Jorge P. Parada, MD, MPH
Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine
Speaks
Languages
Spanish
Portuguese
Provider Groups
Loyola Medicine Physician
Loyola Physician Partners
Primary Contact
(708)216-3232
Appointments (New Patients Welcome)
Provider Groups
Loyola Medicine Physician
Loyola Physician Partners
Primary Contact
(708)216-3232Services & Specialties
Areas of Specialization
- Infectious Disease
- Internal Medicine
Locations & Contact
Primary Location
Loyola University Medical Center - Infectious Disease
2160 S First Ave
Maywood
, IL 60153
About
Academic Title
Professor
Leadership Title
Medical Director/Committee Chair, Infection Control
Ages Seen
Additional Resources
Education & Certifications
Education
Education:
Classical University of Lisbon/Lisbon Medical School
(1987)
Residency:
Stony Brook University Hospital
(1995)
Fellowship:
Boston City Hospital
(1997)
Education:
Harvard School of Public Health
(1997)
Fellowship:
Cook County Hospital (GME)
(1999)
Board Certifications
Infectious Disease, Infectious Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty (2000)
Provider Groups
Loyola Medicine Physician
Loyola Physician Partners
Publications
- Validation of SeptiCyte RAPID to Discriminate Sepsis from Non-Infectious Systemic Inflammation. Balk, R.; Esper, A. M.; Martin, G. S.; Miller, R. R.; Lopansri, B. K.; Burke, J. P.; Levy, M.; Opal, S.; Rothman, R. E.; D'Alessio, F. R.; Sidhaye, V. K.; Aggarwal, N. R.; Greenberg, J. A.; Yoder, M.; Patel, G.; Gilbert, E.; Parada, J. P.; Afshar, M.; Kempker, J. A.; van der Poll, T.; Schultz, M. J.; Scicluna, B. P.; Klein Klouwenberg, P. M. C.; Liebler, J.; Blodget, E.; Kumar, S.; Navalkar, K.; Yager, T. D.; Sampson, D.; Kirk, J. T.; Cermelli, S.; Davis, R. F.; Brandon, R. B.; Journal of clinical medicine
- Reduction of airborne and surface-borne bacteria in a medical center burn intensive care unit using active, upper-room, germicidal ultraviolet (GUV) disinfection. Lee, L. D.; Lie, L.; Bauer, M.; Bolanos, B.; Olmsted, R. N.; Varma, J. K.; Parada, J. P.; Infection control and hospital epidemiology
- Effectiveness of a Standardized External Ventricular Drain Placement Protocol for Infection Control. Zakaria, J.; Jusue-Torres, I.; Frazzetta, J.; Rezaii, E.; Costa, R.; Ballard, M.; Sethi, N.; Parada, J.; Prabhu, V. C.; World neurosurgery
- Antimicrobial susceptibility of biliary stents do not predict infectious complications after whipple. Knab, L. M.; Varsanik, M.; Li, R.; Chen, C.; Pak, N.; Eguia, E.; Renz, C.; Terrasse, W.; Gauthier, M.; Ko, C.; Baker, M.; Parada, J. P.; Abood, G.; Surgery
- Variability in catheter-associated asymptomatic bacteriuria rates among individual nurses in intensive care units: An observational cross-sectional study. Yakusheva, O.; Costa, D. K.; Bobay, K. L.; Parada, J. P.; Weiss, M. E.; PloS one
- Use of adenosine triphosphate to audit reprocessing of flexible endoscopes with an elevator mechanism. Quan, E.; Mahmood, R.; Naik, A.; Sargon, P.; Shastri, N.; Venu, M.; Parada, J. P.; Gupta, N.; American journal of infection control
- Validation of a Host Response Assay, SeptiCyte LAB, for Discriminating Sepsis from Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome in the ICU. Miller, R. R.; Lopansri, B. K.; Burke, J. P.; Levy, M.; Opal, S.; Rothman, R. E.; D'Alessio, F. R.; Sidhaye, V. K.; Aggarwal, N. R.; Balk, R.; Greenberg, J. A.; Yoder, M.; Patel, G.; Gilbert, E.; Afshar, M.; Parada, J. P.; Martin, G. S.; Esper, A. M.; Kempker, J. A.; Narasimhan, M.; Tsegaye, A.; Hahn, S.; Mayo, P.; van der Poll, T.; Schultz, M. J.; Scicluna, B. P.; Klein Klouwenberg, P.; Rapisarda, A.; Seldon, T. A.; McHugh, L. C.; Yager, T. D.; Cermelli, S.; Sampson, D.; Rothwell, V.; Newman, R.; Bhide, S.; Fox, B. A.; Kirk, J. T.; Navalkar, K.; Davis, R. F.; Brandon, R. A.; Brandon, R. B.; American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
- Evaluation of Risk Factors for Clostridium difficile Infection in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients. Scardina, T. L.; Kang Martinez, E.; Balasubramanian, N.; Fox-Geiman, M.; Smith, S. E.; Parada, J. P.; Pharmacotherapy
- A primer on on-demand polymerase chain reaction technology. Spencer, M.; Barnes, S.; Parada, J.; Brown, S.; Perri, L.; Uettwiller-Geiger, D.; Johnson, H. B.; Graham, D.; American journal of infection control
- Outbreak of Gastroenteritis in Adults Due to Rotavirus Genotype G12P[8]. Pacilli, M.; Cortese, M. M.; Smith, S.; Siston, A.; Samala, U.; Bowen, M. D.; Parada, J. P.; Tam, K. I.; Rungsrisuriyachai, K.; Roy, S.; Esona, M. D.; Black, S. R.; Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
- Granulomatous hepatitis due to Bartonella henselae infection in an immunocompetent patient. VanderHeyden, T. R.; Yong, S. L.; Breitschwerdt, E. B.; Maggi, R. G.; Mihalik, A. R.; Parada, J. P.; Fimmel, C. J.; BMC infectious diseases
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization among women admitted to labor and delivery and their newborn infants. Volk, L.; Thomson, T.; Chhangani, P.; Digangi, L.; Parada, J. P.; Schreckenberger, P.; Rekasius, V.; Challapalli, M.; Infection control and hospital epidemiology
- Is universal screening of children for nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization necessary on hospital admission? Thomson, T.; Takagishi, T.; Parada, J. P.; Schreckenberger, P.; Rekasius, V.; Challapalli, M.; Infection control and hospital epidemiology
- Challenges in the diagnosis of 2009 H1N1 in a lung transplant patient and the long-term implications for prevention and treatment: a case report. Davis, C. S.; Deburghgraeve, C. R.; Yong, S.; Parada, J. P.; Palladino-Davis, A. G.; Lowery, E.; Gagermeier, J.; Fisichella, P. M.; Transplantation proceedings
- Effectiveness of alcohol-based hand rubs for removal of Clostridium difficile spores from hands. Jabbar, U.; Leischner, J.; Kasper, D.; Gerber, R.; Sambol, S. P.; Parada, J. P.; Johnson, S.; Gerding, D. N.; Infection control and hospital epidemiology
- Spontaneous vertebral osteomyelitis due to Staphylococcus epidermidis. Isenberg, Y.; Parada, J. P.; Journal of medical microbiology
- Molecular epidemiology of Clostridium difficile over the course of 10 years in a tertiary care hospital. Belmares, J.; Johnson, S.; Parada, J. P.; Olson, M. M.; Clabots, C. R.; Bettin, K. M.; Peterson, L. R.; Gerding, D. N.; Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
- Mupirocin resistance among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-colonized patients at admission to a tertiary care medical center. Babu, T.; Rekasius, V.; Parada, J. P.; Schreckenberger, P.; Challapalli, M.; Journal of clinical microbiology
- Outcome of metronidazole therapy for Clostridium difficile disease and correlation with a scoring system. Belmares, J.; Gerding, D. N.; Parada, J. P.; Miskevics, S.; Weaver, F.; Johnson, S.; The Journal of infection
- 'Streptococcus milleri' aortic valve endocarditis and hepatic abscess. Rashid, R. M.; Salah, W.; Parada, J. P.; Journal of medical microbiology
- Intrathecal colistin and sterilization of resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa shunt infection. Quinn, A. L.; Parada, J. P.; Belmares, J.; O'Keefe, J. P.; The Annals of pharmacotherapy
- Etiology and outcomes of veterans with spinal cord injury and disorders hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia. Chang, H. T.; Evans, C. T.; Weaver, F. M.; Burns, S. P.; Parada, J. P.; Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Clinical syndromes associated with adult pneumococcal cellulitis. Parada, J. P.; Maslow, J. N.; Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases
- Delays in tuberculosis isolation and suspicion among persons hospitalized with HIV-related pneumonia. Bennett, C. L.; Schwartz, D. N.; Parada, J. P.; Sipler, A. M.; Chmiel, J. S.; DeHovitz, J. A.; Goetz, M. B.; Weinstein, R. A.; Chest