PHMO III
California Department of Public Health
Jane D. Siegel, MD, PHMO III, Health Care Associated Infections (HAI), Center for Healthcare Quality (CHCQ), Califronia Dept. of Public Health (CDPH), 2018 to present.
Joined the HAI program in CDPH in August 2018 and has been working on outbreak investigations in healthcare settings and infection control in long term care facilities, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Board certified in pediatrics and pediatric infectious diseases.
Faculty member in the Dept. of Pediatrics at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center from 1979-2015, Professor of Pediatrics1994-2015. Medical
Director Of Infection Control at Children's Health Dallas 1979-2012.
Served on the Healthcare Associated Infections Advisory Committee (HICPAC) for CDC 1996-2004.
Served as Medical Director for the Corpus Christi State Supported Living Center for Adults with Disabilities July 2015-September 2016.
Major professional interests are in: healthcare associated infections, antimicrobial stewardship, delivery of immunizations, infection control in long term care and in NICU, and infections in the immunocompromised host.