Luis Nelson Roman Tatem MD Critical Care Medicine (He/Him)
Critical Care Medicine/ Infectious Diseases
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747 BroadwaySeattle, WA 98122
Phone+1 206-215-2520
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Summary
- Luis Tatem, MD, is an infectious disease specialist based in Seattle, WA, currently serving as a physician at Swedish First Hill Campus. He completed a fellowship in critical care medicine at University of Alabama Medical Center and an infectious disease fellowship at Westchester Medical Center. His residency in internal medicine was at BronxCare Health System. Dr. Tatem has experience in HIV/AIDS, infectious disease, critical care, travel medicine, and tropical medicine. He has held roles as an intensivist, a critical care fellow, a clinical assistant professor, and a hospitalist. His publications include research on pericarditis, antibiotic prophylaxis risks, candidemia in COVID-19 patients, bacteremia related to appendicitis, and SARS-CoV-2 in adults with HIV.
Education & Training
University of Alabama Medical CenterFellowship, Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2022 - 2023
Westchester Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2017 - 2019
BronxCare Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 2011 - 2014
Universidad Autonoma de Santo DomingoClass of 2010
Certifications & Licensure
WA State Medical License 2024 - 2026
DE State Medical License 2014 - 2025
GA State Medical License 2024 - 2025
KY State Medical License 2024 - 2025
NC State Medical License 2024 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2019 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2023 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
American Academy of HIV Medicine HIV Specialist- American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH)Certificate of Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers' Health
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Pulmonary Manifestations of Babesiosis and Predictors of Mortality from a Quaternary Care Center in Westchester, New York.George Williams, Luis Tatem, Kuldeep Ghosh, Arturo G Pascual, Piotr Kapinos
Pathogens. 2025-04-12 - Polymicrobial Purulent Pericarditis From a Pancreatico-Pericardial Fistula.Christopher Richardson, Mark Cromer, Luis Tatem, Raymond Wade, Derek Russell
JACC. Case Reports. 2024-04-03 - AUA-recommended Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Primary Penile Implantation Results in a Higher, Not Lower, Risk for Postoperative Infection: A Multicenter Analysis. Letter.Rand N Wilcox Vanden Berg, Avneet Kaur, Luis N R Lantigua Tatem
The Journal of Urology. 2023-05-01
Authored Content
- Overview of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Adults Living with HIVSeptember 2021
- HIV transmission through living donor kidney transplant: An 11-year follow-up on the recipient and donorAugust 2021
- COVID-19 pneumonia in kidney transplant recipients: Focus on immunosuppression managementJuly 2021
- Successful Treatment of Brevibacterium Bacteremia Solely With Antimicrobial TherapyJune 2021
- Administration of high titer convalescent anti-SARS-CoV-2 plasma: From donor selection to monitoring recipient outcomes.February 2021
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Press Mentions
Another Struggle for Long Covid Patients: Disability BenefitsOctober 27th, 2021- COVID-19 Long-Haulers Struggle to Prove Illness for Disability BenefitsOctober 27th, 2021
Professional Memberships
- Infectious Diseases Society of AmericaMember
- American Society of TransplantationMember
- American Society of Tropical Medicine and HygieneMember
- American Academy of HIV MedicineMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
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