Department of Internal Medicine

Infectious Diseases Faculty


Philip Polgreen photo

Medical School:
University of Cincinnati

Residency:
The University of Iowa

Fellowship:
The University of Iowa

Philip M. Polgreen, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor

Dr. Polgreen is the director of the Infectious Disease Society of America’s Emerging Infections Network, a CDC-sponsored sentinel surveillance group. In addition to traditional hospital epidemiology, his research interests include developing new ways to aggregate information about infectious diseases (e.g., prediction markets) and applying quantitative methods to help prevent the spread of infections. He is currently working with an interdisciplinary group of researchers to apply quantitative approaches (e.g., social networking, time series methods) to understand and solve problems in the field of infectious diseases.

Honors, Awards, and Organizations

Select Publications

  1. Polgreen PM, Nelson FD, and Neumann GR.  Use of Prediction Markets to Forecast Infectious Diseases Activity.  Clin Infect Dis, 2007; 44(2):272-279.
  2. Polgreen, PM, Bohnett, LC, Cavanaugh, JE, Gingerich, SB, Desjardin, LE, Harris, ML, Quinlisk, Pentella, MA, The Duration of Mumps Shedding Following the Onset of Symptoms, Clin Infect Dis 2008 May 1;46(9):1447-9.
  3. Polgreen PM, Septimus E, Parry MF, Beekmann SE, Cavanaugh JE, Srinivasan A, Talbot TR. Relationship of influenza vaccination declination statements and influenza vaccination rates in 22 U.S. hospitals. Infect Control Hospl Epidemiol. 2008 Jul;29(7):675-7.
  4. Polgreen PM, Chen Y, Pennock DM, Nelson FD. Using internet searches for influenza surveillance. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Dec 1;47(11):1443-8.
  5. See complete list of publications on PubMed.

Links of Interest

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