Vance Fowler MD MHS

Professor, Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine

2100 Erwin RdDurham, NC 27705
Phone+1 919-620-4467

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Education & Training

Duke University HospitalFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1996 - 1999
Duke University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1996
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 1993

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Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 1995 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Beacon Oncology 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2016-2017

Clinical Trials

Observational Study of Sepsis and Pneumonia to Develop Diagnostic Tests
UNKNOWN
Virulence Determinants in S Aureus Bacteremia
COMPLETED
Treatment Algorithm to Reduce the Use of Vancomycin in Adults With Blood Stream Infection
COMPLETED
PHASE2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Escherichia coli ST131 Drives Carbapenem Use for E. coli Bloodstream Infections.
Natalie A Mackow, Wanying Shao, Lizhao Ge, Lauren Komarow, Jianping Jiang
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2026-07-23
Development and Application of a Desirability of Outcome Ranking (DOOR) Endpoint for Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections.
Jessica Howard-Anderson, Toshimitsu Hamasaki, Lizhao Ge, Deborah Collyar, Sara E Cosgrove
Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2026-06-01
1 citations
Interagency Collaboration for Patient-Centered Antibacterial Drug Development.
Jessica Howard-Anderson, Sarah B Doernberg, Dennis Dixon, Ramya Gopinath, Daniel Rubin
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2025-08-06

Journal Articles

Good Studies Evaluate the Disease While Great Studies Evaluate the Patient: Development and Application of a Desirability of Outcome Ranking Endpoint for Staphylococcu...
Helen W Boucher, G Ralph Corey, Vance G Fowler, Clinical Infectious Diseases

Other

Epidemiology of and risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in children
Fowler VG, Sexton DJ, Kaplan SL
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/epidemiology-of-and-risk-factors-for-staphylococcus-aureus-bacterem
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-10-26
Complications of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
Fowler VG, Sexton DJ
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/complications-of-staphylococcus-aureus-bacteremia
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-10-05
Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in adults
Fowler VG, Sexton DJ
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/treatment-of-staphylococcus-aureus-bacteremia-in-adults
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-03-01

Press Mentions

Where Are We in the Battle Against Antibiotic-Resistant Infections?December 4th, 2025
The Free Market Is Failing Us on AntibioticsDecember 25th, 2022
DARPA ECHO Program Testing Epigenome or DNA Changes for Tracking Exposure to Threat Agents, Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) on BattlefieldSeptember 30th, 2021