Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety
Barbara W. Trautner, M.D., Ph.D., F.I.D.S.A.

Investigator, Behavioral Health Program, Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Director of Clinical Research, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine
Professor, Section of Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Secondary appointments: Department of Surgery and the Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology
Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases
Email: barbara.trautner@va.gov
Phone: 713-440-4438
Phone: 713-791-1414 ext. 10302
Research Interests
- Management of asymptomatic bacteriuria
- Prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)
- Bacteriophage to treat multidrug-resistant infections
- Guidelines implementation
- Antimicrobial stewardship
- Infection prevention in long-term care
Education
- Ph.D., Baylor Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, Texas
- Infectious Diseases Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
- Internal Medicine Chief Residency, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
- Internal Medicine Residency, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
- M.D., University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia
- A.B., Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
Awards and Activities
- One of the top 2% of scientists most frequently cited worldwide by PLoS Biology, 2021
- VA Health Services Research & Development Best Research Paper of the Year, 2016
- Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Faculty Excellence Award, Educational Leadership, 2012
- Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Faculty Excellence Award, Baylor College of Medicine (Teaching and Evaluation), November 2008
- Ben and Margaret Love Foundation Bobby Alford Award for Academic Clinical Professionalism, BCM
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