epidemiology and infection prevention. Clinically, I enjoy seeing patients with orthopedic-related infections.

Honors, awards and distinctions

  • IDWeek Trainee Award: In recognition of excellence in abstract submission for 2017 IDWeek conference (2017)
  • IDWeek 2016 Kass Award: In recognition of excellence in abstract submission. The Kass Awards have been established to honor the achievements of Edward H. Kass, MD in infectious disease research. (2016)
  • Patient Visitor Relations Gold Star: received when a patient turns in a caregiver’s name as someone who delivered excellent patient care during their hospital stay or clinic visit (2014)
  • Dean’s Commendation for Excellence in Clinical Skills and the Art of Medicine Award: This award is reserved for the top 10% of the graduating class and is based on clinical skills performance and the clinical component of clerkship grades (2013)
  • Faculty Appreciation Award: This award is for a senior who is “seen as a role model, has achieved a high GPA (top 10% of class) and who has demonstrated a commitment to school and/or community (2009)

What are the strengths of the Duke ID fellowship program?

Infectioius disease fellowship at Duke allows trainees to work with leading experts in multiple fields of infectious diseases. The faculty are very supportive and open to working with fellows on research projects. Duke also has a very strong transplant program, which exposes fellows to a significant amount of transplant-related infectious disease cases.

Education and Training

  • Fellowship, Infectious Disease, Duke University School of Medicine, 2016 - 2019
  • Residency, Internal Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, 2013 - 2016
  • M.P.H., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, 2019
  • M.D., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, 2013

Publications

Seidelman, Jessica L., Becky Smith, Brittain Wood, Linda Adcock, Barry Shelton, Kirk Huslage, Art Baker, et al. “Shifting surgical site infection denominators and implications for National Health Safety Network reporting..” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 40, no. 11 (November 2019): 1316–17. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2019.255.

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Seidelman, Jessica L., Becky Smith, Christopher Shoff, Arthur W. Baker, Sarah S. Lewis, Deverick J. Anderson, and Daniel J. Sexton. “Serious superficial incisional surgical site infections (SSISSIs): A proposed surveillance definition..” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 40, no. 11 (November 2019): 1258–59. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2019.174.

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Seidelman, Jessica L., Richard J. Wallace, Elena Iakhiaeva, Ravikiran Vasireddy, Barbara A. Brown-Elliott, Celeste McKnight, Luke F. Chen, Terry Smith, and Sarah S. Lewis. “Mycobacterium avium pseudo-outbreak associated with an outpatient bronchoscopy clinic: Lessons for reprocessing..” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 40, no. 1 (January 2019): 106–8. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2018.298.

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Seidelman, Jessica, Edward F. Hendershot, Nancy Henshaw, and Matthew Rein. “Caught on Colonoscopy: Schistosomiasis Manifesting as a Single Colonic Polyp..” Am J Med 131, no. 11 (November 2018): e441–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2018.06.034.

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Seidelman, Jessica, Arthur W. Baker, Deverick J. Anderson, Daniel J. Sexton, and Sarah S. Lewis. “Do Periarticular Joint Infections Present an Increase in Infection Risk?.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 39, no. 7 (July 2018): 890–91. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2018.80.

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Clement, Meredith E., Jessica Seidelman, Jiewei Wu, Kareem Alexis, Kara McGee, N Lance Okeke, Gregory Samsa, and Mehri McKellar. “An educational initiative in response to identified PrEP prescribing needs among PCPs in the Southern U.S..” Aids Care 30, no. 5 (May 2018): 650–55. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2017.1384534.

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Seidelman, Jessica L., Sarah S. Lewis, Kirk Huslage, Nancy Strittholt, Sheila Vereen, Chris Sova, Bonnie Taylor, et al. “To Be a CLABSI or Not to Be a CLABSI-That is the Question: The Epidemiology of BSI in a Large ECMO Population..” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 39, no. 3 (March 2018): 362–65. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2017.320.

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Seidelman, Jessica, Kristen V. Dicks, Michael J. Durkin, Arthur W. Baker, Rebekah W. Moehring, Deverick J. Anderson, Daniel J. Sexton, Luke F. Chen, and Sarah S. Lewis. “Using Clinical Scenarios to Understand Preventability of Clostridium difficile Infections by Inpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Programs..” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 38, no. 6 (June 2017): 747–49. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2017.32.

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