Keith William Hamilton - Faculty Biosketch

Keith William Hamilton, MD

Professor of Clinical Medicine (Infectious Diseases)

Attending Physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Infectious Diseases Division

Director Internal Medicine Clerkship, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Associate Hospital Epidemiologist, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Director of Undergraduate Medical Education, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine

Director of Curriculum Design for Vin University Medical School in Hanoi, Vietnam, Center for Global Health at the University of Pennsylvania

Director of Innovation and Technology for Antimicrobial Stewardship, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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Department: Medicine

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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
34 Department of Medicine, 100 Centrex Building
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Philadelphia, PA 19104

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Email:
keith.hamilton@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

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Links
8b Penn Medicine antimicrobial stewardship website webmaster
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13 Education:
21 7 BA 3d (Major in Chemistry, Minor in American Government) c
36 Franklin and Marshall College, 2002.
21 7 MD 15 (Medicine) c
46 University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2006.
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1f Post-Graduate Training
24 5b Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2006-2007.
24 5b Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2007-2009.
24 5d Infectious Diseases, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2009-2011.
24 77 Principles of Medical Education: Maximizing Your Teaching Skills, Harvard Medical School, 2011-2011.
24 9e Basic Training Course in Healthcare Epidemiology, The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America/Centers for Disease Control, 2011-2011.
24 6a Course for New Clerkship Directors, Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine, 2011-2011.
24 a2 Advanced Training Course in Healthcare Epidemiology, The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America/Centers for Disease Control , 2012-2012.
24 72 Penn Medicine Physician Leadership Academy, University of Pennsylvania Health System, 2013-2014.
24 55 Penn Medicine Leadership Enhancement 2.0, Penn Medicine, 2020-2020.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

46 Treatment of Non-tuberculous Mycobacterial Infections
1f Healthcare Epidemiology
21 Antimicrobial Stewardship
22 General Infectious Diseases
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Description of Other Expertise

2f Undergraduate Medical Education
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Description of Research Expertise

28 Healthcare Epidemiology
21 Antimicrobial Stewardship
30 Non-tuberculous Mycobacterial Infections
26 Undergraduate Medical Education
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Selected Publications

1ae Chiotos K, Dutcher L, Grundmeier RW, Meyahnwi D, Lautenbach E, Neuhauser MM, Hicks LA, Hamilton KW, Li Y, Szymczak JE, Muller BM, Congdon M, Kane E, Hart J, Utidjian L, Cressman L, Jaskowiak-Barr A, Gerber JS.: Impact of clinician feedback reports on antibiotic use in children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia. Clin Infect Dis. December 2024.

269 Hojat LS, Patel PK, Ince D, Kang AY, Fong G, Cherabuddi K, Nori P, Al Lawati H, Stohs EJ, Beeler C, Van Schooneveld TC, Lee MS, Hamilton KW, Justo JA, Spicer JO, Logan A, Bennani K, Williams R, Shnekendorf R, Bryson-Cahn C, Willis ZI, Moenster RP, Brennan-Krohn T, Paras ML, Holubar M, Gaston DC, Advani SD, Luther VP. : Implementing the Infectious Diseases Society of America Antimicrobial Stewardship Core Curriculum: Survey Results and Real-World Strategies to Guide Fellowship Programs. Open Forum Infect Dis. 11(10): ofae542, October 2024.

260 Hojat LS, Patel PK, Ince D, Kang AY, Fong G, Cherabuddi K, Nori P, Al Lawati H, Stohs EJ, Beeler C, Van Schooneveld TC, Lee MS, Hamilton KW, Justo JA, Spicer JO, Logan A, Bennani K, Williams R, Shnekendorf R, Bryson-Cahn C, Willis ZI, Moenster RP, Brennan-Krohn T, Paras ML, Holubar M, Gaston DC, Advani SD, Luther VP. : Implementing the Infectious Diseases Society of America Antimicrobial Stewardship Core Curriculum: Survey Results and Real-World Strategies to Guide Fellowship Programs. Open Forum Infect Dis. 11(10), October 2024.

221 Hamilton KW, Hua E, Dutcher L, Fernandez Lynch H, Junker P, Doucette AG, Werner D, Kannel EZ, Civitello T, Gabriel P, Ahya VN, Jacobs DA, Garfall A, Pratz K, Degnan KO, Blumberg EA, Capozzi D, Craig E, Takach P, Payne AS, Geara A, Koenig H, Holzman L, Tebas P. : Implementation of an approach to equitable allocation of SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibodies for preexposure prophylaxis: Experience from a single medical center. Open Forum Infect Dis. 11(8): ofae388, July 2024.

106 Maliha G, Thomas KR, Nepps ME, Hamilton KW.: How might antibiotic stewardship programs influence clinicians’ autonomy and organizations’ liability? AMA J Ethics. 26(6): E463, June 2024.

129 Yang D, Cressman L, Hamilton KW, Dutcher L.: Electronic health record-based identification of inpatients receiving antibiotic treatment for community acquired pneumonia. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 4(1): e53, 2024.

161 Harrigan J, Hamilton KW, Cressman L, Bilker WB, Degnan K, David M, Tran D, Pegues D, Dutcher L.: Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns for Respiratory Tract Illnesses Following the Conclusion of an Education and Feedback Intervention in Primary Care. Clin Infect Dis. 8(5): 1120, 2024.

1a0 Tong J, Luo C, Sun y, Duan R, Saine E, Lin L, Peng Y, Lu Y, Batra A, Pan A, Wang O, Li R, Marks-Anglin A, Yang Y, Zuo X, Liu Y, Bian J, Kimmel SE, Hamilton K, Cuker A, Hubbard RA, Xu H, Chen Y.: Confidence Score: A Data-Driven Measure for Inclusive Systematic Reviews Considering Unpublished Preprints. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 31(4): 809, 2024.

242 Anesi GL, Degnan K, Dutcher L, Saw S, Maguire C, Binkley A, Patel S, Athans V, Barton TD, Binkley S, Candeloro C, Herman DJ, Kasbekar N, Kennedy L, Millstein JH, Meyer NJ, Talati NJ, Patel H, Pegues DA, Sayre PJ, Tebas P, Terico AT, Murphy KM, O’Donnel JA, White M, Hamilton KW.: The Penn Medicine COVID-19 Therapeutics Committee—Reflections on a model for rapid evidence review and dynamic practice recommendations during a public health emergency. Open Forum Infect Dis. 10(8): ofad428, August 2023.

147 Patel, VM, Chu B, Hamilton KW, Bellamy C, Harker C, Bryer JS, Shields B, Hirsh RL, Fadugba OO, Micheletti RG.: Penicillin allergy evaluation in hospitalized patients with hematologic malignancy. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2023 Notes: In press.

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