Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin
NASIA SAFDAR
Contact Information
1685 HIGHLAND AVE
MADISON, WI 53705
Biography
Education
- 2009-pres.
PhD in Clinical Research
University of Wisconsin - Madison - 2000-2002
MS in Population Health
University of Wisconsin - Madison - 1990-1995
MBBS in Medicine
Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan - 1990
Higher Secondary Certificate in Biology
Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, Pakistan
Residency
- 1997-2000
Resident in Internal Medicine
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Fellowship
- 2002-2005
Women's Health Fellowship
University of Wisconsin - Madison - 2000-2002
Fellow in Infectious Diseases
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Current Appointments
- 2009-pres.
Staff Physician, Infectious Diseases
William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI - 2006-pres.
Assistant Professor, Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Board Certification
- Infectious Diseases
- Internal Medicine
Research Interests
Dr. Safdar's research focuses on healthcare-associated infections particularly in the acute care setting. She is interested in examining the efficacy of novel interventions to reduce healthcare-associated infection such as the use of probiotics for reducing colonization by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile and has ongoing trials in this area. She has received research funding through the Department of Veterans Affairs, the University of Wisconsin Partnership for the Future Program, the Wisconsin Womens Health Foundation, the John A Hartford Foundation, and as a scholar from the National Institute on Aging {K-12- PI: Carnes}.
Search for Nasia Safdar's literature abstracts on PubMed
O'Horo JC, Silva GL, Safdar N.Anti-Infective Locks for Treatment of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Am J Nephrol. 2011 Sep 21;34(5):415-422.
Safdar N, Mittelstadt K, Jacobs EA, Gaines ME.Patient awareness of the risks of central venous catheters in the outpatient setting.Am J Infect Control. 2011 Sep 7.
Monachese M, Cunningham-Rundles S, Diaz MA, Guerrant R, Hummelen R, Kemperman R, Kerac M, Kort R, Merenstein D, Panigrahi P, Ramakrishna B, Safdar N, Shane A, Trois L, Reid G. Probiotics and prebiotics to combat enteric infections and HIV in the developing world: a consensus report.Gut Microbes. 2011 May-Jun;2(3):198-207. Epub 2011 May 1.
Abad CL, Kumar A, Safdar N.Antimicrobial therapy of sepsis and septic shock--when are two drugs better than one? Crit Care Clin. 2011 Apr;27(2):e1-27. Review.
Safdar N, Abad C.Educational interventions for prevention of healthcare-associated infection: a systematic review.Crit Care Med. 2008 Mar;36(3):933-40. Review.