Barbara Wells Trautner

Trautner

Barbara Wells Trautner

Professor

Positions

Professor
Medicine
Infectious Diseases and Health Services Research
Baylor College of Medicine
Investigator
Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety (IQuESt)
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Houston, Texas
VA Staff Physician
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Houston, Texas
Deputy Associate Chief of Staff for Clinical Research
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Houston, Texas
Director, Houston NODES, VA Cooperative Studies Program
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Addresses

Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety (IQuESt) (Office)
2450 Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, TX, 77021
United States
Phone: (713) 794-8601

Education

MD from University of Virginia Medical Center
05/1995 - Charlottesville, VA, United States
Internship at Baylor College of Medicine
06/1996 - Houston, TX, United States
Internal Medicine
A.B. from Princeton University
01/1991 - Princeton, NJ, United States
Residency at Baylor College of Medicine
06/1999 - Houston, Texas, United States
Internal Medicine
Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine
06/2002 - Houston, TX, United States
Infectious Diseases

Certifications

Board Certified
American Board of Internal Medicine

Honors & Awards

Ben and Margaret Love Foundation Bobby Alford Award for Academic Clinical Professionalism
Baylor College of Medicine
Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence Award for Development of Enduring Educational Materials
Baylor College of Medicine
Barbara and Corbin J. Robertson Presidential Award for Excellence in Education
Baylor College of Medicine
2021 Women of Excellence
Baylor College of Medicine
American Society for Clinical Investigation
(04/2023)

Professional Interests

  • Urinary tract infections
  • Healthcare-associated infections
  • Antimicrobial stewardship
  • Bacteriophage

Professional Statement

Barbara W. Trautner, M.D., Ph.D., is an infectious diseases clinician-investigator at Baylor College of Medicine and the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, affiliated with the Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety (IQuESt). Her primary research interest is the development of new strategies for the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). She has worked in this area for the past 22 years, supported first by an NIH K23 award and then by a VA Career Development Award. While on career development award support, Dr. Trautner obtained her PhD in clinical investigation from Baylor College of Medicine Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Her interest in CAUTI prevention has led her to develop two productive branches of investigation, one in health services research and one in microbiology translational research.

Selected Publications

Memberships

Infectious Diseases Society of America
Fellow
Phi Beta Kappa
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
Surgical Outcomes Club
(07/2014)
Association for Academic Surgery
(07/2014)
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
(06/2014)
Baylor College of Medicine
Senator, Department of Medicine (10/2015 - 09/2016)
American Society for Clinical Investigation

Funding

A Cluster Randomized Trial of Two Implementation Strategies to Disseminate a Successful Antibiotic Stewardship Intervention
Grant funding from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Reducing Use of Antibiotics without a Prescription among Outpatients in a Safety Net Healthcare System
Grant funding from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Bacteriophage to treat multidrug‐resistant UTI in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury
Grant funding from VA Rehabilitation Research and Development
Diagnostic Stewardship as a 'nudge' to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use for urinary tract infections
Grant funding from VA Health Services Research & Development Merit Review
Mindful Hand Hygiene to Reduce Infections Among Veterans While Enhancing Provider Well-Being
Grant funding from VA Health Services Research & Development
Clinical Trial of Bacteriophage for UTI in Persons with SCI
Grant funding from Craig H. Neilsen Foundation

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