Emily R.M. Sydnor Spivak,
MHS, MD
Languages Spoken: English
Dr. Sydnor joined the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Assistant Professor in the fall of 2011. She cares cares for general infectious diseases patients on the inpatient Infectious Diseases consult service at both the University and VA Hospitals, and also sees patients at the Salt Lake City VA Infectious Diseases Clinic. She is the founder and Medical Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at the Salt Lake City VA and is similarly working to develop an antimicrobial stewardship program at the University of Utah Hospital focused on optimizing antimicrobial use to achieve the best clinical outcomes for our patients.
Clinical Locations
University Hospital
Infectious Diseases, Clinic 1A801-585-2031
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Internal Medicine
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Assistant Professor (Clinical) |
| Academic Divisions | Infectious Diseases |
| Board Certification | American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine) American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Infectious Disease) |
Dr. Spivak joined the faculty in 2011 after completing Infectious Diseases fellowship training at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and an MHS in Clinical Investigation at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. During fellowship, Dr. Spivak received training in antimicrobial stewardship and hospital epidemiology. She founded and is the Medical Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at the Salt Lake City VA Medical Center. She is similarly expanding her efforts and working with the Clinical Pharmacy to develop a robust antimicrobial stewardship program at the University of Utah Hospital.
Dr. Spivak's research interests focus on understanding patterns and drivers of antimicrobial use, methods to assess appropriateness of antimicrobial use, and development and evaluation of methods to promote the rational use of antimicrobials. To this end, she is involved with national efforts within the VA and other professional organizations to increase awareness around antimicrobial resistance and the importance of improving antimicrobial prescribing in order to improve clinical outcomes and improve patient safety.
Academic Locations
801-585-7447
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Internal Medicine
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Assistant Professor (Clinical) |
| Academic Divisions | Infectious Diseases |
| Board Certification | American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine) American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Infectious Disease) |
Education History
| Graduate Training | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Clinical Investigation M.H.S. |
| Fellowship | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Infectious Diseases Fellow |
| Chief Resident | Osler Medical Service, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Internal Medicine Chief Resident |
| Residency | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Internal Medicine Resident |
| Internship | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Internal Medicine Intern |
| Professional Medical | University of Virginia School of Medicine Medicine M.D. |
| Undergraduate | The College of William and Mary Biology B.S. |
Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Yarbrough PM, Kukhareva PV, Spivak ES, Hopkins C, Kawamoto K (2015). Evidence-based care pathway for cellulitis improves process, clinical, and cost outcomes. J Hosp Med, 10(12), 780-6.
- Spivak ES, Kendall B, Orlando P, Perez C, De Amorim M, Samore M, Pavia AT, Hersh AL (2015). Evaluation of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy at a Veterans Affairs Hospital. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 36(9), 1103-5.
- Dufresne SF, Marr KA, Sydnor E, Staab JF, Karp JE, Lu K, Zhang SX, Lavalle C, Perl TM, Neofytos D (2014 Jun). Epidemiology of Candida kefyr in patients with hematologic malignancies. J Clin Microbiol, 52(6), 1830-7.
- Emily RM Sydnor MD, MHS, Amy Greer PhD, Alicia P Budd MPH, Miriana Pehar RN, Supriya Munshaw PhD, Dionissios Neofytos MD, Trish M Perl MD, MSc, Alexandra Valsamakis MD, PhD (2012). An outbreak of human parainfluenza virus 3 infection in an outpatient hematopoietic stem cell transplantation clinic. Am J Infect Control, 40(7), 601-5.
- Sydnor ER, Bova G, Gimburg A, Cosgrove SE, Perl TM, Maragakis LL (2012). Electronic Eye Faucets: Legionella spp. Contamination in Healthcare Settings. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 33(3), 235-40.
- Sydnor ER, Lenhart A, Trollinger B, Avdic E, Maragakis LL, Carroll KC, Cosgrove SE (2011). Antimicrobial Prescribing Practices in Response to Different Clostridium difficile Diagnostic Methodologies. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 32(11), 1133-6.
- Tamma PD, Turnbull AE, Milstone AM, Lehmann CU, Sydnor ER, Cosgrove SE (2011). Ventilator-associated tracheitis in children: does antibiotic duration matter? Clin Infect Dis, 52(11), 1324-31.
- Manabe YC, Campbell JD, Sydnor E, Moore RD (2007). Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: risk factors and treatment implications. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 46(4), 456-62.
Review
- Spivak ES, Cosgrove SE, Srinivasan A (Sep 2016). Measuring Appropriate Antimicrobial Use: Attempts at Opening the Black Box. [Review]. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 63(12), 1639-1644.
- Lynch L, Spivak ES (2015 Aug). The pregnant healthcare worker: fact and fiction. [Review]. Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 28(4), 362-8.
- Sydnor E, Perl TM (2014 Aug 27). Healthcare providers as sources of vaccine-preventable diseases. [Review]. Vaccine, 32(38), 4814-4822.
- Sydnor ER, Perl TM (2011). Hospital epidemiology and infection control in acute-care settings. [Review]. Clin Microbiol Rev, 24(1), 141-73.
- Spivak AM, Sydnor ER, Blankson JN, Gallant JE (2010). Seronegative HIV-1 infection: a review of the literature. [Review]. AIDS, 24(10), 1407-14.
Case Report
- Guan J, Spivak ES, Wilkerson C, Park MS (Nov 2016). Subdural Empyema in the Setting of Multimodal Intracranial Monitoring. World Neurosurg.
- Spivak AM, Brennan TP, OConnell KA, Sydnor E, Williams TM, Siliciano RF, Gallant JE, Blankson JN (2010). A case of seronegative HIV-1 infection. J Infect Dis, 201(3), 341-5.
- Zeidner JF, Ostrin EJ, Sydnor E, Fine D, Sperati CJ (2010). The tissue's the issue. Am J Med, 123(5), 420-2.
- Zeidner JF, Sydnor E (2010). Painless jaundice. Am J Med, 123(7), 601-3.