Professor, Medicine-Infectious Disease, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Infectious Disease

Bryan P. Simmons, MD practices Infectious Disease. He went to medical school at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He received awards:"Top MD". Bryan Simmons is also published. He has 28 publications published. The lastest publication: "Prognostic value of a hand symptom diagram in surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome.'

Publications

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• History of SHEA-sponsored research: time to pass the torch.
• Timing of antimicrobial prophylaxis and the risk of surgical site infections: results from the Trial to Reduce Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Errors.
• The effect of a quality improvement collaborative to improve antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgical patients: a randomized trial.
• The impact of hospital practice on central venous catheter associated bloodstream infection rates at the patient and unit level: a multicenter study.
• Response to emerging infection leading to outbreak of linezolid-resistant enterococci.
• Comparing bloodstream infection rates: the effect of indicator specifications in the evaluation of processes and indicators in infection control (EPIC) study.
• Preventing central venous catheter-associated primary bloodstream infections: characteristics of practices among hospitals participating in the Evaluation of Processes...
• Neurologic complications including paralysis after a medication error involving implanted intrathecal catheters.
• Impact of hospital care on incidence of bloodstream infection: the evaluation of processes and indicators in infection control study.
• Comparison of clinical indicators for performance measurement of health care quality: a cautionary note.
• Definition and adjustment of Cesarean section rates and assessments of hospital performance.
• Prognostic value of a hand symptom diagram in surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome.
• The tools of quality improvement: CQI versus epidemiology.
• Epidemiologic approaches to quality assessment.
• SHEA and JCAHO: partners in science.
• The Project to Monitor Indicators: a collaborative effort between the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and the Society for Healthcare Epid...
• Toward better antibiotic use in hospitals.
• Variation in medical practice: implications for the hospital epidemiologist.
• A self-administered questionnaire for the assessment of severity of symptoms and functional status in carpal tunnel syndrome.
• The Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research.
• A sequential study of intravenous and oral fleroxacin in the treatment of complicated urinary tract infection.
• Continuous quality improvement. Concepts and applications for physician care.
• Clinical study of intravenous and oral ciprofloxacin in complicated bacterial infections.
• Enterobacter sakazakii infections in neonates associated with intrinsic contamination of a powdered infant formula.
• Guideline for prevention of nosocomial pneumonia.
• Guideline for isolation precautions in hospitals.
• CDC guidelines for the prevention and control of nosocomial infections. Guideline for hospital environmental control.

Schools

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• Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine

• Hershey Hospital

• Emory University

Doctors Specialties

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• Infectious Disease Medicine
• Infectious Disease

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Top MD

Education

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• Emory University
• Penn State University
• Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Hospital

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• University of Tennessee Medical Center

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1619971637
NPPES Provider LastName		SIMMONS
NPPES Provider FirstName		BRYAN
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		381043424
NPPES Provider State		TN
Specialty Description		Infectious Disease
Total Claim Count		26.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1619971637
Last Name Of The Provider	SIMMONS
First Name Of The Provider	BRYAN
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