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Susan E. Coffin, MD, MPH

Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics

Contact information
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Roberts Building for Pediatric Research
2716 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Office: 2155904492
Fax: 2155905705
Education:
B.A. (History)
Williams College, 1983.
M.D.
University of Vermont College of Medicine, 1987.
M.P.H. (Epidemiology)
Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, 1991.
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Selected Publications

Podkovik S, Zhou C, Coffin SE, Hall M, Hauptman JS, Kronman MP, Mangano FT, Pollack IF, Sedano S, Schaffzin JK, Thorell E, Warf BC, Whitlock KB, Simon TD: "Utilization trends in cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection prevention techniques in the United States from 2007 to 2015" J Neurosurg Pediatr Jan 2024 Notes: doi: 10.3171/2023.11.PEDS2337.

Coffin, S Podkovik, S : "Utilization Trends in Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infection Prevention Techniques in the United States from 2007 to 2015" Journal of Neurosurgery Nov 2023.

Sedano S, Kronman MP, Whitlock KB, Zhou C, Coffin SE, Hauptman JS, Heller E, Mangano FT, Pollack IF, Schaffzin JK, Thorell E, Warf BC, Simon TD: "Associations of standard care, intrathecal antibiotics, and antibiotic-impregnated catheters with cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection organisms and resistance." Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Sept 2023 Notes: Online ahead of print J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. piad064. doi: 0.1093/jpids/piad064.

Wilson KB, Satchell L, Smathers SA, Goff LFL, Sammons JS, Coffin SE: The power of feedback: Implementing a comprehensive hand hygiene observer program. Am J Infect Control 51(2): 142-148, Feb 2023 Notes: Epub 2022 Jun 10.

Schuster JE, Hamdan L, Dulek DE, Kitko CL, Batarseh E, Haddadin Z, Stewart LS, Stahl A, Potter M, Rahman H, Kalams SA, Coffin S, Ardura MI, Wattier RL, Maron G, Bocchini CE, Moulton EA, Grimley M, Paulsen G, Harrison CJ, Freedman J, Carpenter PA, Englund JA, Munoz FM, Danziger-Isakov L, Spieker AJ, Halasa N; Pediatric HCT Flu Study Group: Influenza Vaccine in Pediatric Recipients of Hematopoietic-Cell Transplants. N Engl J Med Jan 11 2023 Notes: Online ahead of print.

Richards SD, Hayes M, Mazhani L, Arscott-Mills T, Mulale U, Coffin SE, Steenhoff AP, Kitt E: Severity of illness and mortality among children admitted to a tertiary referral hospital in Botswana: A secondary data analysis of a prospective cohort study. SAGE Open Medicine Jan 29 2023 Notes: doi.org/10.1177/20503121221149356.

Dramowski A, Erasmus LM, Aucamp M, Fataar A, Cotton MF, Coffin SE, Bekker A, Whitelaw AC: SafeHANDS: A Multimodal Hand Hygiene Intervention in a Resource-Limited Neonatal Unit. Trop Med Infect Dis 8(1): 27, Dec 29 2022.

Fisher BT, Sharova A, Boge CLK, Gouma S, Kamrin A, Blumenstock J, Shuster S, Gianchetti L, Collins D, Akaho E, Weirick ME, McAllister CM, Bolton MJ, Arevalo CP, Goodwin EC, Anderson EM, Christensen SR, Balamuth F, John ARO, Li Y, Coffin S, Gerber JS, Hensley SE: Evolution of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) seroprevalence among employees of a US academic children's hospital during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 43(11): 1647-1655, Nov 2022.

Fatemi Y, Costello A, Lieberman L, Hart J, Shaw KN, Shea JA, Coffin S: Clinical pathways and diagnostic reasoning: A qualitative study of pediatric residents' and hospitalists' perceptions. J Hosp Med Nov 24 2022 Notes: Online ahead of print https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13010.

Kitt E, Davis DH, Kerman C, Sammons JS, Handy LK, Gallagher E, O'Callaghan K, Harris RM, Coffin SE, Bell LM, Chiotos K: The utility of paired upper and lower respiratory tract sampling for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing in patients with artificial airways. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 43(10): 1482-1484, Oct 2022.

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