Lauren Dutcher - Faculty Biosketch

Lauren Dutcher, MD, MSCE

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Attending Physician, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Attending Physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Medical Director, Infectious Diseases Transition Service, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Senior Scholar, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Associate Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Department: Medicine

Contact information

708 Blockley Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Education:
BS
Yale University, 2008.
MD
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 2013.
MSCE
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 2021.

Post-Graduate Training
Intern, Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2013-2014.
Resident in Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2014-2016.
Fellow, Infectious Diseases Division, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2016-2018.
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 2018-2019.

Certifications
Internal Medicine, 2016.
Infectious Diseases, 2018.

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Description of Clinical Expertise

General infectious diseases

Description of Research Expertise

Antimicrobial use, antimicrobial stewardship, Clostridioides difficile infection, fecal microbiota transplantation, microbiome

Selected Publications

Reyes S, Degnan K, Suarez M, Dutcher L : Unnecessary Urine Culture Testing and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Hospitalized Non-Catheterized Patients: Finding the Right Target for Diagnostic Stewardship Interventions. Poster presentation at IDWeek 2025 October 2025.

Chiotos K, Dutcher L, Grundmeier RW, Szymczak JE, Lautenbach E, Neuhauser MM, Hicks LA, Hamilton KW, Li Y, Muller BM, Meyahnwi D, Congdon M, Kane E, Hart J, Utidjian L, Cressman L, Jaskowiak-Barr A, Gerber JS: Off-target impact of clinician feedback reports on antibiotic use in children with medical complexity hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society October 2025.

Dutcher L, Ang L, Volkova E, Millstein J, Tokazewski J, Jaskowiak A, Lautenbach E, Hamilton KW, Cronholm PF. : Perceptions of implementing point of care testing for respiratory pathogens in primary care: a qualitative study. Poster presentation at IDWeek 2025 October 2025.

Kuzma A, Critchlow E, Koelper N, Agrawal S, Dutcher L, Arya L: Symptom Documentation Before Antibiotics for Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections. Urogynecology April 2025.

Critchlow E, Kuzma A, Koelper N, Agrawal S, Dutcher L, Arya L: Unnecessary Antibiotics in Older Female Patients with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections. International Urogynecology Journal April 2025.

Arya LA, Agrawal S, Ikpeama N, Harvie H, Feldman RH, Dutcher L: Implementing a Digital Platform for Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections. Urogynecology March 2025.

Dickinson DT, Saw S, Dutcher L, Maguire C, Terico A, Lowenstein M, Patel S: Staphylococcus aureus susceptibilities from wounds of patients who use illicit fentanyl. Antimicrobial Stewardship and Healthcare Epidemiology February 2025.

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. Clinical Infectious Diseases February 2025.

Weissenbacher D, Dutcher L (co-first author), Boustany M, Cressman L, O’Connor K, Hamilton KW, Gerber J, Grundmeier R, Gonzalez-Hernandez G: Automated Evaluation of Antibiotic Prescribing Guideline Concordance in Pediatric Sinusitis Clinical Notes. Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing 2025 2025.

Dutcher L, Gonzalez-Hernandez G, Rendell S, Serletti L, Boustany M, O’Connor, K, Weissenbacher D, Cressman L, Gerber JS, Grundmeier R, Hamilton KW: Antibiotic prescribing guideline-concordance in adult and pediatric primary care practices. Poster presentation at IDWeek 2024 October 2024.