Stuart H. Cohen, M.D.

Philosophy of Care

I chose my specialty because I had an interest in microbiology. Most of the new and challenging syndromes are connected with infectious diseases. Humor and compassion are the methods I use in my practice. I try to personalize patient care to the needs of each patient. In my view, appropriate immunizations and the patient's educational knowledge about his or her condition are most important for good health. In addition, at UC Davis, we have a vital facility that generates new knowledge and the specialists necessary to handle the most complex cases.

Title:

Professor, Director of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control

Specialty:

Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine

Center/Program Affiliation:

Transplant Center, UC Davis Medical Group

Address:

Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
4860 Y St.
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

(916) 734-2737

Education:

Chicago Medical School
Chicago, Illinois
M.D. 1978

University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
B.S. 1974

Residency:

University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
1981
Internal Medicine

Fellowships:

University of California, Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1983
Infectious Disease

Board Certifications:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease, 1984
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1981

Professional Memberships:

American Association for the Advancement of Science
American College of Physicians
American Federation for Clinical Research
American Society for Microbiology
Association for Practitioners of Infection Control
Greater Sacramento Epidemiology Association
Infectious Diseases Society of America
Northern California Infectious Diseases Society
Society of Healthcare Epidemiologists of America

Select Recent Publications:

Cohen SH, Gerding DN, Johnson S, Kelly CP, Loo VG, McDonald LC, Pepin J, Wilcox MH. Clinical practice guidelines for Clostridium difficile infection in adults: 2010 update by the society for healthcare epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the infectious diseases society of America (IDSA). Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2010;31:431-55.

Troppmann C, Cohen S, de Mattos A, Perez R. Rapidly progressive lethal infection with novel influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus in kidney receipient: a cautionary tale. Transplantation 2010;89:369-370.

Rakoczy KS, Cohen SH, Nguyen HH. Derivation and validation of a clinical prediction score for isolation of inpatients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2008;29:927-32.

Flynn N, Cohen SH. The continuing saga of MRSA. J Infect Dis 2008;197:1217-19.

Huang H, Flynn NM, King JH, Monchaud C, Morita M, Cohen SH. Comparisons of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and hospital-associated MRSA infections in Sacramento, California. J Clin Microbiol 2006;44:2423-7.

Rexach CE, Tang-Feldman YJ, Cantrell MC, Chohen SH. Epidemiologic surveillance of Clostridium difficile diarrhea in a freestanding pediatric hospital and a pediatric hospital at a university medical center. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2006;56:109-14.

Cohen SH, Shetab R, Tang-Feldman YJ, Sarma P, Silva J Jr., Prindiville TP. Prevalence of enterotoxigenic Bacteroides Fragilis in hospital-acquired diarrhea. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2006;55:251-4.

To see if Stuart H. Cohen is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call (800) 2-UC DAVIS.