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Office
307 41st Avenue Pl NW
Hickory, NC 28601Phone+1 828-304-4935Fax+1 828-304-4936- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Grace Auten, MD is an infectious disease specialist in Hickory, North Carolina. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina, Montana, and Missouri. She is affiliated with UNC Health Blue Ridge and Asheville Specialty Hospital.
Education & Training
MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1990 - 1990
Creighton University School of Medicine (Omaha)Fellowship, Infectious Disease, 1988 - 1989- Creighton University School of Medicine (Omaha)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1987
Duke University Hospital Occupational MedicineResidency, Occupational Medicine, 1983 - 1983
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1982
Certifications & Licensure
MT State Medical License 2011 - 2026
VA State Medical License 1990 - 2026
MO State Medical License 1997 - 2025
NC State Medical License 1999 - 2025
SC State Medical License 1995 - 2002- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 30 citationsSurgical Volume and the Risk of Surgical Site Infection in Community Hospitals : Size MattersDeverick J. Anderson, Matthew G. Hartwig, Theodore N. Pappas, Daniel J. Sexton, Zeina A. Kanafani, Grace Auten, Keith S. Kaye> ;Annals of Surgery. 2008 Feb 1
- 148 citationsSevere surgical site infection in community hospitals : Epidemiology, key procedures, and the changing prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusDeverick J. Anderson, Daniel J. Sexton, Zeina A. Kanafani, Grace Auten, Keith S. Kaye> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2007 Jul 12
- 125 citationsUnderresourced hospital infection control and prevention programs: penny wise, pound foolish?Deverick J. Anderson, Kathryn B. Kirkland, Keith S. Kaye, Paul A. Thacker, Zeina A. Kanafani, Grace Auten, Daniel J. Sexton> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2007 May 31
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Hospital Affiliations
- Asheville Specialty HospitalAsheville, North Carolina
UNC Health Blue RidgeMorganton, North Carolina
