Short Course Antibiotic Therapy

Dr. Brad Spellberg, Chief Medical Officer at the Los Angeles County-University of Southern California (LAC+USC) Medical Center, discusses Short Course Antibiotic Therapy.

Medicine Grand Rounds, St. Josephs Healthcare Hamilton | Thursday, October 13, 2022

Dr. Spellberg is Chief Medical Officer at the Los Angeles County-University of Southern California (LAC+USC) Medical Center. He received his BA in Molecular Cell Biology-Immunology from UC Berkeley. He then attended medical school at UCLA, where he received numerous academic honors, including serving as the UCLA AOA Chapter Co-President, and winning the prestigious Stafford Warren award for the topic academic performance in his graduating class. Dr. Spellberg completed his Residency in Internal Medicine and subspecialty fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.

Dr. Spellberg has extensive administrative, patient care, and teaching activities. His NIH-funded research interests are diverse, ranging from basic immunology and vaccinology, to pure clinical and outcomes research, to process improvement work related to delivery of care, focusing on safety net hospitals. His laboratory research focuses on the immunology, vaccinology, and host defense against highly resistant bacterial and fungal infections.

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