Steven Pergam, MD, MPH

faculty member

Steven Pergam, MD, MPH

Professor
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutch

Professor
Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch

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Dr. Steven Pergam specializes in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, particularly among patients whose immune systems are compromised due to cancer, chemotherapy or transplantation. He develops methods to protect against potentially dangerous complications such as fungal infections and hospital-acquired infections caused by microbes that are resistant to antibiotics. Dr. Pergam’s interests include understanding how the human microbiome — the diverse communities of microscopic organisms that inhabit the body — may affect complications among bone marrow transplant recipients. He also tracks the unique transmission patterns of respiratory viruses among patients with weakened immune systems. He is exploring how patient care data can be used to improve vaccination rates, enhance infection-prevention strategies and discover new tools for predicting outbreaks of viral respiratory infections.

Other Appointments & Affiliations

Medical Director of Infection Prevention
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Attending Physician, Infectious Disease Consulting Service
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
University of Washington

Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology
University of Washington

Education

MPH, Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Public Health, 2008

MD, University of Nebraska School of Medicine, 1998

BA, Dartmouth College, 1993

Research Interests

Cytomegalovirus

Adenovirus

Infection Control

Infections in Solid Organ Transplantation

Infections in Bone Marrow Transplantation

Hepatitis C

Varicella Zoster Virus

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COVID-19 Research at Fred Hutch

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