Daniel Escobar, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine
Dr. Daniel Jose Escobar is an infectious disease specialist who cares for patients with a broad range of complex bacterial, fungal and viral infections, including those involving bones, joints, surgical implants and surgical complications.
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With a focus on developing strategies to improve patient care, he has a special interest in lowering the numbers of infections acquired in hospitals through epidemiology (which includes evaluating infection rates and preventive measures) and antibiotic stewardship (controlling antibiotic resistance by assessing and enhancing appropriate use of these medications).
Escobar's research focuses on identifying the reasons that some patients get infections during hospitalization and implementing measures that would prevent such infections. He also studies drivers of antibiotic overuse, with the aim of reducing the development of antibiotic-resistant organisms.
Escobar earned his medical degree at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Maryland Medical Center and a fellowship in infectious diseases at the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
Escobar speaks Spanish and identifies as Latinx.
Education & Training
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- Fellowship Infectious Diseases Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania 2021
- Chief Residency Internal Medicine University of Maryland Medical Center 2018
- Residency Internal Medicine University of Maryland Medical Center 2017
- MD Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University 2014
- MS Cell & Molecular Biology The Johns Hopkins University 2009
- BA Biology & Romance Languages The Johns Hopkins University 2008
Publications (8)
Top publication keywords:
BacteriaProtective ClothingDisease OutbreaksHumansNursesNursing HomesCommunicable DiseasesCritical CareColony Count, MicrobialSkilled Nursing FacilitiesHealth PersonnelPenicillinsGram-Negative Bacterial InfectionsBacteremiaDelivery of Health Care
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Infectious Diseases Consultation Associated With Reduced Mortality in Gram-Negative Bacteremia.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2023 Shulder S, Tamma PD, Fiawoo S, Dzintars K, Escobar D, Livorsi DJ, Malani AN, Palacio D, Spivak ES, Zimmerman M, Bork JT -
Severe recurrence of reactive infectious mucocutaneous eruption with extensive ocular involvement in an adult due to SARS-CoV-2.
JAAD case reports 2023 Wu D, Lee EY, Lifton J, Zullo SW, Seiger K, Nadadur R, Fox LP, Escobar DJ, Dobry AS, Yung M, Kangelaris KN, Arakaki RY -
Secondary Cases of Delta Variant Coronavirus Disease 2019 Among Vaccinated Healthcare Workers With Breakthrough Infections is Rare.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2022 Waldman SE, Buehring T, Escobar DJ, Gohil SK, Gonzales R, Huang SS, Olenslager K, Prabaker KK, Sandoval T, Yim J, Yokoe DS, Cohen SH -
Sara Rendell, PHD, Daniel Escobar, MD, Naasha Talati, MD, Randi Silibovsky, MD. Community-Acquired Candida Glabrata Empyema: An Atypical Diagnosis Not to Miss. Contagion,
Sara Rendell, PHD, Daniel Escobar, MD, Naasha Talati, MD, Randi Silibovsky, MD. Community-Acquired Candida Glabrata Empyema: An Atypical Diagnosis Not to Miss. Contagion, 2022 Sara Rendell, PHD, Daniel Escobar, MD, Naasha Talati, MD, Randi Silibovsky, MD -
Mitigation of a Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak in a Nursing Home Through Serial Testing of Residents and Staff.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2021 Escobar DJ, Lanzi M, Saberi P, Love R, Linkin DR, Kelly JJ, Jhala D, Amorosa V, Hofmann M, Doyon JB -
Healthcare-associated infections: where we came from and where we are headed.
BMJ quality & safety 2021 Escobar D, Pegues D -
How Nurses Can Educate the "Thoughtless Person Playing with Penicillin".
Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety 2020 Escobar DJ, Pegues DA -
Frequent contamination of nursing scrubs is associated with specific care activities.
American journal of infection control 2018 Thom KA, Escobar D, Boutin MA, Zhan M, Harris AD, Johnson JK