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photo Rose A. Ressner, DO

Infectious Diseases

Professor of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), Bethesda, MD

Email: ressnerra@upmc.edu

Phone: 301-319-9582
Contact
Office: 8901 Wisconsin Ave
ID Clinic, Building 7, 1st Floor
Bethesda, MD 20889
 
Phone: 301-319-9582
Fax: 301-295-6175
E-mail: ressnerra@upmc.edu
Education and Training
Education
BS, Ursinus College, 1997
DO, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2001
Training
Internal Medicine Internship/Residency, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, 2004
Infectious Disease Fellowship, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, 2008
Research Interest
Combat wound infections, Multi-drug resistant organisms, Antimicrobial Stewardship
Clinical Interest
HIV, Tropical Medicine, Infection Control, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Multi-drug resistant infections
Educational Interest
UME and GME teaching, mentorship, and coaching with a focus on antimicrobial stewardship
Publications
Selected Publications:
Brooke, T. R., Pfaeffle, H. O., Guillory, W. O., Raiciulescu, S., Ressner, R. A. Making the APPropriate choice: Utilization of a smartphone application to optimize antimicrobial decisions among internal medicine trainees. Antimicrobial Stewardship and Healthcare Epidemiology. 2022; 2(1): e194.
Robben, P. M., Ayalew, M. D., Chung, K. K., Ressner, R. A. Multi-Drug-Resistant Organisms in Burn Infections. Surgical Infections. 2021; 22(1): 103-112.
Melia, M. T., Paez, A., Reid, G., Church, L. M., Luther, V. P., Blackburn, B. G., Perez, F., Abdoler, E., Paul, D. R., Rehm, S., Harik, N., Barsoumian, A., Person, A. K., Yun, H., Beckham, J. D., Boruchoff, S., Cariello, P. F., Cutrell, J. B., Ressner, R. A., et al. The Struggling Infectious Diseases Fellow: Remediation Challenges and Opportunities. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2020; 7(3): ofaa058.
Barsoumian, A. E., Hartzell, J. D., Bonura, E. M., Ressner, R. A., Whitman, T. J., Yun, H. C. Factors Influencing Selection of Infectious Diseases Training for Military Internal Medicine Residents. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2018; 67(10): 1582-1587.
Fiske, L.C., Homeyer, D.C., Zapor, M., Hartzell, J., Warkentien, T., Weintrob, A.C., Ganesan, A., Burgess, T., Snesrud, E., Waterman, P., Nielsen, L., Ressner, R. A. Isolation of Rapidly Growing Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Wounds Following Combat-Related Injury. Military Medicine. 2016; 181(6): 530-6.
Rosen, L. B., Pereira, N. P., Figueiredo, C., Fiske, L. C., Ressner, R. A., Hong, J. C., Gregg, K. S., Henry, T. L., Pak, K. J., Baumgarten, K. L., Seoane, L., Garcia-Diaz, J., Olivier, K. N., Zelazny, A. M., Holland, S. M., Browne, S. K. Nocardia-induced granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor is neutralized by autoantibodies in disseminated/extrapulmonary nocardiosis. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2015; 60(7): 1017-25.
Wortmann, G., Zapor, M., Ressner, R. A., Fraser, S., Hartzell, J., Pierson, J., Weintrob, A., Magill, A. Lipsosomal amphotericin B for treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2010; 83(5): 1028–1033.
Ressner, R. A., Griffith, M. E., Beckius, M. L., Pimentel, G., Miller, R. S., Mende, K., Fraser, S. L., Galloway, R. L., Hospenthal, D. R., Murray, C. K. Antimicrobial susceptibilities of geographically diverse clinical human isolates of Leptospira. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2008; 52(8): 2750-4.
Ressner, R. A., Murray, C. K., Griffith, M. E., Rasnake, M. S., Hospenthal, D. R., Wolf, S. E. Outcomes of bacteremia in burn patients involved in combat operations overseas. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2008; 206(3): 439-44.
Notable Achievements
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) ID Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment Item-Writing Task Force, 2021 - Present
Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Medical Education Community of Practice Working Group, 2021 - 2023
Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Medical Society, 2022
WRNMMC Infection Control and Prevention Chair, 2020 - 2022
WRNMMC Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Director, 2016 - 2020
WRNMMC Internal Medicine Residency Mentor of the Year Award, 2016
Master Clinician Award (top 4% of WRNMMC Clinicians), 2015
James J. Leonard excellence in teaching Internal Medicine award, Recognizes the top 5% of Faculty, 2010, 2011
BAMC Commander’s Fellowship Graduation Award for Research in Basic Science/Animal Model, 2008

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Endocrinology and Metabolism

Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

General Internal Medicine

Geriatric Medicine
Hematology/Oncology

Infectious Diseases

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Renal-Electrolyte

Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

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