Catherine Passaretti, MD (she/her/hers)

Vice President, Southeast Region Epidemiologist
Advocate Health
Charlotte, NC, United States

Dr. Katie Passaretti completed college, medical school, Internal Medicine Residency and Infectious Disease Fellowship at Johns Hopkins. She worked as the hospital epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins Bayview before transitioning to Atrium Health to become the Medical Director of Infection Prevention in 2011. She is currently Vice President, Chief Epidemiologist at Atrium Health and is a Clinical Professor in the Infectious Disease Section at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. She has particular interests in health system approaches to infection prevention, healthcare disparities, and multidrug resistant organisms.

I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Presentation(s):

• 977 - Impact of Chlorhexidine (CHG) vaginal preparation compared to betadine on rates of Total abdominal Hysterectomy (TAH) Surgical Site Infections (SSI).

  Thursday, October 12, 2023
  1:45 PM – 1:57 PM US ET

• 980 - Risk Factors for Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection Prior to and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Thursday, October 12, 2023
  2:21 PM – 2:33 PM US ET