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Keith F. Woeltje, M.D., Ph.D.
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Keith F. Woeltje, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Medicine Medical Director BJC Infection Control Consortium Office Location: Washington University School of Medicine Dr. Woeltje joined the Infectious Diseases Division in 2004. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine, the Medical Director of Infection Control for BJC HealthCare, and the Hospital Epidemiologist for Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital. Dr. Woeltje received his MD and PhD degrees from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He did his residency in Internal Medicine and his fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine. After a year as Medicine Chief Resident at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Dr. Woeltje joined the faculty at the Medical College of Georgia. He served there as Hospital Epidemiologist until returning to Washington University. Research Interests My research interests are in the epidemiology and control of healthcare associated infections. This includes not only infections acquired in the hospital (such as surgical site infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and catheter-associated bloodstream infections), but also outpatient settings. I also have a longstanding interest in medical informatics. BJC and Washington University have longstanding expertise in applying informatics tools to reducing adverse drug events. We are developing ways to use existing resources (such as databases of all positive cultures) to improve the detection of nosocomial infections. In addition, I am interested in hospital preparedness for bioterrorism and emerging infections, and I am working on teams to bolster the readiness of BJC facilities.
Division of Infectious Diseases
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