Matthew Ziegler, MD, MSCE

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Attending Physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Attending Physician, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Faculty-Fellow, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania
Senior Scholar, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatics
Associate Healthcare Epidemiologist, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Contact information
3 Silverstein Pavilion, 3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email:
mattz@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
mattz@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Publications
Education:
BA (Biology)
Saint Louis University, 2008.
MD
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, 2012.
MS (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2018.
Permanent linkBA (Biology)
Saint Louis University, 2008.
MD
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, 2012.
MS (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2018.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Infectious diseases in patients with hematologic malignancy.Description of Research Expertise
Healthcare-associated infections in patients with hematologic malignancy.Transmission of multi-drug resistant organisms within the hospital environment.
Selected Publications
Kwon JH, Advani SD, Branch-Elliman W, Braun BI, Cheng VC, Chiotos K, Douglas P, Gohil SK, Keller SC, Klein EY, Krein SL, Lofgren ET, Merrill K, Moehring RW, Monsees E, Perri L, Scaggs Huang F, Shelly MA, Skelton F, Spivak ES, Sreeramoju PV, Suda KJ, Ting JY, Weston GD, Yassin MH, Ziegler MJ, Mody L. : A call to action: the SHEA research agenda to combat healthcare-associated infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Oct 2024.Wang X, Arya SV, Patel S, Saw S, Decena MA, Hirsh R, Pegues DA, Ziegler MJ. : Antibiotic practice and stewardship in the management of neutropenic fever: a survey of US institutions. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. Aug 2024.
Ziegler MJ, Bekele S, Loughrey S, Huang E, Tolomeo P, Kelly BJ: Post-antibiotic risk for recurrent lower respiratory tract infection during prolonged hospitalization. ECCMID Conference 2024.
Ziegler MJ, Bekele S, Loughrey S, Huang E, Tolomeo P, Kelly BJ: Prospective whole genome sequencing reveals anatomic-environmental exchange of MDROs during hospitalization. ECCMID Conference 2024.
Giberson L, Kelly BJ, Tolomeo P, Cressman L, Cowden L, Glaser L, Ziegler MJ.: Resetting the environmental reservoir; evaluating the impact of a new hospital building on Clostridioides difficile infection. SHEA Spring Conference 2024.
20. Ziegler MJ, Anesi J, Tolomeo P, Glaser L, Cowden C, Cressman L, Huang E, Patel A, Lautenbach E, Kelly BJ: Screening and Targeted Prophylaxis for Clostridioides difficile Infection: STOP-CDI. IDWeek 2024 2024.
Wang X, Arya SV, Decena MA, Powers J, Landsburg DJ, Hirsh R, Ziegler, MJ: Early Antibiotic De-Escalation is Associated with Decreased Length of Stay in Patients with Myeloid Neoplasms & Neutropenic Fever. ASCO Quality Care Symposium 2023.
Ziegler MJ, Bekele S, Loughrey S, Huang E, Tolomeo P, Kelly BJ: The effect of antibiotic exposures on colonization resistance to bacteria resident in the healthcare environment. ECCMID Conference 2023.
Ziegler MJ, Bekele S, Loughrey S, Huang E, Tolomeo P, Kelly BJ: Bacterial community similarity between patient and healthcare environment increases during hospitalization. ECCMID Conference 2023.
Arya SV, Wang X, Patel S, Saw S, Decena MA, Hirsch R, Pegues DA, Ziegler, MJ. : Antibiotic Practice and Stewardship in the Management of Neutropenic Fever. SHEA Spring Conference 2023.