Responsibilities:

• Hospital Epidemiologist/Senior Associate Director
• Supervises the infection prevention program
• Investigates outbreaks
• Studies the incidence of hospital-acquired adverse events both infectious and non-infectious
• Identifies ways to prevent hospital-acquired adverse events

Education:

• University of Wisconsin College of Medicine 1977
• Barnes Hospital 1977-1980 Internal Medicine Residency
• Centers for Disease Control 1980-1982 Epidemic Intelligence Service
• Barnes Hospital 1982-1987 Infectious Diseases Fellowship

Special Interests & Activities:

• Identifying risk factors for healthcare-associated adverse events and outcomes
• Studying and teaching clinician-patient communication
• Health policy

Internal Medicine Bio

Phone:  319- 356-0474
Fax:  319- 353-8687
Address:  C-520-1 GH
loreen-herwaldt@uiowa.edu Epidemiology On Call pager: 3158  (Page, External-from outside of the hospital: 319-356-7000)