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Duane Hospenthal, MD, Internal Medicine, San Antonio, TX, Baptist Medical Center

DuaneRussellHospenthalMDPhD, FACP, FIDSA, FASTMH

Internal Medicine San Antonio, TX

Infectious Disease

Infectious Diseases physician

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Summary

  • Dr. Duane Hospenthal is an infectious diseases physician in San Antonio, TX. He serves as medical director of infection control at Baptist Health System, and has appointments at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and the University of the Incarnate Word. He received his medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and has been in practice more than 25 years. He specializes in infectious disease and is experienced in travel and tropical medicine, leptospirosis, fungal infections, burns, and military medicine. He has more than 300 publications.

Education & Training

  • National Capital Consortium
    National Capital ConsortiumFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1995 - 1998
  • National Capital Consortium
    National Capital ConsortiumResidency, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1994
  • Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
    Michigan State University College of Human MedicineClass of 1991
  • Michigan State University
    Michigan State UniversityPhD, Medical Mycology, 1986 - 1989
  • Michigan State University
    Michigan State UniversityMS, Medical Mycology, 1984 - 1986
  • Michigan State University
    Michigan State UniversityBS, Medical Technology, 1980 - 1984

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2012 - 2026
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 1993 - 2024
  • MT State Medical License
    MT State Medical License 2012 - 2014
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • The Middle Earth Innovation Award Sound Physicians, 2015
  • James D. Bruce Memorial Award for Distinguished Contributions in Preventive Medicine American College of Physicians, 2012
  • Finalist, Gold Headed Cane 2009, 2011
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Recovery of Multidrug-resistant Bacteria from Swabs Stored for Durations of 1 and 4 Weeks under Conditions Mimicking Long Distance Shipping Conditions  
    Mende K, Beckius ML, Hospenthal DR, J Clin Microbiol, 1/1/2014
  • Fungal Planet Description Sheets: 214-280  
    Crous PW, Shivas RG, Quaedvlieg W, van der Bank M, Zhang Y, Summerell BA, Guarro J, Wingfield MJ, Wood AR, Alfenas AC, Braun U, Cano-Lira JF, Garcia D, Marin-Felix Y, ..., Persoonia, 1/1/2014
  • Interlaboratory Agreement of Pulsed-field Gel Electrophoresis Identification of Leptospira Serovars  
    Mende K, Galloway RL, Becker SJ, Beckius ML, Murray CK, Hospenthal DR, Am J Trop Med Hyg, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
    Hospenthal DR, Disaster Medicine: The Medical Response to Terrorism, Natural and Industrial Catastrophes (Postgraduate Course 19), Int Conf Am Thoracic Soc, 61st Annu Mtg, The Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces, San Diego, CA, 2006; Bethesda, MD, 2006, 1/21/2006
  • Risk Factors for HIV Infection in the United States Military: A Cross-service Comparison
    Thomas AG, Brodine S, Starkey M, Ito S, Seib S, Kelley K, Tasker S, Barile A, Stephan K, Aronson N, Tamminga C, Emmons W, Fraser S, Wallace M, Hospenthal D, Shaffer R, NHRC Technical Report 02-31, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2003

Lectures

  • Infection Control in a Deployed Setting 
    Dallas, TX - 1/18/2012
  • Innovations in Wound Infection Prevention and Management and Antimicrobial Countermeasures, including Multiple Drug Resistant Organisms 
    National Harbor, MD - 1/24/2011
  • Guidelines for the Prevention of Infections following Combat-related Injuries: 2011 Update 
    Hampton, VA - 1/17/2011
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Other

  • Coccidioidomycosis 
    Hospenthal DR, Struble K, Oppenheimer AP, Arsura EL, eMedicine from WebMD
    http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/215978-overview
    1/8/2011
  • Coccidioidomycosis (Infectious Disease). 
    Arsura EL, Hospenthal DR, Oppenheimer AP, eMedicine from WebMD
    1/12/2010
  • General Symptoms: Fever 
    Hospenthal D, Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook. 2nd Ed. (DVD, 2010), US Government Printing Office
    Washington, DC - 1/1/2010
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Press Mentions

  • San Antonio Area Hospitals Continue Care for Hundreds of COVID Patients as New Cases Are Declining
    San Antonio Area Hospitals Continue Care for Hundreds of COVID Patients as New Cases Are DecliningSeptember 22nd, 2021
  • 'Just Get Another Dose' - Nearly 136,000 Overdue for Second COVID Shots
    'Just Get Another Dose' - Nearly 136,000 Overdue for Second COVID ShotsAugust 29th, 2021
  • 'The Outcomes in Our Sickest Are Better': How Doctors Have Adapted to Keep Stride with an Adapting Coronavirus
    'The Outcomes in Our Sickest Are Better': How Doctors Have Adapted to Keep Stride with an Adapting CoronavirusAugust 7th, 2021
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