Daniel Diekema, MD
Infectious Disease Specialist
Clinical Professor, Associate Hospital Epidemiologist
Internal Medicine
About
"I specialize in the prevention of health-care-associated infections, and am an expert in antibiotic resistance." — Daniel Diekema
Responsibilities
- Oversees molecular typing and patient-to-patient transmission investigations
- Assists in the oversight of surveillance, prevention and control activities as directed by the hospital epidemiologist
- Serves as Hospital Epidemiologist, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Contact
Phone: 319-384-7281
Fax: 319-353-8687
Email: daniel-diekema@uiowa.edu
Address: C-521-2 GH
Epidemiology on-call pager: 3158
Languages
English
Services and Clinics
Specialties
Adult Specialties
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Infectious disease
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Microbiology
Diseases and Conditions
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Infectious diseases
In the News
Credentials
Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
- American Board of Internal Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Degrees
- MD, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, Nashville, Tenn.
- MS, Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Residencies
Internal Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
Fellowships
- Medical Microbiology, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
- Infectious Disease, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
- Hospital Epidemiology, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa