
Karen Blanton Brust MD
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, Texas A&M University College of Medicine
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200 Hawkins DrIowa City, IA 52242
Phone+1 319-356-7740
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Education & Training
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Baylor College of Medicine (Temple)Fellowship, Infectious Disease, 2009 - 2011
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Baylor College of Medicine (Temple)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2007
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioClass of 2004
Certifications & Licensure
IA State Medical License 2022 - 2027
TX State Medical License 2007 - 2022
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Limiting central venous catheter access for blood sampling and its impact on central line-associated bloodstream infection: A scoping review.Mary Beth Hovda Davis, Takaaki Kobayashi, Kathryn Trautman, Karen Brust
American Journal of Infection Control. 2025-11-04 - A research agenda for burn infection prevention: identifying knowledge gaps and prioritizing future directions.Madhuri M Sopirala, David Weber, Geeta Sood, Mohamed Yassin, Tina L Palmieri
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology. 2025-01-01 - A head-to-head comparison of the accuracy of commercially available large language models for infection prevention and control inquiries, 2024.Oluchi J Abosi, Takaaki Kobayashi, Natalie Ross, Alexandra Trannel, Guillermo Rodriguez Nava
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2024-12-12
Press Mentions
With Flu on the Rise, Patients Can Turn to TelehealthFebruary 11th, 2025
What You Can Expect from This Year’s Respiratory Virus SeasonOctober 2nd, 2024
Karen Brust, M.D.: Keeping Patients and Employees Safe in Uncertain TimesSeptember 27th, 2020- Join now to see all
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