Faculty

Steven A. Pergam

Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology
Professor, Medicine - Allergy and Infectious Dis.


Education

MD University of Nebraska, 1998
MPH Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2008

Contact


Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Box 358080
1100 Fairview Ave. N, E4-100
Seattle, WA 98109
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Bio

Dr. Pergam is an Infectious Diseases physician and researcher who received his MD from the University of Nebraska School of Medicine, his Infectious Diseases fellowship training at the University of Washington (UW), and his MPH from the UW School of Public Health. Dr. Pergam serves as the Medical Director of Infection Prevention at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA). Dr. Pergam focuses his research on the prevention and treatment of infections among immunocompromised patients, and has expertise in infection prevention and hospital epidemiology among cancer and transplant patients. He serves on numerous national committees, including the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Committee on the Prevention and Treatment of Infections in Cancer. He also is an Associate Editor for BMC Infectious Diseases and Current Opinions in Infectious Diseases.

Research Areas

Research Interests

Dr. Pergam’s research interests involve hospital epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance, and infection prevention in immunosuppressed hosts. His research group focuses on infection prevention, resistant pathogens, antimicrobial stewardship, and on the development of novel prevention strategies for community and healthcare-associated infections in cancer and hematopoietic cell transplant patients. He has active research projects that evaluate vaccinations, water-borne pathogens, resistant bacteria, respiratory virus transmission, and fungal infections among immunocompromised hosts. He is interested in the interplay between the immune response, the microbiome, bacterial and viral infections in the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems, and their association with inflammatory complications (e.g. Graft-versus-host disease, mucositis).

Recent Publications (PubMed)

SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: the role of healthcare epidemiologists in communicating during infectious diseases outbreaks.
(2024 Jun 5)
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Shenoy ES, Banach DB, Batshon LJ, Branch-Elliman W, Dumyati G, Haessler S, Hsu VP, Jump RLP, Malani AN, Mathew TA, Murthy RK, Pergam SA, Seeger MW, Weber DJ
SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: pandemic data collection, maintenance, and release.
(2024 Jun 5)
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Branch-Elliman W, Banach DB, Batshon LJ, Dumyati G, Haessler S, Hsu VP, Jump RLP, Malani AN, Mathew TA, Murthy RK, Pergam SA, Shenoy ES, Weber DJ
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: mitigating supply shortages.
(2024 Jun 5)
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Weber DJ, Malani AN, Shenoy ES, Banach DB, Batshon LJ, Branch-Elliman W, Dumyati G, Haessler S, Hsu VP, Jump RLP, Mathew TA, Murthy RK, Pergam SA
SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: building a strong and resilient healthcare workforce.
(2024 Jun 5)
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Banach DB, Mathew TA, Batshon LJ, Branch-Elliman W, Dumyati G, Haessler S, Hsu VP, Jump RLP, Malani AN, Murthy RK, Pergam SA, Shenoy ES, Weber DJ
SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: introduction and overview.
(2024 Jun 5)
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Hsu VP, Haessler S, Banach DB, Batshon LJ, Branch-Elliman W, Dumyati G, Jump RLP, Malani AN, Mathew TA, Murthy RK, Pergam SA, Shenoy ES, Weber DJ
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