
Daniel M. Musher MD
Professor, Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
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2002 Holcombe BlvdHouston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-794-7386
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Education & Training
Tufts Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1969 - 1971
Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1967 - 1968
NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1964 - 1965
NYU Grossman School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1963 - 1964
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1963
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 1971 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1980
- Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
Clinical Trials
- Compassionate Use of Nitazoxanide for the Treatment of Clostridium Difficile Infection Start of enrollment: 2004 Jan 01
- Response of Clostridium Difficile Infection to Metronidazole Therapy Start of enrollment: 2005 Jun 01
- Humoral Determinants of Immunity to Pneumococcal Infection Start of enrollment: 2003 Jan 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Commensal Bacteria: An Under-recognized Cause of Pneumonia.Daniel M Musher, Prathit A Kulkarni, Maria C Rodriguez-Barradas
The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2026-04-29 - Balance Versus Bias: Correcting Misinformation About the 2025 ATS Community-Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines.Julio A Ramirez, Barbara E Jones, Eyal Oren, Nilam J Soni, Marcos I Restrepo
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2026-03-04 - A pilot study to compare swab versus fluid culture obtained from infected sites in the operating room.Monica Lou, Avvi Shabat, Priya Amin, Raymond Lopez, Kenneth Muldrew
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2026-01-23
Other
- Pneumococcal vaccination in adultsMusher DM
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/pneumococcal-vaccination-in-adults
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-04-18 - Resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae to beta-lactam antibioticsMusher DM
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/resistance-of-streptococcus-pneumoniae-to-beta-lactam-antibiotics
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-02-28 - Resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae to the fluoroquinolones, doxycycline, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazoleMusher DM
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/resistance-of-streptococcus-pneumoniae-to-the-fluoroquinolones-doxy
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-01-06
Press Mentions
COVID and Flu Can Triple Your Risk of Heart AttackNovember 4th, 2025
Covid-19 and Flu Can Triple Your Risk of Heart Attack: US StudyOctober 30th, 2025
Covid and Flu Can Triple Your Risk of Heart AttackOctober 29th, 2025
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