Thomas J. Kirn, M.D., Ph.D.
Undergraduate Education
- Richard Stockton College of New Jersey - Galloway, NJ - B.S. - Chemistry
Graduate Education
- Dartmouth College - Hanover, NH - Ph.D. - Microbiology and Immunology
- Dartmouth Medical School - Hanover, NH - M.D.
Postgraduate Training
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, PA - Residency
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Clinical Pathology - Philadelphia, PA - Residency
- University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine - Philadelphia, PA - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Artis Lab, Department of Pathobiology
Hospital Affiliation
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital- New Brunswick, NJ
Areas of Interest
- Evaluation of the impact of infectious disease diagnostics on clinical outcomes (especially as related to bloodstream infection)
- Laboratory stewardship,
- Point of care infectious disease diagnostics
- molecular mechanisms of microbial pathogenesis and antibiotic resistance.
Current Reserch
- Identification of S. aureus in positive blood cultures and elucidation of molecular mechanisms that contribute to C. difficile pathogenesis.
Licensure
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Publications
A list of publications can be found here.