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Jessica Seidelman

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Infectious Diseases

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Medicine · 2023 - Present Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Medicine

Recent Publications


A comparison of blood culture diagnostic stewardship across three emergency departments in a healthcare network.

Journal Article Am J Emerg Med · July 2025 BACKGROUND: Blood culture (BCx) diagnostic stewardship is essential for reducing unnecessary treatments, minimizing false-positive results, and improving patient outcomes and hospital resource utilization. The objective of this study was to compare the eff ... Full text Link to item Cite

A change of heart: Limitations of National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) surveillance strategies in identifying surgical site infections after heart transplant surgery.

Journal Article Am J Infect Control · July 2025 Surgical site infections (SSI) surveillance after heart transplantation is critical for preventing SSI. We analyzed the accuracy of 3 SSI surveillance systems: National-Healthcare-Safety-Network (NHSN), Society-of-Thoracic-Surgeons (STS), and detailed manu ... Full text Link to item Cite

Combined Orthopaedic and Infectious Disease Periprosthetic Joint Infection Clinic Enhances Arthroplasty Fellowship Training: A Survey From a Tertiary Center.

Journal Article Arthroplast Today · June 2025 BACKGROUND: The rising incidence of periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) is linked to increasing utilization of total joint arthroplasty and higher rates of obesity, diabetes, and immunosuppression. Despite preoperative risk factor modification and perio ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Evaluation of Duodenoscope Contamination Following Implementation of Disposable Heads at Duke Hospital and Duke GI Endoscopy Clinics

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by North Carolina Society for Gastroenterology · 2021 - 2023

Evaluating SARS-CoV2 vaccine effectiveness among health care personnel during early phase vaccination

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · 2020 - 2021

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Medicine · 2019 M.P.H.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor · 2013 M.D.