Jorge (Paiva Parada) Parada MD MPH FACP FIDSA FSHEA
Professor of Medicine and Public Health, Stritch School of Medicine and Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health - Loyola University of Chicago
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2160 S 1st AveFahey Center (54-110)Maywood, IL 60153
Phone+1 708-216-3135
Fax+1 708-216-8198
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Summary
- Dr. Parada is professor of medicine and public health, active clinician and educator at Loyola University Chicago. He is also the hospital epidemiologist and regional medical director of the Loyola Medicine Infection Prevention and Control Program as well as the former director of the antibiotic stewardship program.
* All views and opinions are mine and do not reflect those of my employer
Education & Training
Rush University Medical CenterFellowship, Health Services Research, 1997 - 1999
Harvard School Public HealthMPH, Public Health, 1996 - 1997
Boston University Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1995 - 1997
Stony Brook Medicine/University HospitalChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1995- Stony Brook Medicine/University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1994
- Stony Brook Medicine/University HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1992
- Lisbon Institute of Tropical Medicine and HygieneTropical Medicine Certification, 1988 - 1989
University of Lisbon Faculty of MedicineClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 1997 - 2026
MA State Medical License 1995 - 1998
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Diagnostic Accuracy of Pre-Biopsy MRI and CT Features for Predicting Vertebral Biopsy Yield in Suspected Vertebral Discitis Osteomyelitis: A Retrospective Single-Cente...Amirmasoud Negarestani, Andrew Pasion, Caleb Bhatnagar, Zuhaib Khokhar, Ashima Kundu
Diagnostics. 2025-07-11 - 2 citationsCharacterizing the urobiome in geriatric males with chronic indwelling urinary catheters: an exploratory longitudinal study.Emma Stewart, Baylie R Hochstedler-Kramer, Mark Khemmani, Nina M Clark, Jorge P Parada
Microbiology Spectrum. 2024-11-05 - Rapid and Robust Identification of Sepsis Using SeptiCyte RAPID in a Heterogeneous Patient Population.Robert Balk, Annette M Esper, Greg S Martin, Russell R Miller 3rd, Bert K Lopansri
Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024-10-10
Press Mentions
Rare Tick-Borne Virus Causing Neurological Symptoms Diagnosed in Northeastern StateJuly 31st, 2025- The 'Quad-Demic' Is Creeping up This Winter. Here's How to Protect YourselfJanuary 9th, 2025
- Chicago Doctors Urge Residents to Get Flu Vaccine Amid Rise in CasesNovember 4th, 2022
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