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Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology
University of Pennsylvania
Ebbing Lautenbach, MD, MPH, MSCE earned a BS in Chemistry and Psychology at Calvin College followed by an MD and MPH at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons. He came to the University of Pennsylvania for residency in Internal Medicine, followed by a fellowship in Infectious Diseases during which time he also earned a Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology (MSCE). Dr. Lautenbach is the Robert Austrian Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and Professor of Epidemiology, both in the Perelman School of Medicine at Penn. He serves as the Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Penn. He is also a Senior Scholar in the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB), a Fellow in the Institute on Aging, Senior Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute on Health Economics, and a Senior Fellow at the Center for Public Health Initiatives, all at Penn. He serves as the Associate Director of the CCEB with oversight of training programs in epidemiology. Dr. Lautenbach’s research focuses on the epidemiology, treatment, and prevention of healthcare-associated infections, particularly those due to antimicrobial resistant pathogens. He has lectured extensively and has over 250 peer-reviewed publications in these areas. He has received numerous foundation, state and federal grants to support his research focusing on antimicrobial resistance. Dr. Lautenbach is a Fellow in SHEA, IDSA, and ACP. He is an elected member of ASCI and AAP.