Timothy H. Dellit, MD | Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Professor

Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

President, University of Washington Physicians

Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs/Clinical Risk Management

Associate Medical Director, Harborview Medical Center

Faculty Information

Biography

Dr. Dellit is a Professor of Medicine in the clinician teacher pathway. He serves as President of University of Washington Physicians, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs/Clinical Risk Management at the University of Washington and as Associate Medical Director at Harborview Medical Center. He attends on the infectious diseases consult services with special clinical interest in traumatic orthopedic infections. His programmatic interests are focused on the reduction of healthcare-associated infections, antimicrobial resistance, systematic improvements in healthcare quality, and clinical risk management.

Education & Training:

Cornell University Medical College

New York, NY

Internship and Residency, Internal Medicine

New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell Medical Center; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Hospital for Special Surgery

New York, NY

1997-2000

Assistant Chief Medical Resident

New York Presbyterian Hospital – Cornell Medical Center

New York, NY

1999-2000

Chief Medical Resident

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New York, NY

2000-2001

Fellow, Infectious Diseases

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

2001-2003

Honors:

Alpha Omega Alpha

George G. Reader Prize in Public Health, Cornell University Medical College

UW Medicine Service Excellence Award

Seattle Met’s Top Doctors

Contact

Email:

thdellit@uw.edu

Phone:

(206) 744-9846

Mailing Address:

325 9th Ave.

Box 359778

Seattle, WA 98104

Publications

PubMed:

PubMed Bibliography

Publications:

Dellit TH, Owens RC, McGowan JE Jr., et al. the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Guidelines for developing an institutional program to enhance antimicrobial stewardship. Clin Infect Dis. 2007; 44(2): 159-77.
• CID Abstract

Dellit TH, Chan JD, Skerrett SJ, Nathens AB. Development of a guideline for the management of ventilator-associated pneumonia based on local microbiologic findings and impact of the guideline on antimicrobial use practices. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008; 29(6): 525-33.
• PubMed Abstract

Evans HL, Dellit TH, Chan J, Nathens AB, Maier RV, Cuschieri J. Effect of chlorhexidine whole-body bathing on hospital-acquired infections among trauma patients. Arch Surg. 2010; 145(3): 240-6.
• PubMed Abstract

Choudhuri J, Pergamit R, Chan JD, Schreuder A, McNamara E, Lynch JB, Dellit TH. An electronic catheter-associated urinary tract surveillance tool. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011; 32(8): 757-62.
• PubMed Abstract

Chan JD, Dellit TH, Choudhuri JA, et al. Active sureveillance cultures of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as a tool to predict MRSA ventilator-associated pneumonia. Crit Care Med. 2012; 40(5): 1437-42.
• PubMed Abstract

Dellit TH, Chan JD, Fulton C, Pergamit R, McNamara EA, Kim LJ, Ellenbogen RG, Lynch JB. Reduction in Clostridium difficile infections among neurosurgical patients associated with discontinuation of antimicrobial prophylaxis for the duration of external ventricular drain placement. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014;35:589-590.

Dellit TH, Chan JD, Fulton C, Pergamit R, McNamara EA, Kim LJ, Ellenbogen RG, Lynch JB. Reduction in Clostridium difficile infections among neurosurgical patients associated with discontinuation of antimicrobial prophylaxis for the duration of external ventricular drain placement. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014;35:589-590.
• PubMed Abstract

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