Lucy Tompkins
Academic Appointments
- Professor, Medicine - Infectious Diseases
- Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
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Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
300 Pasteur Dr S101F; MC 5107 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 725-6542 Fax (650) 723-3474
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 725-3861Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Infectious Diseases
- Internal Medicine
- hospital epidemiology
Administrative Appointments
- Hospital Epidemiologist , Med Director, Infection Control Hospital Epi Dept;, Stanford Hospital and Clinics (1989 - present)
- Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Medicine (2001 - present)
- Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Department of Medicine (2001 - 2008)
- Medical Director, Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Stanford Hospital and Clinics (1983 - 1998)
Honors and Awards
- Fellow, AAAS (2001)
- Fellow, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (1998)
- Fellow, Infectious Dis Soc of America (1987)
- Fellow, Am.Academy Microbiology (1997)
- Member, Am. Assoc Physicians (1995)
Professional Education
| Fellowship: | University of Washington School of Medicine WA (1979) |
| Residency: | University of Washington School of Medicine WA (1976) |
| Board Certification: | Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (1976) |
| Residency: | Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center NH (1975) |
| Internship: | Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center NH (1974) |
Postdoctoral Advisees
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Since 2010 I have focused my research interests in clinical research studies in the general field of healthcare associated infections. Current research projects include use of novel technologies to improve hand hygiene compliance and Clostridium difficile infections.
Publications
- Helicobacter pylori usurps cell polarity to turn the cell surface into a replicative niche. PLoS Pathog. 2009; (5): e1000407
- Investigation of mediastinitis due to coagulase-negative staphylococci after cardiothoracic surgery. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006; (3): 305-7
- Microarray detection of human parainfluenzavirus 4 infection associated with respiratory failure in an immunocompetent adult. Clin Infect Dis. 2006; (8): e71-6
- Helicobacter pylori CagA induces a transition from polarized to invasive phenotypes in MDCK cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005; (45): 16339-44
- Prolonged incubation and extensive subculturing do not increase recovery of clinically significant microorganisms from standard automated blood cultures. Clin Infect Dis. 2005; (11): 1677-80
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