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Antimicrobial Stewardship
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Dr. Simon Parzen-Johnson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases. He currently serves as the Director for the pediatric antimicrobial stewardship service. This collaborative, interdisciplinary service targets improving drug selection, slowing the emergence of antimicrobial resistance, reducing antibiotic expenditures, and improving patient outcomes at UChicago Medicine’s Comer Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Parzen-Johnson is also the Director of UME to GME Transitions for the UCM Department of Pediatrics. In this role, he oversees the rotations of all 4th year medical students, from both the Pritzker School of Medicine and visiting institutions, with the goal of ensuring improved access and experience for all students involved.
Dr. Parzen-Johnson's primary clinical and academic interests focus on medical education, antimicrobial and diagnostic stewardship. Much of his work is focused on utilizing the electronic health record, along with in-person discussion and teaching, to improve resource utilization within the hospital system to better care for the pediatric patients of Chicago.
Dr. Parzen-Johnson completed his medical training at University of Wisconsin-Madison, pediatric residency at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital of Oakland, and infectious diseases fellowship at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago associated with Northwestern University.
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