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Sarah Doernberg, MD, MAS

Title(s)Associate Professor, Medicine
SchoolSchool of Medicine
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    University of California, San FranciscoM.A.S. in Clinical Research2012 Graduate Division (Advance Training in Clinical Research)
    University of California, San FranciscoFellowship2012Infectious Diseases
    University of California, San FranciscoFellowship2012Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
    University of California, San Francisco Residency 2009Internal Medicine
    Yale UniversityM.D.2006School of Medicine
    University of California, San Francisco, CA2020Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training

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    Sarah Doernberg is an Associate Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and the Medical Director of Adult Antimicrobial Stewardship at UCSF Medical Center. She has an active outpatient Infectious Diseases Clinic and sees inpatients on the Transplant Infectious Diseases service. Her clinical research focuses on healthcare-acquired infections and antimicrobial stewardship.

    She received her BA from Harvard University in Biology with a focus in Neurobiology and received her MD from Yale University School of Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine residency and Infectious Diseases fellowship at UCSF. She also received a Masters’ degree in advanced studies through the Training in Clinical Research Program at UCSF.

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    1. Reductions in vancomycin and meropenem following the implementation of a febrile neutropenia management algorithm in hospitalized adults: An interrupted time series analysis. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Jan 25; 1-8. Trinh TD, Strnad L, Damon L, Dzundza JH, Graff LR, Griffith LM, Hilts-Horeczko A, Olin R, Shenoy S, DeVoe C, Wang L, Rodriguez-Monguio R, Gu TM, Hampton SR, Macapinlac BAC, Yang K, Doernberg SB. PMID: 33487182.
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    2. Disseminated Legionella micdadei Infection in a Liver Transplant Patient Presenting as Pulmonary Nodules and a Laryngeal Lesion. Transpl Infect Dis. 2021 Jan 12; e13563. Bond AR, Bainbridge E, Doernberg SB, Babik JM, Miller S, Khanafshar E, Henry T, David A, Russell M, Brandman D, Sherman CB, Yao F, Fung M. PMID: 33434394.
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    3. 39. Comparative One-year Outcomes of Invasive staphylococcus Aureus infections Among Persons with and Without Drug Use in an Urban West Coast Cohort. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2020 Dec 31; 7(Supplement_1):s20-s21. Ayesha Ashley Appa, Meredith Adamo, Stephenie Le, Jennifer Davis, Lisa Gail Winston, Sarah B Doernberg, Henry Chambers, Marlene Martin, Phillip Coffin, Vivek Jain. .
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    4. 918. Pilot Surveillance for Carbapenemase Gene-positive Organisms Among Hospitalized Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2020 Dec 31; 7(Suppl 1):s493-s494. June L Chan, Elizabeth Nazarian, Kimberlee A Musser, Monica Fung, Sarah B Doernberg, Stephanie M Pouch, Stephanie M Pouch, Surbhi Leekha, Judith A Anesi, Rosy Priya Kodiyanplakkal, Sarah Turbett, Maroya Spalding Walters, Lauren Epstein, Lauren Epstein. .
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    5. Reliability of nonlocalizing signs and symptoms as indicators of the presence of infection in nursing-home residents. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Dec 09; 1-10. Rowe TA, Jump RLP, Andersen BM, Banach DB, Bryant KA, Doernberg SB, Loeb M, Morgan DJ, Morris AM, Murthy RK, Nace DA, Crnich CJ. PMID: 33292915.
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    6. Simultaneous Evaluation of Diagnostic Assays for Pharyngeal and Rectal Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis Using a Master Protocol. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Dec 03; 71(9):2314-2322. Doernberg SB, Komarow L, Tran TTT, Sund Z, Pandori MW, Jensen D, Tsalik EL, Deal CD, Chambers HF, Fowler VG, Evans SR, Patel R, Klausner JD. PMID: 31734695.
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    7. Consensus-based perioperative protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Neurosurg Spine. 2020 Oct 02; 1-9. PMID: 33007752.
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    8. Genomic Profiling of Evolving Daptomycin Resistance in a Patient with Recurrent Staphylococcus argenteus Sepsis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2020 09 21; 64(10). Hao S, Abdelghany M, Lyden A, Sit R, Tan M, Tato CM, DeRisi JL, Miller S, Doernberg SB, Langelier C. PMID: 32601156.
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    9. Clinical outcomes and serologic response in solid organ transplant recipients with COVID-19: A case series from the United States. Am J Transplant. 2020 11; 20(11):3225-3233. Fung M, Chiu CY, DeVoe C, Doernberg SB, Schwartz BS, Langelier C, Henrich TJ, Yokoe D, Davis J, Hays SR, Chandran S, Kukreja J, Ng D, Prostko J, Taylor R, Reyes K, Bainbridge E, Bond A, Chin-Hong P, Babik JM. PMID: 32476258.
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    10. Machine learning for the prediction of antimicrobial stewardship intervention in hospitalized patients receiving broad-spectrum agents. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Sep; 41(9):1022-1027. Bystritsky RJ, Beltran A, Young AT, Wong A, Hu X, Doernberg SB. PMID: 32618533.
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    11. Patients' Experiences with Staphylococcus aureus and Gram-Negative Bacterial Bloodstream Infections: A Qualitative Descriptive Study and Concept Elicitation Phase to Inform Measurement of Patient-Reported Quality of Life. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 May 23. PMID: 32445467.
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    12. Randomized trial evaluating clinical impact of RAPid IDentification and Susceptibility testing for Gram Negative bacteremia (RAPIDS-GN). Clin Infect Dis. 2020 May 07. Banerjee R, Komarow L, Virk A, Rajapakse N, Schuetz AN, Dylla B, Earley M, Lok J, Kohner P, Ihde S, Cole N, Hines L, Reed K, Garner OB, Chandrasekaran S, de St Maurice A, Kanatani M, Curello J, Arias R, Swearingen W, Doernberg SB, Patel R. PMID: 32374822.
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    13. Analytical Evaluation of the Abbott RealTime CT/NG Assay for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Rectal and Pharyngeal Swabs. J Mol Diagn. 2020 06; 22(6):811-816. Adamson PC, Pandori MW, Doernberg SB, Komarow L, Sund Z, Tran TTT, Jensen D, Tsalik EL, Deal CD, Chambers HF, Fowler VG, Evans SR, Patel R, Klausner JD. PMID: 32247863.
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    14. Will biomarkers be the answer for antibiotic stewardship? Lancet Respir Med. 2020 02; 8(2):130-132. Doernberg SB. PMID: 31810866.
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    15. 640. Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating Clinical Impact of RAPid IDentification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing for Gram-Negative Bacteremia (RAPIDS-GN). Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2019 Oct 23; 6(Supplement_2):s296-s297. Ritu Banerjee, Ritu Banerjee, Lauren Komarow, Abinash Virk, Nipunie S Rajapakse, Audrey Schuetz, Brenda Dylla, Michelle Earley, Judith Lok, Peggy Kohner, Sherry Ihde, Nicolynn Cole, Lisa Hines, Katelyn Reed, Omai Garner, Sukantha Chandrasekaran, Annabelle M de St. Maurice, Meganne Kanatani, Jennifer Curello, Rubi Arias, William Swearingen, Sarah B Doernberg, Robin Patel, Robin Patel. .
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    16. 2685. Oral Third-Generation Cephalosporins vs. Levofloxacin for Antibacterial Prophylaxis in Neutropenic Patients with Hematologic Malignancies. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2019 Oct 23; 6(Supplement_2):s943-s943. Catherine DeVoe, Trang D Trinh, Joshua Moises, Binh C Pham, Allen V Tran, Lisa Vuong, Sarah B Doernberg. .
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    17. 2543. Implementation of a Fellow-Driven ?-Lactam Allergy De-Labeling Initiative on an Inpatient ID Consult Service. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2019 Oct 23; 6(Supplement_2):s883-s883. Jennifer S Mulliken, Rachel Bystritsky, Karen Anstey, Iris M Otani, Sarah B Doernberg. .
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    18. 839. Effect of Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) Toxin Test Reporting on Clinical Treatment and Outcomes of Toxin-Negative PCR-Positive Patients at Five California Hospitals. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2019 Oct 23; 6(Supplement_2):s10-s11. Christopher R Polage, Jonathan Grein, Margie Morgan, Sarah B Doernberg, Steve Miller, Raymond Chinn, Cathy Woerle, Jennifer Yim, Cassiana Bittencourt, Sneha Krishna, Nicolle Anne Ocampo, Laurel Gibbs, Shannon C Mabalot, Kathleen A Quan, Usme Khusbu, Keith M Madey, Czarina Ganzon, Fatemeh Memar, Christian B Pascual, Stuart Cohen, Catherine Liu, Deborah S Yokoe, Susan S Huang. .
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    19. 1089. Implementation of a Febrile Neutropenia Management Algorithm on Antibiotic Use and Outcomes: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2019 Oct 23; 6(Suppl 2):s386-s387. Trang D Trinh, Luke Strnad, Lloyd E Damon, John H Dzundza, Larissa R Graff, Laura M Griffith, Alexandra Hilts-Horeczko, Rebecca L Olin, Samantha Shenoy, Catherine DeVoe, Lusha Wang, Rosa Rodriguez-Monguio, Sarah B Doernberg. .
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    20. Sentinel Case of Candida auris in the Western United States Following Prolonged Occult Colonization in a Returned Traveler from India. Microb Drug Resist. 2019 Jun; 25(5):677-680. Woodworth MH, Dynerman D, Crawford ED, Doernberg SB, Ramirez-Avila L, Serpa PH, Nichols A, Li LM, Lyden A, Tato CM, Miller S, Derisi JL, Langelier C. PMID: 31163013.
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    21. Sequential, Multiple-Assignment, Randomized Trials for COMparing Personalized Antibiotic StrategieS (SMART-COMPASS). Clin Infect Dis. 2019 05 17; 68(11):1961-1967. Evans SR, Follmann D, Liu Y, Holland T, Doernberg SB, Rouphael N, Hamasaki T, Jiang Y, Lok JJ, Tran TTT, Harris AD, Fowler VG, Boucher H, Kreiswirth BN, Bonomo RA, Van Duin D, Paterson DL, Chambers H. PMID: 30351426.
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    22. Good Studies Evaluate the Disease While Great Studies Evaluate the Patient: Development and Application of a Desirability of Outcome Ranking Endpoint for Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 05 02; 68(10):1691-1698. Doernberg SB, Tran TTT, Tong SYC, Paul M, Yahav D, Davis JS, Leibovici L, Boucher HW, Corey GR, Cosgrove SE, Chambers HF, Fowler VG, Evans SR, Holland TL. PMID: 30321315.
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    23. Things We Do For No Reason: Contact Precautions for MRSA and VRE. J Hosp Med. 2019 03; 14(3):178-180. Young K, Doernberg SB, Snedecor RF, Mallin E. PMID: 30811326.
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    24. Perioperative Use and Safety of Cephalosporin Antibiotics in Patients with Documented Penicillin Allergy. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2019 Feb 1; 143(2):ab29. Karen Anstey, James Anstey, Alexandra Hilts-Horeczko, Sarah B. Doernberg, Lee-Lynn Chen, Iris M. Otani. .
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    25. 415. Breakthrough Invasive Fungal Infections in Adult Hematologic Malignancy Patients Receiving Isavuconazole Prophylaxis. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2018 Nov 26; 5(suppl_1):s158-s159. Catherine DeVoe, Monica Fung, Brian Schwartz, Sarah B Doernberg, Mimi Lo, Larissa Graff, Marisela Tan, Aaron Logan, Jennifer Babik, Peter Chin-Hong. .
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    26. 1818. Characteristics of a Cohort of Patients on Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics Targeted for Prospective Audit and Feedback. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2018 Nov 26; 5(suppl_1):s516-s516. Rachel Bystritsky, Albert T Young, Andrew Wong, Alexandra Hilts-Horeczko, Conan Macdougall, Henry F Chambers, Sarah B Doernberg. .
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    27. Essential Resources and Strategies for Antibiotic Stewardship Programs in the Acute Care Setting. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 09 28; 67(8):1168-1174. Doernberg SB, Abbo LM, Burdette SD, Fishman NO, Goodman EL, Kravitz GR, Leggett JE, Moehring RW, Newland JG, Robinson PA, Spivak ES, Tamma PD, Chambers HF. PMID: 29590355.
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    28. Breakthrough Invasive Fungal Infections on Isavuconazole Prophylaxis and Treatment: What Is Happening in the Real-World Setting? Clin Infect Dis. 2018 09 14; 67(7):1142-1143. Fung M, Schwartz BS, Doernberg SB, Langelier C, Lo M, Graff L, Tan M, Logan AC, Chin-Hong P, Babik JM. PMID: 29617983.
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    29. Chronic Meningitis Investigated via Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing. JAMA Neurol. 2018 08 01; 75(8):947-955. Wilson MR, O'Donovan BD, Gelfand JM, Sample HA, Chow FC, Betjemann JP, Shah MP, Richie MB, Gorman MP, Hajj-Ali RA, Calabrese LH, Zorn KC, Chow ED, Greenlee JE, Blum JH, Green G, Khan LM, Banerji D, Langelier C, Bryson-Cahn C, Harrington W, Lingappa JR, Shanbhag NM, Green AJ, Brew BJ, Soldatos A, Strnad L, Doernberg SB, Jay CA, Douglas V, Josephson SA, DeRisi JL. PMID: 29710329.
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    30. Comparative effectiveness of aerosolized versus oral ribavirin for the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus infections: A single-center retrospective cohort study and review of the literature. Transpl Infect Dis. 2018 Apr; 20(2):e12844. Trang TP, Whalen M, Hilts-Horeczko A, Doernberg SB, Liu C. PMID: 29360277.
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    31. Antimicrobial Stewardship Approaches in the Intensive Care Unit. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2017 09; 31(3):513-534. Doernberg SB, Chambers HF. PMID: 28687210.
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    32. Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections: Research Priorities, Accomplishments, and Future Directions of the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Mar 15; 64(suppl_1):S24-S29. PMID: 28350900.
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    33. Disseminated Acanthamoeba infection in a heart transplant recipient treated successfully with a miltefosine-containing regimen: Case report and review of the literature. Transpl Infect Dis. 2017 Apr; 19(2). PMID: 28067969.
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    34. Analysis of CAMERA-1 S. aureus Bacteremia Trial Results Using the DOOR. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2017 Jan 1; 4(suppl_1):s541-s541. Thomas L Holland, Joshua S Davis, Sarah B Doernberg, Thuy Tien T Tran, Scott R Evans, Sara E Cosgrove, Helen W Boucher, G Ralph Corey, Vance Fowler, Henry F Chambers, Steven Y. C Tong. .
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    35. BAC DOOR: A Clinician Ranking Exercise for Better Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Trial Design. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2016 Dec 1; 3(suppl_1):1066. Sarah Doernberg, Natalia Gouskova, Scott Evans, Helen Boucher, G. Corey, Sara Cosgrove, Henry Chambers, Vance Fowler, Thomas Holland. .
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    36. Assessing the Impact of a Pharmacist-Managed Vancomycin Protocol on the Duration of Empiric Therapy. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2016 Dec 1; 3(suppl_1):1939. Alexandra M. Hanretty, Sarah B. Doernberg, Alexandra Hilts-Horeczko. .
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    37. Assessing the Impact of an Automatic Antimicrobial Stewardship Review of Positive Blood Cultures in Patients with Gram-Negative or Gram-Positive Bloodstream Infections. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2016 Dec 1; 3(suppl_1):1870. Tracy P. Trang, Alexandra Hilts-Horeczko, Sarah B. Doernberg, Conan Macdougall. .
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    38. Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes Among Individuals With Spinal Implant Infections: A Descriptive Study. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016 Sep; 3(3):ofw177. PMID: 27704027.
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    39. Vancomycin MIC Does Not Predict 90-Day Mortality, Readmission, or Recurrence in a Prospective Cohort of Adults with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 09; 60(9):5276-84. PMID: 27324762.
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    40. Cefazolin versus Nafcillin for Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection in a California Tertiary Medical Center. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 08; 60(8):4684-9. PMID: 27216053.
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    41. Implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship program targeting residents with urinary tract infections in three community long-term care facilities: a quasi-experimental study using time-series analysis. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2015; 4:54. PMID: 26634119.
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    42. 727Evaluating the Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Clinical Presentation in Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2014 Jan 1; 1(Suppl 1):s205-s205. Angelo Clemenzi-Allen, Sanjiv Baxi, Alice Gahbauer, Brandon Imp, Daniel Deck, Sarah Doernberg, Henry F. Chambers. .
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    43. 724Vancomycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Does Not Predict Death, Recurrence or Readmission in Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in a Safety-Net Hospital. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2014 Jan 1; 1(Suppl 1):s204-s204. Sanjiv Baxi, Angelo Clemenzi-Allen, Alice Gahbauer, Daniel Deck, Brandon Imp, Sarah Doernberg, Henry F. Chambers. .
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    44. Does doxycycline protect against development of Clostridium difficile infection? Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Sep; 55(5):615-20. PMID: 22563022.
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    45. Risk factors for acquisition of extended-spectrum ß-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in an urban county hospital. Am J Infect Control. 2012 Mar; 40(2):123-7. PMID: 21775020.
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    46. Association of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) polymorphisms with risk of meningitis from Streptococcus pneumoniae. Cytokine. 2011 Mar; 53(3):292-4. Doernberg S, Schaaf B, Dalhoff K, Leng L, Beitin A, Quagliarello V, Bucala R. PMID: 21208809.
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