Adam L. Hersh, M.D., Ph.D.

Specialties

Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Languages

English

Clinical Details

Locations

Schedule An Appointment	Clinical Office Address
(801) 581-6791	Primary Children's Hospital Pediatric Infectious Diseases 100 N Mario Capecchi Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84113

Bio

Dr. Hersh received his medical degree and doctoral degrees from Dartmouth Medical School, and completed his Pediatrics residency and Fellowships in Infectious Diseases and General Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. His clinical interests include all aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases among patients ranging from infants to young adults. His academic interests are in the areas of health services research and clinical epidemiology.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments	Pediatrics - Assistant Professor
Academic Divisions	Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Board Certification	American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Infectious Diseases)

Academic Profile

Research Interests

Influenza
Physician's Practice Patterns
Diffusion of Innovation
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Communicable Diseases
Antibiotics
Health Services Research

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments	Pediatrics - Assistant Professor
Academic Divisions	Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Board Certification	American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Infectious Diseases)

Academic Office Locations

Academic Office Phone Number	Academic Office Address
(801) 581-6791	Williams Building Pediatric Infectious Diseases 295 Chipeta Way Salt Lake City, UT 84108

Academic Bio

Dr. Hersh received his B.A. at Middlebury College and his doctoral and medical degrees at Dartmouth Medical School. He trained in pediatrics and pediatric infectious diseases at the University of California, San Francisco.

He joined the faculty at the University of Utah in 2010 as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Dr. Hersh is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. He currently serves as Chair of the Outpatient Subcommittee for the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Committee on Antimicrobial Stewardship. He also is the Associate Program Director of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Fellowship Program.

Dr. Hersh’s research interests include health services research and clinical epidemiology. His work focuses on understanding variability in the use of antimicrobials in pediatrics and developing interventions to improve the quality and safety of antimicrobial prescribing for children. His research has been supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles, textbook chapters, reviews and scientific abstracts.

Education

Education History

Type	School	Degree
Fellowship	University of California, San Francisco Pediatric Infectious Diseases	Fellow
Residency	University of California, San Francisco Pediatrics	Resident
Internship	University of California, San Francisco Pediatrics	Intern
Internship	University of California, San Francisco Medicine	Intern
Fellowship	Stanford Prevention Research Center	Fellow
Professional Medical	Dartmouth Medical School Medicine	M.D.
Doctoral Training	Dartmouth Medical School Evaluative Clinical Sciences	Ph.D.
Graduate Training	Stanford University Epidemiology	M.S.
Undergraduate	Middlebury College Summa Cum Laude, Mathematics	B.A.