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Daniel J Morgan
 

Daniel J Morgan M.D., M.S.
Academic Title: Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Epidemiology & Public Health
Secondary Appointments: Medicine
dmorgan@epi.umaryland.edu
Location: 685 W. Baltimore St., MSTF 334
Phone: (410) 706-1734
Phone: (410) 706-0098

Personal History

1996: B.S., Psychology. Reed College, Portland, OR

2001: M.D. distinction in Research, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

2005-2006: Research Fellow in International Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY/Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil

2007-2008: Clinical Fellow in Infectious Diseases, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY

2008-2009: Instructor, University of Maryland, Baltimore

2012: MS Clinical Research, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.

Research Interests

Dr. Morgan’s research explores pragmatic issues related to the control of infectious diseases in the hospital. Recent work as focused on unintended consequences of patient isolation and other infection prevention legislation. Other expertise includes multidrug-resistant bacteria, the importance of the environment on transmission of bacteria, multicenter infection prevention studies and antimicrobial stewardship.

Dr. Morgan mentors residents, MD and PhD students, has advised the Department of Veterans Affairs appeals board, the Maryland Attorney General’s office and multiple hospitals. He lectures internationally and manages the Research Network for the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA).

Clinical Speciality

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Internal Medicine

Clinical Roles:

  • Associate Hospital Epidemiologist and Staff physician, VA Maryland Health Care System
  • Infectious Disease Physician, University of Maryland Medical Center

Grant Support:

  • 1 K08 HS18111-01 AHRQ (PI) Improving Patient Safety and Disease Management while on contact isolation.
  • NIH (NIAID) Loan Repayment Award (PI)
  • SHEPheRD Contract (200-2011-42064): Co-PI. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) IDIQ Contract to Complete healthcare acquired infection (HAI) prevention research implementation.
  • ACTION Network Contract: HHSA290200600015i PRISM No. HHSA29032002T AHRQ (Co-I) Effect of the Use of Universal Glove and Gowning on Healthcare Associated Infection Rates and Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
  • The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Research Network Funding (PI)

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

  1. Morgan DJ, Vargas SL, Reyes-Mugica M, Walterspiel JN, Carver W & Gigliotti F.  Identification of Pneumocystis carinii in the lungs of infants dying of sudden infant death syndrome.  Pediatr Infect Dis J, 2001;20:306-9.
  2. Powers JM, Rosenblatt DS, Schmidt RE, Cross AH, Black JT, Moser AB, Moser HW, Morgan DJ.  Neurological and neuropathologic heterogeneity in two brothers with Cobalamin C deficiency.  Ann Neurol. 2001;49:396-400.
  3. Morgan J, Cano MV, Rodriquez E, Feikin D, Bronstein DE, Lindsley M, Iqbal N, Morgan DJ, Kirkman L, Mirza S, Warnock DW, Kuri P, Hajjeh RA.   An outbreak of Histoplamosis among college students—Acapulco, Mexico 2001.  Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2003; 69:6:663-70. 
  4. Guerreiro JB, Santos SB, Morgan DJ, Porto AF, Muniz AL, Ho JL, Teixeira AL Jr, Teixeira MM, Carvalho EM.  Levels of serum chemokines discriminate clinical myelopathy associated with human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) disease from HTLV-1 carrier state.  Clin Exp Immunol. 2006;145(2):296-301. 
  5. Santos SB, Porto AF, Muniz AL, Luna T, Nascimento MC, Guerreiro JB, Oliveira-Filho J, Morgan DJ, Carvalho EM.  Modulation of T Cell Responses in HTLV-1 Carriers and in Patients with Myelopathy Associated with HTLV-1.  Neuroimmunomodulation.  2006;13(3):75-81.
  6. O’Neal S, Guimaraes LH, Machado PR, Alcantara L, Morgan DJ, Passos S, Carvalho EM.  Influence of helminth infections on the clinical course of and immune response to Leishmania braziliensis cutaneous leishmaniasis.  J Infect Dis.  2007;195(1):1142-8.
  7. Morgan DJ, Newlove T, Guimaraes LH, Carvalho EM.  A committed technician making a difference in Corte de Pedra, Brazil (Letter), Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007;76(4):607.
  8. Morgan DJ, Guimaraes LH, Lago EL, Machado PR, Dutra WO, D’Oliveira A, Carvalho EM.  Cutaneous leishmaniasis during pregnancy—exuberant lesions and potential fetal complications.  Clin Infect Dis.  2007;45(4):478-82.
  9. Caskey MF, Morgan DJ, Porto MAF, Giozza SP, Muniz AL, Orge MG, Travassos MJ, Baron Y, Carvalho EM, Glesby MJ.  Clinical manifestations associated with HTLV-I infection: a case-control study.  AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2007;23(3):365-71
  10. Morgan DJ, Oliveira-Filho, J, Abbeheusen C, Caskey MF, Porto MAF, Muniz AL, Glesby MJ, Carvalho EM.  Magnetic resonance imaging does not discriminate between HTLV-I carrier state and HAM/TSP.   AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses.  2007;23(12):1499-504.
  11. Morgan DJ, Diekema DJ, Sepkowitz K, Perencevich EN.  Adverse outcomes associated with contact precautions: a review of the literature.  Am J Infect Control. 2009;37(2):85-93.
  12. Morgan DJ, Weisenberg SA, Augenbraun M, Calfee DP, Currie BP, Furuya EY, Holzman R, Montecalvo MA, Phillips M, Polsky B, Sepkowitz K.  Multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in New York City—10 years into the epidemic.  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009;30(2):196-7.
  13. Unger A, O'Neal S, Machado PRL, Guimaraes LH, Morgan DJ, Schriefer A, Bacellar O, Glesby MJ, Carvalho EM.  Association of Treatment of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Prior to Ulcer Development with High Rate of Failure in Northeastern Brazil. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009;80 574-579
  14. Morgan DJ*, Weisenberg SA*, Espinal-Witter R, Larone DH. Clinical outcomes of patients with KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae following treatment with imipenem or meropenem. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2009; Apr 1 (Epub) (*first two authors contributed equally)
  15. Guimaraes LH, Machado PRL, Lago EL, Morgan DJ, Schriefer A, Bacellar O, Carvalho EM. Atypical manifestations of Tegumentary Leishmaniasis in a transmission area of Leishmania braziliensis. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2009;103(7):712-15.
  16. Morgan DJ, Liang SY, Smith CL, Johnson JK, Harris AD, Furuno JP, Thom KA, Snyder GM, Day H, Perencevich EN. Frequent multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii contamination of gloves, gowns and hands of healthcare workers. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010;31(7):716-21.
  17. Morgan DJ, Lomotan LL, Agnes K, Roghmann MC. The characteristics of healthcare-associated infections contributing to unexpected hospital death. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010;31(8):864-6.
  18. Morgan DJ, Day HR, Furuno JP, Young A, Johnson JK, Bradham DD, Perencevich EN. Improving efficiency in active surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus at hospital admission. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010;12:1230-5.
  19. Day HR, Morgan DJ, Young A, Himelhoch S, Perencevich EN. Association Between Depression and Contact Precautions in Veterans at Hospital Admission. Am J Infect Control. 2011;39(2):163-5.
  20. Arnold RS, Thom KA, Sharma S, Phillips M, Johnson JK, Morgan DJ. Emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase (KPC)-Producing Bacteria. South Med J. 2011;104(1):40-5.
  21. Morgan DJ*, Alexander EL*, Kesh S, Weisenberg SA, Zaleskas JM, Kaltsas A, Chevalier JM, Silberzweig J, Barron Y, Mediavilla JR, Kreiswirth BN, Rhee KY. Prevalence, persistence and microbiology of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among hemodialysis outpatients at a major New York hospital. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2011; 70(1):37-44. (*first two authors contributed equally)
  22. Newlove T, Guimaraes LH, Morgan DJ, Alcantara L, Glesby MJ, Carvalho EM, Machado PRL. Antihelminthic therapy and antimony in cutaneous leishmaniasis: A randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial in patients co-infected with helminthes and Leishmania braziliensis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011;84(4):551-5.
  23. Harris AD, Johnson JK, Thom KA, Morgan DJ, McGregor JC, Ajao AO, Moore AC, Comer AC, Furuno JP. Risk factors for Development of Intestinal Colonization with Imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Intensive Care Unit Setting. Infect Control and Hosp Epidemiol. 2011;32(7):719-22.
  24. Morgan, DJ, Okeke IN, Laxminarayan R, Perencevich EN, Weisenberg SA. The Frequency and Impact of Nonprescription Antimicrobial Use Worldwide: A Systematic Review. Lancet Infect Dis. 2011;11(9):692-701.
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  26.  Day HR, Perencevich EN, Harris AD, Himelhoch SS, Brown CH, Gruber-Baldini AL, Dotter E, Morgan DJ.  Do contact precautions cause depression? A two-year study at a tertiary care medical centre. J Hosp Infect.2011;79(2):103-7.
  27. Morgan DJ, Day HR, Harris AD, Furuno JP, Perencevich EN. The Impact of Contact Isolation on the Quality of Inpatient Hospital Care. PLoS ONE. 2011;6(7):e22190.
  28.  Day HR, Perencevich EN, Harris AD, Gruber-Baldini AL, Himelhoch SS, Brown CH, Dotter E, Morgan DJ.  The Association Between Contact Precautions and Delirium at a Tertiary Care Center. Infect Control and Hosp Epidemiol. 2012;33(1):34-9.
  29. Morgan DJ, Rogawski E, Thom KA, Johnson JK, Perencevich EN, Shardell M, Leekha S, Harris AD. Transfer of Multidrug-Resistant bacteria to Healthcare Workers’ Gloves and Gowns After Patient Contact Increases with Environmental Contamination. Crit Care Med. 2012 Jan 5, Epub ahead of Print
  30. Morgan DJ, Pineles LL, Shardell M, Young A, Ellingson K, Jernigan JA, Day HR, Thom KA, Harris AD, Perencevich EN. Automated hand hygiene count devices may better measure changes in hand hygiene behavior than standard human observation. Am J Infect Control. (in Press)
  31. Morgan DJ, Kirkland KB. Uncertainty in the application of Contact Precautions. Clin Infect Dis. (in press)
  32. G Robinson, AD Harris, DJ Morgan, L Pineles, BM Belton, JK Johnson and the Benefits of Universal Gloving and Gowning (BUGG) Study group.  Survival of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) for an extended period of transport.  J Clin Microbio.  (In press)
  33. Morgan DJ, Pineles LP, Shardell M, Graham MM, Mohammadi S, Forrest G, Reisinger HS, Schweizer ML, Perencevich EN.  The Effect Of Contact Precautions On Healthcare Worker Activity In Acute Care Hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (in press)
  34. Morgan DJ, Meddings J, Saint S, Lautenbach E, Shardell M, Anderson D, Milstone AM, Drees M, Pineles L, Safdar N, Bowling J, Henderson D, Yokoe D, Harris AD and the SHEA Research Network. Does nonpayment for hospital-acquired catheter-associated urinary tract infections lead to over-testing and increased antimicrobial prescribing? Clin Infect Dis. (in press)