RezhanHusseinMDFACP, FIDSA, AAHIVS

HIV/AIDS Medicine, Healthcare Associated Infections, International Health, Travel & Tropical

Associate Professor of Medicine Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, HMC, Division of Infectious Diseases & Epidemiology

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Office
500 University Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
Phone+1 717-531-8881

Fax+1 717-531-4633
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Education & Training

American Society of Tropical Medicine and HygieneCertification of Knowledge in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2018
American Academy of HIV MedicineCertification, 2006
West Virginia UniversityFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2004 - 2006
Capital Health Regional Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2003
University of Mosul College of MedicineClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2017 - 2024
VA State Medical License 2009 - 2018
WV State Medical License 2004 - 2014
TN State Medical License 2006 - 2010
NJ State Medical License 2003 - 2007
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
American Academy of HIV MedicineAAHIVS
American Society of Tropical Medicine & HygieneCertification

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching 2023-2024 Penn State University College of Medicine, 2024
Department of Medicine Education Recognition Award 2022-2023 Penn State Hershey Medical Center/Penn State College of Medicine, 2023
Exceptional Teacher Award Penn State College of Medicine, 2023
Exceptional Patient Experience Moments Recognition 2021
Exceptional Teacher Award Penn State University College of Medicine, 2021
Exceptional Patient Experience Moments Recognition (1) 2020
Exceptional Patient Experience Moments Recognition (2) 2020
Exceptional Teacher Award (student-selected) Penn State College of Medicine, 2020
Medical Group Dean’s List. Extraordinary Patient Satisfaction: In recognition of scoring in or above the 99th percentile among providers nationwide, Q3-FY 2018 Penn State College of Medicine, 2018
A Thank You Note for leadership in driving a successful sepsis initiative, resulted in the lowest in-hospital sepsis mortality among all the regional facilities of HCA Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center, 2014
A Thank You Letter for an exceptional level of professionalism during the multistate fungal meningitis outbreak of 2012 Lewis Gale Regional Health System’s President, 2012
Hospital Corporation of America Record Award, in recognition of outstanding creation of Infectious Diseases Electronic Medical Records Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), 2012
Honored by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) as distinguished physician and elected a Fellow of IDSA Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), 2011
East Tennessee State University, College of Medicine - Outstanding Clinical, Teaching and Research Achievements 2010
Patients' Choice recognition award 2008-2009
Third Year Internal Medicine Resident Recognition Award for Best Exemplifying Caring, Compassion, Integrity, Respect, Service and Team Work Nursing Staff at Capital Health System- Fuld Campus, 2003
Third Year Resident Best Performance Award, Internal Medicine In-Training Examination 2003
Letter of Recognition for Outstanding Performance Sulaimani Teaching Hospital, Health Directorate Office, 1993
Ranked in the top 10% of graduates University of Mosul College of Medicine, 1992
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Shielding a patient in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Rezhan Hussein> ;Families, Systems & Health. 2023 Sep 1
4 citations
Impact of Penicillin Allergy Label on Clinical Outcomes of Pneumonia in Children.
Lauren W Kaminsky, Sarah Al-Obaydi, Rezhan H Hussein, Alexandra A Horwitz, Taha Al-Shaikhly> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. in Practice. 2023 Jun 1
6 citations
Penicillin Allergy Label Is Associated With Worse Clinical Outcomes in Bacterial Pneumonia.
Lauren W Kaminsky, Rezhan Hussein, Taha Al-Shaikhly, Ghahramani, A.> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. in Practice. 2022 Dec 1
Nodular Skin Lesions in a Patient With X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia.
Catherine A Popadiuk, Ryan Svoboda, Rezhan Hussein, Taha Al-Shaikhly> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2023 Apr 3
Baricitinib versus dexamethasone for adults hospitalised with COVID-19 (ACTT-4): a randomised, double-blind, double placebo-controlled trial.
Wolfe CR, Tomashek KM, Patterson TF, Gomez CA, Marconi VC, Jain MK, Yang OO, Paules CI, Palacios GMR, Grossberg R, Harkins MS, Mularski RA, Erdmann N, Sandkovsky U, Al...> ;The Lancet. Respiratory medicine. 2022-05-23
Efficacy of interferon beta-1a plus remdesivir compared with remdesivir alone in hospitalised adults with COVID-19: a double-bind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phas...
Kalil AC, Mehta AK, Patterson TF, Erdmann N, Gomez CA, Jain MK, Wolfe CR, Ruiz-Palacios GM, Kline S, Regalado Pineda J, Luetkemeyer AF, Harkins MS, Jackson PEH, Iovine...> ;The Lancet. Respiratory medicine. 2021-10-18
2 citations
POPS case: A 30-year-old Filipino woman with fevers, lymphadenopathy, painful scalp lesions, and a neck mass.
Aparna S. Daley, Gillian R. Naro, Timothy J. Craig, Rezhan H.A. Hussein, Rashmi Banjade, Jennifer Jacobs, Ian R. Ross> ;Allergy and Asthma Proceedings. 2020 Jul 1
1 citations
Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection in Patients with Neurosurgical Hardware: Two Cases and A Review of the Literature
Varun Padmanaban, Rezhan Hussein, Elias Rizk> ;Cureus. 2020 Mar 24
11 citations
Blastomycosis in the Mountainous Region of Northeast Tennessee
Rezhan Hussein, Saad Khan, Foster Levy, Jay B. Mehta, Felix A. Sarubbi> ;Chest. 2009 Apr 1
A case of neurosyphilis involving the cerebellum on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with resolution of the abnormality after treatment
Rezhan Hussein, Melanie Fisher, Ansaar T Rai> ;International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2008 Jan 1
11 citations
Hand hygiene practices in adult versus pediatric intensive care units at a university hospital before and after intervention
Rezhan Hussein, Gerald R. Hobbs> ;Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2007 Jan 1
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Journal Articles

Book Review: “Parasites: The Inside Story”
Rezhan Hussein, Emerging Infectious Diseases, 10/10/2023
Talc Embolism: A Case of Extrapulmonary Complications
Rezhan Hussein, MD; Georgean deBlois, MD; Rashida Khakoo, M, Patient Care Online, 6/6/2017

Authored Content

Nodular Skin Lesions in a Patient With X-Linked AgammaglobulinemiaJuly 2022
Efficacy of interferon beta-1a plus remdesivir compared with remdesivir alone in hospitalised adults with COVID-19: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trialOctober 2021

Press Mentions

5K For Trey Raises FundsMay 14th, 2020
June 27, 2012: Dr. Rezhan Hussein will give practical advice on preventing food-borne illnessesMay 14th, 2020
Updates of Covid-19 potential treatments 4/6/2020 May 4th, 2020
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Committees

Member, Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee, Penn State Hershey Medical Center 2019 - Present
Chair, Antimicrobial Utilization and Stewardship Subcommittee, P and T Committee 2019 - Present
Co-chair/ Chair, Employee Health Department, Penn State Hershey Medical Center 2018 - Present
Member, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Evaluation Committee 2018 - Present
Physician Champion, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, SRMC 2010 - 2017
Member, Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee, SRMC 2010 - 2017
Chair, Infection Prevention and Control Committee, SRMC 2010 - 2017