Department of Internal Medicine
General Internal Medicine Faculty
Medical School:
Case Western Reserve University
Graduate School:
Harvard School of Public Health
Residency:
The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Fellowship:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Eli N. Perencevich, M.D., M.S.
Professor
Director, CADRE (the former CRIISP): Center for Comprehensive Access & Delivery Research and Evaluation
Dr. Perencevich's clinical and researdch interests focus on infection control.
Awards, Honors, and Organizations
- Infectious Diseases Society of America, 1997-
- Massachusetts Medical Society, 1998-
- American Society for Microbiology, 2000-
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, 2000-
- Society for Medical Decision Making, 2001-
- American Society of Internal Medicine, 2001-
- Association for Professionals in Infection Control, 2003-
- Editorial Boards
- Medical Decision Making, 2008-
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 2008-
- American Journal of Infection Control, 2009-
Recent Publications
- Schweizer ML, Furuno JP, Harris AD, Johnson JK, Shardell MD, McGregor JC, Thom KA, Sakoulas G, Perencevich EN. Empiric Therapy for Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia May Not Reduce In-Hospital Mortality. PLoS ONE. 2010 PLoS One. 2010 Jul 2;5(7):e11432. PMID: 20625395
- Perencevich EN, Diekema D. Decline in MRSA Epidemiology: where to go from here? (Editorial). JAMA. 2010 Aug 11;304(6):687-9. PMID: 20699464
- Morgan DJ, Day HR, Furuno JP, Young A, Johnson JK, Bradham DD, Perencevich EN. Improving efficiency in active surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus at hospital admission. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol.2010 Dec;31(13):1230-5. PMID: 21028966
- Schweizer ML, Furuno JP, Sakoulas G, Johnson JK, Harris AD, Shardell MD, McGregor JC, Thom KA, Perencevich EN. Increased Mortality with Accessory Gene Regulator (agr)-Dysfunction in Staphylococcus aureus among Bacteremic Patients. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2010 Dec 20. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21173172
- Day HR, Morgan DJ, Young A, Himelhoch S, Perencevich EN. Association Between Depression and Contact Precautions in Veterans at Hospital Admission. Am J Infect Control. 2011 Mar;39(2):163-5. PMID: 21356434
- Perencevich EN, Lautenbach E. Infection prevention and comparative effectiveness research. (Commentary) JAMA 2011 Apr 13;305(14)1482-3. PMID 21486981.