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| Appointment(s) and Titles: |
Associate Professor, Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Creighton University
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Creighton University
Adjunct Associate Professor (Clinician), (Volunteer), Internal Medicine,
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Staff Physician, Hospital Epidemiologist, and Chief of Infectious Diseases,
V.A. Medical Center,
Omaha
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Education:
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B.S.,
University of Chicago, 1972
M.D.,
Harvard Medical School, 1976
Internal Medicine Residency,
University of Michigan
Affiliated Hospitals, 1976-79
Infectious Diseases Fellowship,
University of Minnesota, 1979-81
M.S.,
Harvard School of Public Health,
Department of Epidemiology, 2000. Concentration in Clinical Epidemiology. Program in Clinical Effectiveness, 1998-1999, of
Brigham and Women's Hospital,
Massachusetts General Hospital,
Harvard Medical School, and
Harvard School of Public Health
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| Research Interests: |
Hand washing improvement, as a feasible intervention to improve professional practice,
especially in hospital infection control.
Clinical infectious diseases.
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| Selected Publications: |
Bittner MJ, Horowitz EA, Safranek TJ, Preheim LC. Emergence of Mycobacterium kansasii as the leading mycobacterial pathogen over a 20-year period at a Midwestern
Veterans Affairs hospital. Clin Infect
Dis 1996(Jun);22(6):1109-1110
Bittner MJ, Toney JF, Eleftheriou PD, Ribner BS. Randomized, double-blind comparison of oral cefpodoxime and parenteral ceftriaxone in hospitalized adults with community-acquired pneumonia.
J Clin Outcomes Management
1999(Mar);6(3):38-45
Bittner MJ, Rich EC, Turner PD, Arnold WH. Limited impact of simple feedback
based on soap and paper towel consumption on the frequency of hand washing in an
adult intensive care unit.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol.
2002(Mar);23:120-126.
Donta, ST, Engel, Jr., CC, Collins, JF, et al.
Benefits and harms of doxycline treatment for Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses.
Ann Intern Med 2004 (Jul
20)141:85-94
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Honors & Awards
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Best Doctors in America, 2003-04, 2005-06 Outstanding Teacher Award. Selected by University of Nebraska College of Medicine American Medical Student Association Class of 1997 (awarded 1995) and Class of 1998 (awarded 1996).
Golden Apple teaching award nominee. Selected by Creighton University School of
Medicine Class of 2000 (nominated 1998), Class of 2005 (nominated 2003), Class
of 2006 (nominated 2004)
Board Certified
in Internal Medicine and in Infectious Diseases.
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Certificate of Knowledge
in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers' Health
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