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Louis Katz, MD, Infectious Disease, Washington, DC

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Infectious Disease Washington, DC

Healthcare Associated Infections, STD Medicine

Chief Medical Officer and (acting) Chief Executive Officer America's Blood Centers

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Education & Training

  • Genesis Health System
    Genesis Health SystemResidency, Teaching Faculty, 1982
  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
    University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1981 - 1982
  • American Lung Association
    American Lung Association1980 - 1982
  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
    University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1979 - 1982
  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
    University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1979
  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
    University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsInternship, Internal Medicine, 1976 - 1977
  • University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
    University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineClass of 1976
  • University of Iowa
    University of IowaBS, 1968 - 1972
  • University of Iowa
    University of IowaB.S., With Honors and Distinction, 1968 - 1972
  • Davenport Central
    Davenport CentralHigh school diploma, 1965 - 1968

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1987 - 2026
  • IA State Medical License
    IA State Medical License 1977 - 2026
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • President’s Award Foundation for America’s Blood Centers, 2011
  • Thomas F. Zuck Lifetime Achievement Award America’s Blood Centers, 2011
  • President's Award Foundation for America's Blood Centers, 2011
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Editor's Choice: How Can the Blood Transfusion Medicine Community Contribute to Public Health in Tough Economic Times?  
    Katz LM, J Infect Dis., 1/1/2012
  • Xenotropic murine leukemia virus–related virus (XMRV) and blood transfusion: report of the AABB Interorganizational XMRV task force.  
    Klein HG, Dodd RY, Hollinger FB, Katz LM, Kleinman S, McCleary KK, Silverman RH, Stramer SL, Transfusion, 1/1/2011
  • Establishment of a New Human Pneumococcal Standard Reference serum 007sp.  
    Goldblatt D, Plikaytis B, Akkoyunlu M, Antonello J, Ashton L, Blake M, Burton R, Care R, Durant N, Feavers I, Fernsten P, Fievet F, Giardina P, Jansen K, Katz L, Kiers..., Clin Vacc Immunol, 1/1/2011
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • The contribution of blood to hospital revenue in the United States.
    Macpherson, J., Brown Mahoney, C., Katz, L., Bianco, C., International Society for Blood Transfusion, Cape Town, RSA, 1/1/2006
  • Determinants of donor satisfaction using an audiovisual touch-screen computer-assisted self-interviewing (AVT) system.
    Johnston, J.C., Cumming, P.D. Jones, D., Katz, L.M., Watlington, N., Transfusion, 1/1/2006
  • Internet donor health history interview.
    Katz, L., Schifano, J., Scott, E., Abrams, P., Cumming, P., Jogasurya, W., Annual Meeting American Association of Blood Banks, Seattle, WA, 1/1/2005
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Lectures

  • Yield of West Nile Virus (WNV) nucleic acid testing (NAT) of U.S. Blood Donors. 
    Annual Meeting International Society of Blood Transfusion, Edinburgh, Scotland - 1/1/2004
  • Malarial Area Maps and Acceptability Guide. 
    Annual Meeting American Association of Blood Banks, Baltimore, MD - 1/1/2004
  • Automated Donor Interviewing: First Results from Replication and Expansion Studies. 
    Annual Meeting American Association of Blood Banks, Baltimore, MD - 1/1/2004
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Other

  • Recommendations for counseling persons infected with Human T-lymphotrophic virus, types I and II. 
    L. Katz, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports
    1/1/1993

Press Mentions

  • Measuring All Deaths in Iowa Reveals COVID-19'S Bleak Toll
    Measuring All Deaths in Iowa Reveals COVID-19'S Bleak TollDecember 27th, 2020
  • Why Some Ebola Patients Bleed, and How Plasma Might Help Recovery
    Why Some Ebola Patients Bleed, and How Plasma Might Help RecoveryOctober 15th, 2014