Tamar F Barlam MD

Professor, Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine

725 Albany StreetShapiro 9, Suite BBoston, MA 02118
Phone+1 617-414-4290
Fax+1 617-414-4285

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Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Infectious Disease, 1982 - 1984
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1982
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 1979

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1991 - 2028
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Development of risk-standardized metrics for benchmarking hospitals on their inpatient antibiotic use.
Daniel J Livorsi, James A Merchant, Hyunkeun Cho, Heather Davila, Tamar F Barlam
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2026-09-01
Implementation strategies for sustainability of mupirocin decolonization across adult ICUs in an urban safety net hospital.
Angela L Cramer, Mary Bartkus, Alison L Nelson, Rebecca Rudel, Jacqueline Steiner
American Journal of Infection Control. 2026-07-01
Are there racial/ethnic differences in antibiotic treatment of community acquired pneumonia in the inpatient setting?
Shana A B Burrowes, Mari-Lynn Drainoni, Tamar F Barlam
Plos One. 2026-01-01

Press Mentions

Limiting Antibiotic Overprescription in Pandemics: New GuidelinesSeptember 22nd, 2022
Nine Faculty Promoted to ProfessorFebruary 2nd, 2021
Boston Infectious Disease Specialists: Our New Year’s ResolutionsDecember 31st, 2020

Grant Support

Implementing Telemedicine to Improve Appropriate Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Tract InfectionsBOSTON MEDICAL CENTER2022–2026
Implementing Telemedicine to Improve Appropriate Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Tract InfectionsBOSTON MEDICAL CENTER2022–2026

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