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Specialties
Board Certification
American Board of Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Infectious Disease)Patient Rating
4.9 /5( out of 48 reviews )The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.
The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient Comments
Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety.
Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.September 26, 2024ORTHOPAEDICS CENTERThe best ID physician I've ever known.
July 04, 2024ORTHOPAEDICS CENTERAsk questions to make us feel she had a great education on our needs of care.
June 13, 2024ORTHOPAEDICS CENTERAwesome Doctor with professionalism and extreme knowledgeable. She cares about her patients.
May 16, 2024ORTHOPAEDICS CENTERShe is very exact and explains things so that I can understand what is needed.
May 02, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSAppointment seemed rushed, but this is the first time I've done telehealth so I have to admit it was a little different. Didn't feel as connected to provider, but not because she did anything wrong. But on the other hand, I didn't have to drive 10 hours round trip and pay for a hotel to be told we're not making any changes in the treatment plan. That was a win. Glad telehealth is available in situations like this. Guess I'll get used to it!
May 01, 2024ORTHOPAEDICS CENTERDr. Certain is very knowledgeable, thorough and caring. She has a great deal of common sense as well as a good sense of humor. She always involves me the patient as to how we move forward and get the desired outcome.
April 18, 2024ORTHOPAEDICS CENTERDr Certain has always been good. I understand there are some risks but I want the opportunity to decide for myself based on educated decisions.
March 27, 2024ORTHOPAEDICS CENTERDr. Certain was very helpful. She explained things clearly and answered all questions I had.
March 22, 2024ORTHOPAEDICS CENTERLaura Certain is an excellent Dr. and makes her patients feel comfortable under her care!
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Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Primary Orthopaedics -Adjunct Academic Divisions Infectious Diseases
Board Certification American Board of Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Infectious Disease)Education history
Research Fellow Infectious Diseases - Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University Postdoctoral Research Fellow Infectious Diseases - Massachusetts General Hospital / Brigham and Women's Hospital Fellow Residency Internal Medicine - Massachusetts General Hospital Resident Genome Sciences - University of Washington School of Medicine Ph.D. Professional Medical Medicine - University of Washington School of Medicine M.D. Chemistry - Princeton University B.A. Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Sylvester B, Fuller SD, Certain L, Shakoor A, Doan T (2024). Bacillus coagulans-associated severe necrotizing scleral infection. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep, 36, 102097. (Read full article)
- Gray J, Benefield RJ, Gallagher CK, Cummins H, Certain LK (2024). "Once more, with feeling": no difference in outcomes between patients discharged on oral versus intravenous antibiotics for orthopedic infections in a propensity score matched cohort at a US medical center. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol, 4(1), e61. (Read full article)
- Lewis DC, Blackburn BE, Archibeck J, Archibeck MJ, Anderson LA, Gililland JM, Certain LK, Pelt CE (2024). Similar Efficacy and Lower Cost Associated With Ceftazidime Compared to Tobramycin Coupled With Vancomycin in Antibiotic Spacers in the Treatment of Periprosthetic Joint Infection. J Arthroplasty. (Read full article)
- Savas MJ, Gray KF, Blackburn BE, Pelt CE, Gililland JM, Certain LK (2023). Association of Acute Kidney Injury With Antibiotic Loaded Cement Used for Treatment of Periprosthetic Joint Infection. J Arthroplasty, 38(12), 2704-2709.e1. (Read full article)
- Brown DG, Wahlig TA, Ma A, Certain LK, Chalmers PN, Fisher MA, Leung DT (2023). Genomic Characterization of 2 Cutibacterium acnes Isolates from a Surgical Site Infection Reveals Large Genomic Inversion. Pathog Immun, 8(1), 64-76. (Read full article)
- Gallagher CK, Cummins H, Benefield RJ, Certain LK (2023). Switching from intravenous vancomycin to oral antibiotics reduces adverse events in a retrospective cohort of outpatients with orthopedic infections. Pharmacotherapy. (Read full article)
- Cortes-Penfield N, Krsak M, Damioli L, Henry M, Seidelman J, Hewlett A, Certain L (2023). How we approach suppressive antibiotic therapy (SAT) following debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention for prosthetic joint infection. Clin Infect Dis. (Read full article)
- Certain LK, Benefield RJ, Newman M, Zhang M, Thomas FO (2022). A Quality Initiative to Improve Postdischarge Care for Patients on Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy. Open Forum Infect Dis, 9(7), ofac199. (Read full article)
- Kelly MP, Gililland JM, Blackburn BE, Anderson LA, Pelt CE, Certain LK (2022). Extended Oral Antibiotics Increase Bacterial Resistance in Patients Who Fail 2-Stage Exchange for Periprosthetic Joint Infection. J Arthroplasty, 37, S989-S996. (Read full article)
- Carlson VR, Dekeyser GJ, Certain L, Pupaibool J, Gililland JM, Anderson LA (2020). Clinical Experience With a Coordinated Multidisciplinary Approach to Treating Prosthetic Joint Infection. Arthroplast Today, 6(3), 360-362. (Read full article)
- Anderson MB, Arciola CR, Sarvanan SA, Campoccia D, Certain L, Diaz-Ledezma C, Montanaro L, Aguilera SP, Pelt CE, Puhto AP, Sergei O, Tikhilov R, Voloshin V, Yan CH (2018). General Assembly, Treatment, Multidisciplinary Issues: Proceedings of International Consensus on Orthopedic Infections. J Arthroplasty, 34(2S), S239-S243. (Read full article)
- Zainul-Abidin S, Amanatullah DF, Anderson MB, Austin M, Barretto JM, Battenberg A, Bedard NA, Bell K, Blevins K, Callaghan JJ, Cao L, Certain L, Chang Y, Chen JP, Cizmic Z, Coward J, DeMik DE, Diaz-Borjon E, Enayatollahi MA, Feng JE, Fernando N, Gililland JM, Goodman S, Goodman S, Greenky M, Hwang K, Iorio R, Karas V, Khan R, Kheir M, Klement MR, Kunutsor SK, Limas R, Morales Maldonado RA, Manrique J, Matar WY, Mokete L, Nung N, Pelt CE, Pietrzak JRT, Premkumar A, Rondon A, Sanchez M, Novaes de Santana C, Sheth N, Singh J, Springer BD, Tay KS, Varin D, Wellman S, Wu L, Xu C, Yates AJ (2018). General Assembly, Prevention, Host Related General: Proceedings of International Consensus on Orthopedic Infections. J Arthroplasty, 34(2S), S13-S35. (Read full article)
- Certain LK, Way JC, Pezone MJ, Collins JJ (2017). Using Engineered Bacteria to Characterize Infection Dynamics and Antibiotic Effects In Vivo. Cell Host Microbe, 22(3), 263-268.e4. (Read full article)
Review
- Hellwinkel JE, Working ZM, Certain L, Garca AJ, Wenke JC, Bahney CS (2022). The intersection of fracture healing and infection: Orthopaedics research society workshop 2021. [Review]. J Orthop Res, 40(3), 541-552. (Read full article)
Case Report
- Compton T, Ferguson NA, Certain L, Nixon D (2024). Extrapulmonary, Chronic Septic Arthritis From Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Ankle and Subtalar Joints. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev, 8(3). (Read full article)
Letter
- Zukauckas K, Benefield RJ, Newman M, Certain L (2022). Why Bother? Lab Monitoring in Beta-Lactam Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy. [Letter to the editor]. Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 66(6), e0057922. (Read full article)