Daniel Sexton MD

Healthcare Associated Infections

Professor, Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine

2100 Erwin RdDurham, NC 27705
Phone+1 919-620-4467

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Education & Training

University of Missouri-ColumbiaResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1977
Duke University HospitalFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1974 - 1975
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1971 - 1972
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1971
Loras CollegeB.S., Maxima Cum Laude, 1964 - 1967

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Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 1974 - 2027
VA State Medical License 1997 - 2012
OK State Medical License 1977 - 1990
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2016
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Beacon Oncology 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2016
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2016

Clinical Trials

Effectiveness of Enhanced Terminal Room Disinfection to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs)
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Harvesting the low-hanging fruit? Comparative assessment of intravenous to oral route antimicrobial conversion policy implementation.
Rebekah W Moehring, Angelina Davis, Elizabeth Dodds Ashley, April P Dyer, Richard H Drew
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2023-06-01
1 citations
My winding journey to a career in hospital epidemiology: Serendipity, detours and opportunities.
Daniel J Sexton
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology. 2023-01-01
2 citations
Is Long-term Oral Therapy for Treatment of Bone and Joint Infections Ready for Prime Time?
Jessica Seidelman, Daniel J. Sexton
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2021-11-02

Journal Articles

Antimicrobial Activity of a Continuous Visible Light Disinfection System
David J Weber, Daniel J Sexton, Deverick J Anderson, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Delay in diagnosis of invasive surgical site infections following knee arthroplasty versus hip arthroplasty
Lewis SS, Dicks KV, Chen LF, Bolognesi MP, Anderson DJ, Sexton DJ, Moehring RW, Clin Infect Dis, 1/1/2015
Postoperative infection in spine surgery: does the month matter?
Durkin MJ, Dicks KV, Baker AW, Moehring RW, Chen LF, Sexton DJ, Lewis SS, Anderson DJ, J Neurosurg, 1/1/2015

Books/Book Chapters

Tropical Infectious Diseases: Principles, Pathogens & Practice
Chapter: Spotted Fever Rickettsioses
Page 323.0 - 329.0Sexton DJ, Walker DHEditors: Guerrant RL, Walker DH, Weller PF.Elsevier Saunders, EdinburghEdition 3rd,2011
Practical Healthcare Epidemiology
Chapter: How to get paid for healthcare epidemiology: a practical guide
Page 18.0 - 29.0Sexton DJ, Petrak RMEditors: Lautenbach E, Woeltje KF, Malani PN.U of Chicago Press, Chicago2010
HACEK in Clinical Infectious Disease
Page 965.0 - 969.0Chu VH, Sexton DJEditors: D Schlossberg.Cambridge University Press, New York NY2008

Abstracts/Posters

Bariatric surgery in 9 community hospitals: a weighty concern?
Freeman JT, Chen LF, Sexton DJ, Anderson DJ, 19th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2009
The NHSN definition of laboratory-detected bloodstream infection is not specific for Enterococcus
Chen LF, Freeman JT, Sexton DJ, Choi Y, Anderson DJ, 19th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2009
Hand Hygiene Non-Compliance and the Cost of Hospital-acquired MRSA Infection
Cummings KL, Anderson DJ, Kaye KS, 48th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapeutics/Infectious Disease Society of America 46th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2008

Lectures

Emergence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli in North Carolina: a harbinger of a wider problem?
San Diego, CA - 1/1/2009
Outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase (KPC) Producing Organisms in a Community Hospital in Virginia
Washington, DC - 1/1/2008
Seasonality of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia in three continents
San Diego, CA - 1/1/2007

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