Torsten Joerger, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases)
Attending Physician in Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases , Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Infectious Diseases
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Infectious Diseases
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
B.S. (Medical Technology )
University of Delaware , 2010.
MD
Medical College of Wisconsin, 2015.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania , 2021.
Permanent linkB.S. (Medical Technology )
University of Delaware , 2010.
MD
Medical College of Wisconsin, 2015.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania , 2021.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Inpatient and outpatient care of children with infectious diseases including immunocompromised childrenDescription of Research Expertise
Epidemiological Studies of Infectious DiseasesSelected Publications
Taylor MG, Joerger T, Anvari S, Li Y, Gerber JS, Palazzi D: The Quality and Management of Penicillin Allergy Labels in Pediatric Primary Care. Pediatrics Feb 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-059309.Mah J, Orkusyan R, Joerger T, Banaei N.: Fusarium and Lomentospora coinfection in a pediatric patient with acute myelogenous leukemia: Always Occam's razor may not apply. Int J Infect Dis 126: 28-30, Jan 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.11.019.
Torsten Joerger: Meningococcemia American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatric Care Online 2023.
Joerger, T., Hayes, M., Stinson, C. et al: Incidence of Antimicrobial-Associated Acute Kidney Injury in Children: A Structured Review. Pediatr Drugs 2023 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40272-023-00607-5.
Zhang, Y., Paturi, S., Puckett, L., Scheinker, D., Schwenk, H., & Joerger, T.: Suboptimal antimicrobial discharge prescriptions at a tertiary referral children’s hospital. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology 3(1), 2023 Notes: doi:10.1017/ash.2023.488.
Joerger, T., Taylor, M., Palazzi, D., Gerber, J : The epidemiology of cephalosporin allergy labels in pediatric primary care. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 3(1), 2023 Notes: doi:10.1017/ash.2023.487.
William Otto and Torsten Joerger: Fungal Diseases Netters Pediatrics 2 ed, 2023.
Hannah Mitchell, Torsten Joerger: Tuberculosis Netters Pediatrics 2nd ed, 2023.
Torsten Joerger: Lyme disease American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatric Care Online 2023.
Joerger T, Taylor MG, Li Y, Palazzi DL, Gerber JS.: Impact of Penicillin Allergy Labels on Children Treated for Outpatient Respiratory Infections. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc Dec 2022 Notes: 10.1093/jpids/piac125.