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Kent A. Sepkowitz, MD Member, Infectious Disease Service
Director, HospitalInfection Control
Memorial Sloan-Kettering CancerCenter
Professor of Medicine
Weill Medical College of Cornell University |
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Phone
212-639-2441
Education
MD, Oklahoma University College of Medicine
Residencies
Roosevelt Hospital
Fellowship
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Cornell University Medical College
Board Certification
Internal Medicine; Infectious Diseases
Academic Appointments
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Hospital Appointments
Memorial Hospital, New York Presbytarian Hospital
Research Interests
Dr. Sepkowitz' research interests include hospital infection control and tuberculosis. He also serves as an advisor to the Director of the Bureau of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Infection Control
The MSKCC infection control program is led by Dr. Sepkowitz and Janet Eagan, RN, MPH. The team also includes certified infection control nurses, an epidemiologist, research assistants and an administrative assistant. Routine surveillance, outbreak investigation, and prevention of healthcare associated (nosocomial) infections among patients and staff are the core activities of the group. Current initiatives include development of novel approaches to prevention of healthcare associated infections, use of electronic data for surveillance of surgical site infection, and the application of molecular typing methods to routine infection control activities.
Infection Control Personnel
Gianna Zuccotti, MD, MPH
Associate Director, Hospital Infection Control
Janet Eagan, RN, MPH
Manager, Infection Control
Janice Kaplan, RN
Ellen Dougherty, RN
Kathleen Gase
Theresa Plaskett, MPH
Eleanor Cappiello
SeJean Tuma, MPH
Epidemiologist
Infectious Disease Nurse
Melanie Carrow, RN
Recent Publications
Small TN, Casson A, Malak SF, Boulad F, Kiehn TE, Stiles J, Ushay HM, Sepkowitz KA. Respiratory syncytial virus infection following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2002;29:321-7. [PubMed Abstract]
Walshe LJ, Malak SF, Eagan J, Sepkowitz KA. Complication rates among cancer patients with peripherally inserted central catheters. J Clin Oncol 2002;20:3276-81. [PubMed Abstract]
Sepkowitz KA. How contagious is vaccinia? N Engl J Med 2003;348:439-46. [PubMed Abstract]
Palmore T, Sohn S, Eagan J, Sepkowitz KA. Risk factors for acquisition of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea among outpatients at a cancer hospital. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2005;26:680-4. [PubMed Abstract]
Sepkowitz KA, Eisenberg L. Occupational deaths among healthcare workers. Emerg Infect Dis 2005;11:1003-8. [PubMed Abstract]
Kamboj M, Sepkowitz KA. The risk of tuberculosis in patients with cancer. Clin Infect Dis 2006;42:1582-5. [PubMed Abstract]
Sohn-Tuma S. Sepkowitz KA. Efficacy of safety-engineered device implementation in prevention of percutaneous injuries: a review of published studies. Clin Infect Dis 2006;42:1159-70. [PubMed Abstract]
Sepkowitz KA. One disease, two epidemics: AIDS at 25. N Engl J Med 2006;354:2411-4. [PubMed Abstract]
