Torsten A. Joerger, MD, MSCE
About Torsten A. Joerger
Titles
Attending Physician
Certifications
Pediatric Infectious Diseases – American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Awards and Honors
2019, Best Division Teaching Award, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2020, Antimicrobial Stewardship Award, Pediatric Infectious Disease Society
2011, Herma Heart Center Summer Research Scholar
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations
2015-present, Infectious Diseases Society of America
2015-present, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
- 2020-present, Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee
2015-present, American Academy of Pediatrics
- 2022-present, Pediatric Care Online Point-of-Care Quick Reference
Editorial and Academic Positions
Editorial Positions
2021-present, Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, Ad Hoc Reviewer
2022-present, Hospital Pediatrics, Ad Hoc Reviewer
Research Interests
Pediatric infectious disease Antimicrobial stewardship Epidemiology Clinical trials
Education & training
Graduate Degree
MSCE - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Medical Degree
MD - Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI
Residency
Pediatrics - Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA and Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE
Fellowship
Pediatric Infectious Diseases - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2022
Taylor MG, Joerger T, Li Y, et al. Factors Associated With Penicillin Allergy Labels in Electronic Health Records of Children in 2 Large US Pediatric Primary Care Networks. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(3):e222117.
2021
Henig O, Jyonouchi S, Joerger T, Kennedy K. Treatment-Resistant Bacterial Lymphadenitis in an Otherwise Healthy Girl. Pediatr Rev. 2021 Jun;42(6):339-341.
Beltrán S, Krass P, Joerger T, Chuang JH. Acute, Severe Abdominal Pain in a Non-Sexually Active Adolescent Female. Pediatr Rev. 2021 Feb;42(2):90-92. doi: 10.1542/pir.2019-0302. PMID: 33526574.
2020
Otto WR, Paden WZ, Connors M, Joerger T, Buzi A, Rizzi M, Huh J, Storm P, Heuer G, Kennedy B, McGuire J, Swami S, Lang SS. Suppurative Intracranial Complications of Pediatric Sinusitis: A Single-Center Experience. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2020 Sep 21: piaa101. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piaa101. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32955086.
Joerger T, Sulieman S, Carson V, Fox M. Chronic meningitis due to Prototheca zopfii in an adolescent girl. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2020 May 16; epub ahead of print. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piaa049.
2019
Joerger T, Chan S, Swami SK, Handy LK. Impact of an antimicrobial stewardship policy to restrict palivizumab use. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2019 May 11; 8(2): 189-190. doi: 10.1093/jpids/pix091
2013
Parent, M., et al.. Murine Macrophage Inflammatory cytokine production and Immune activation in response to Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection. Microbiology and Immunology. 2013, Apr; 57(4): 323-328. Cited in PubMed; PMID: doi: 10.1111/1348-04.
2008
McLane, M.A., Joerger, T., Mahmoud, A .. Disintegrins in health and disease. Frontiers in Bioscience. 2008, May; 1(13): 6617-6637.
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2020
Otto W, Joerger T. Fungal Disease. Netters Pediatrics, 2nd edition. Submitted 8/2020.
Mitchell H, Joerger T. Tuberculosis. Netters Pediatrics, 2nd edition. Submitted 8/2020.