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David B. Banach, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Medicine
Head of Infection Prevention
Hospital Epidemiologist

NPI Number: 1639380256
Academic Office Location: Infectious Diseases UConn Health 263 Farmington Avenue Farmington, CT 06030-3212
Phone:	860-679-4225
Website(s):	Infectious Diseases

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Education & Training
Clinical Interests
Research
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Dr. David Banach is UConn School of Medicine alum who returns to UConn Health as a member of the clinical faculty. He is an infectious diseases physician who leads UConn Health's Infection Prevention Program and serves as hospital epidemiologist.

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
MD	UConn School of Medicine	Medicine
MPH	UConn Health Graduate School	Public Health
MS	Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Graduate School	Clinical and Translational Research

Degree

Institution

Major

UConn School of Medicine

Medicine

MPH

UConn Health Graduate School

Public Health

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Graduate School

Clinical and Translational Research

Post-Graduate Training

Training	Institution	Specialty
Residency	Mount Sinai School of Medicine	Intern and Resident, Department of Medicine
Residency	Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine	General Preventive Medicine
Fellowship	Mount Sinai School of Medicine	Clinical Fellow, Division of Infectious Diseases

Training

Institution

Specialty

Residency

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Intern and Resident, Department of Medicine

Residency

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine

General Preventive Medicine

Fellowship

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Clinical Fellow, Division of Infectious Diseases

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
UConn Health John Dempsey Hospital Medical Staff Award of Excellence	UConn Health
Infectious Diseases Fellowship Teaching Award, 2020	UConn Health
First Year Teaching Award, UConn School of Medicine	UConn Health
UConn Health Faculty Spotlight	University of Connecticut
(NIAID) Loan Repayment Program Award	National Institutes of Health
SHEA Jonathan Freeman Scholarship	Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
IDSA Travel Award, ID Week	Infectious Diseases Society of America
SHEA Travel Award	Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

Name of Award/Honor

Awarding Organization

UConn Health John Dempsey Hospital Medical Staff Award of Excellence

UConn Health

Infectious Diseases Fellowship Teaching Award, 2020

UConn Health

First Year Teaching Award, UConn School of Medicine

UConn Health

UConn Health Faculty Spotlight

University of Connecticut

(NIAID) Loan Repayment Program Award

National Institutes of Health

SHEA Jonathan Freeman Scholarship

Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

IDSA Travel Award, ID Week

Infectious Diseases Society of America

SHEA Travel Award

Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

Health care associated infections
Infections in immunocompromised patients

Infection control and prevention

Journal Articles

SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: emerging infectious threats.
Hsu, Vincent P; Pergam, Steven A; Shenoy, Erica S; Banach, David B; Jones Batshon, Lynne; Branch-Elliman, Westyn; Dumyati, Ghinwa; Haessler, Sarah; Jump, Robin L P; Malani, Anurag N; Mathew, Trini A; Murthy, Rekha K; Weber, David J Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2024 Jul;1-3
SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: introduction and overview.
Hsu, Vincent P; Haessler, Sarah; Banach, David B; Batshon, Lynne Jones; Branch-Elliman, Westyn; Dumyati, Ghinwa; Jump, Robin L P; Malani, Anurag N; Mathew, Trini A; Murthy, Rekha K; Pergam, Steven A; Shenoy, Erica S; Weber, David J Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2024 Jun;1-3
SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: pandemic data collection, maintenance, and release.
Branch-Elliman, Westyn; Banach, David B; Batshon, Lynne J; Dumyati, Ghinwa; Haessler, Sarah; Hsu, Vincent P; Jump, Robin L P; Malani, Anurag N; Mathew, Trini A; Murthy, Rekha K; Pergam, Steven A; Shenoy, Erica S; Weber, David J Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2024 Jun;1-5
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: mitigating supply shortages.
Weber, David Jay; Malani, Anurag N; Shenoy, Erica S; Banach, David B; Batshon, Lynne Jones; Branch-Elliman, Westyn; Dumyati, Ghinwa; Haessler, Sarah; Hsu, Vincent P; Jump, Robin L P; Mathew, Trini A; Murthy, Rekha K; Pergam, Steven A Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2024 Jun;1-5
Palm-Sized Lab-In-A-Magnetofluidic Tube Platform for Rapid and Sensitive Virus Detection.
Li, Ziyue; Zhang, Shuo; Zhang, Jiongyu; Avery, Lori; Banach, David; Zhao, Hui; Liu, Changchun Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) 2024 Apr;e2310066
An evaluation of outcomes and hospital readmissions among individuals with candidemia using statewide surveillance.
Suschana, Elizabeth; Correa, Maria A; Meek, James; Banach, David B Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2024 Apr;1-5
Intrinsic RNA Targeting Triggers Indiscriminate DNase Activity of CRISPR-Cas12a.
Zhang, Jiongyu; Li, Ziyue; Guo, Chong; Guan, Xin; Avery, Lori; Banach, David; Liu, Changchun Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 2024 Mar;e202403123
Bioinspired CRISPR-Mediated Cascade Reaction Biosensor for Molecular Detection of HIV Using a Glucose Meter.
Li, Ziyue; Uno, Naoki; Ding, Xiong; Avery, Lori; Banach, David; Liu, Changchun ACS nano 2023 Feb;17(4):3966-3975
SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Dynamics in Healthcare Workers after mRNA Vaccination.
Dieckhaus, Kevin D; Kim, Min-Jung; Shen, Jian-Bing; Liang, Tina S; Kleinberg, Michael J; Siedlarz, Kristen M; Banach, David B; Metersky, Mark L; Fuller, Rob P; Mortensen, Eric M; Liang, Bruce T Vaccines 2023 Feb;11(2):
Perceived usefulness of a mnemonic to improve nurses' evaluation of reported penicillin allergies.
Carter, Eileen J; Schramm, Carol; Baron, Kate; Zolla, Meagan M; Zavez, Katherine; Banach, David B Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE 2023 Jan;3(1):e124
Changes in the microbiology, epidemiology, and outcomes of candidemia in Connecticut: A comparison between two periods using statewide surveillance.
Gleason-Vergados, Johanna R; Clogher, Paula; Meek, James I; Banach, David B Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2022 Aug;1-3
Epidemiology and outcomes of surgical site infections among pediatric liver transplant recipients.
Banach, David B; Lopez-Verdugo, Fidel; Sanchez-Garcia, Jorge; Tran, Alexandria; Gomez-Llerena, Adriana; Munoz-Abraham, Armando Salim; Bertacco, Alessandra; Valentino, Pamela L; Yoo, Peter; Dembry, Louise-Marie; Mulligan, David C; Ekong, Udeme D; Emre, Sukru H; Rodriguez-Davalos, Manuel I Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society 2022 Aug;e13941
A consensus conference to define the utility of advanced infectious disease diagnostics in solid organ transplant recipients.
Azar, Marwan M; Turbett, Sarah; Gaston, David; Gitman, Melissa; Razonable, Raymund; Koo, Sophia; Hanson, Kimberly; Kotton, Camille; Silveira, Fernanda; Banach, David B; Basu, Sankha S; Bhaskaran, Archana; Danziger-Isakov, Lara; Bard, Jennifer Dien; Gandhi, Ronak; Hanisch, Benjamin; John, Teny M; Odom John, Audrey R; Letourneau, Alyssa R; Luong, Me-Linh; Maron, Gabriela; Miller, Steve; Prinzi, Andrea; Schwartz, Ilan; Simner, Patricia; Kumar, Deepali; Transplant ID Diagnostics Consensus Conference Working Group American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2022 Jul;
Hospital Readmissions Among Infants Diagnosed With Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis in Connecticut.
Hudon, Rebecca E; Leung, Vivian H; Petit, Susan; Banach, David B Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 2022 Mar;
Septic arthritis caused by Desulfovibrio desulfuricans: A case report and review of the literature.
Marquis, Timothy J; Williams, Vincent J; Banach, David B Anaerobe 2021 Jun;70102407
Antibiotic prescribing at a periodontal residency practice in Connecticut.
McKenna, Alexandra M; Ioannidou, Effie; Banach, David B Journal of periodontology 2021 Feb;
Reliability of nonlocalizing signs and symptoms as indicators of the presence of infection in nursing-home residents.
Rowe, Theresa A; Jump, Robin L P; Andersen, Bjørg Marit; Banach, David B; Bryant, Kristina A; Doernberg, Sarah B; Loeb, Mark; Morgan, Daniel J; Morris, Andrew M; Murthy, Rekha K; Nace, David A; Crnich, Christopher J Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2020 Dec;1-10
Evaluation of Connecticut medical providers' concordance with 2017 IDSA/SHEA Clostridioides difficile treatment guidelines in New Haven County, 2018-2019.
Luc, Casey Morgan; Olson, Danyel; Banach, David B; Clogher, Paula; Hadler, James Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2020 Nov;1-8
An evaluation of metrics for assessing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs): A statewide comparison.
Pepe, Dana E; Maloney, Meghan; Leung, Vivian; Harizaj, Adora; Banach, David B; Dembry, Louise-Marie; Advani, Sonali D Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2020 Feb;1-2
Prophylactic antibiotics prior to dental procedures: A cross-disciplinary survey of dentists and medical providers.
McCarthy, Morgan; Andrews, Rebecca; Banach, David B American journal of infection control 2019 Jul;
Expanded susceptibility and resistance mechanism testing among carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae through a statewide antibiogram, a clinical and public health partnership.
Durante, Amanda J; Maloney, Meghan; Leung, Vivian H; Macierowski, Bobbie; Noel, Diane; Muyombwe, Anthony; Razeq, Jafar H; Banach, David B Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2019 Jul;1-3
Challenges in identifying Candida auris in hospital clinical laboratories: a need for hospital and public health laboratory collaboration in rapid identification of an emerging pathogen.
Durante, Amanda J; Maloney, Meghan H; Leung, Vivian H; Razeq, Jafar H; Banach, David B Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2018 Jul;391015-1016
Pulmonary artery intravascular abscess: A rare complication of incomplete infective endocarditis treatment in the setting of injection drug use
Gupta S, Banach DB, Chirch L ID CASES 2018 Mar;12(2018):88-91
The misidentification ofCandida aurisusing RapID Yeast Plus, a commercial, biochemical enzyme-based manual rapid identification system.
Snayd, Mary; Dias, Feliciano; Ryan, Raymond W; Clout, Donna; Banach, David B Journal of clinical microbiology 2018 Feb;56
Duration of Contact Precautions for Acute-Care Settings.
Banach, David B; Bearman, Gonzalo; Barnden, Marsha; Hanrahan, Jennifer A; Leekha, Surbhi; Morgan, Daniel J; Murthy, Rekha; Munoz-Price, L Silvia; Sullivan, Kaede V; Popovich, Kyle J; Wiemken, Timothy L Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2018 Feb;39(2):127-144
Outbreak Response and Incident Management: SHEA Guidance and Resources for Healthcare Epidemiologists in United States Acute-Care Hospitals.
Banach, David B; Johnston, B Lynn; Al-Zubeidi, Duha; Bartlett, Allison H; Bleasdale, Susan Casey; Deloney, Valerie M; Enfield, Kyle B; Guzman-Cottrill, Judith A; Lowe, Christopher; Ostrosky-Zeichner, Luis; Popovich, Kyle J; Patel, Payal K; Ravin, Karen; Rowe, Theresa; Shenoy, Erica S; Stienecker, Roger; Tosh, Pritish K; Trivedi, Kavita K; Outbreak Response Training Program (ORTP) Advisory Panel Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2017 Dec;38(12):1393-1419
Graft loss among renal-transplant recipients with early reduction of immunosuppression for BK viremia.
Azar, Marwan M; Assi, Roland; Valika, Aziz K; Banach, David B; Hall, Isaac E; Landry, Marie-Louise; Malinis, Maricar F World journal of transplantation 2017 Oct;7(5):269-275
Unique characteristics of cryptococcosis identified after death in patients with liver cirrhosis: comparison with concurrent cohort diagnosed antemortem.
Singh, Nina; Sifri, Costi D; Silveira, Fernanda P; Miller, Rachel; Gregg, Kevin S; Huprikar, Shirish; Lease, Erika D; Zimmer, Andrea; Dummer, J Stephen; Spak, Cedric W; Koval, Christine; Banach, David B; Shroff, Miloni; Le, Jade; Ostrander, Darin; Avery, Robin; Eid, Albert; Razonable, Raymund R; Montero, Jose; Blumberg, Emily; Alynbiawi, Ahlaam; Morris, Michele I; Randall, Henry B; Alangaden, George; Tessier, Jeffrey; Cacciarelli, Thomas V; Wagener, Marilyn M; Sun, Hsin Yun Medical mycology 2016 Sep;55278-284
Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalized oncology patients.
Chang, Gina Y; Dembry, Louise M; Banach, David B American journal of infection control 2016 Jun;441408-1410
Cryptococcosis in Patients With Cirrhosis of the Liver and Posttransplant Outcomes.
Singh, Nina; Sifri, Costi D; Silveira, Fernanda P; Miller, Rachel; Gregg, Kevin S; Huprikar, Shirish; Lease, Erika D; Zimmer, Andrea; Dummer, J Stephen; Spak, Cedric W; Koval, Christine; Banach, David B; Shroff, Miloni; Le, Jade; Ostrander, Darin; Avery, Robin; Eid, Albert; Razonable, Raymund R; Montero, Jose; Blumberg, Emily; Alynbiawi, Ahlaam; Morris, Michele I; Randall, Henry B; Alangaden, George; Tessier, Jeffrey; Wagener, Marilyn M; Sun, Hsin Yun Transplantation 2015 Oct;99(10):2132-41
Active surveillance for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae using stool specimens submitted for testing for Clostridium difficile.
Banach, David B; Francois, Jeannette; Blash, Stephanie; Patel, Gopi; Jenkins, Stephen G; LaBombardi, Vincent; Kreiswirth, Barry N; Srinivasan, Arjun; Calfee, David P Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2014 Jan;35(1):82-4
Prevalence and risk factors for acquisition of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in the setting of endemicity.
Swaminathan, Mahesh; Sharma, Saarika; Poliansky Blash, Stephanie; Patel, Gopi; Banach, David B; Phillips, Michael; LaBombardi, Vincent; Anderson, Karen F; Kitchel, Brandon; Srinivasan, Arjun; Calfee, David P Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2013 Aug;34(8):809-17
Support for mandatory health care worker influenza vaccination among allied health professionals, technical staff, and medical students.
Banach, David B; Zhang, Cen; Factor, Stephanie H; Calfee, David P American journal of infection control 2013 Apr;41(4):354-6
Localized mucosal response to intranasal live attenuated influenza vaccine in adults.
Barría, Maria Ines; Garrido, Jose Luis; Stein, Cheryl; Scher, Erica; Ge, Yongchao; Engel, Stephanie M; Kraus, Thomas A; Banach, David; Moran, Thomas M The Journal of infectious diseases 2013 Jan;207(1):115-24
Hemagglutinin stalk antibodies elicited by the 2009 pandemic influenza virus as a mechanism for the extinction of seasonal H1N1 viruses.
Pica, Natalie; Hai, Rong; Krammer, Florian; Wang, Taia T; Maamary, Jad; Eggink, Dirk; Tan, Gene S; Krause, Jens C; Moran, Thomas; Stein, Cheryl R; Banach, David; Wrammert, Jens; Belshe, Robert B; García-Sastre, Adolfo; Palese, Peter Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2012 Feb;109(7):2573-8
Seasonal influenza vaccination among homebound elderly receiving home-based primary care in New York City.
Banach, David B; Ornstein, Katherine; Factor, Stephanie H; Soriano, Theresa A Journal of community health 2012 Feb;37(1):10-4
Indeterminate QuantiFERON®-TB Gold results in a public health clinic setting.
Banach, D B; Harris, T G The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2011 Dec;15(12):1623-30
Public health implications of rapid hepatitis C screening with an oral swab for community-based organizations serving high-risk populations.
Drobnik, Ann; Judd, Caroline; Banach, David; Egger, Joseph; Konty, Kevin; Rude, Eric American journal of public health 2011 Nov;101(11):2151-5
Factors associated with unprotected exposure to 2009 H1N1 influenza A among healthcare workers during the first wave of the pandemic.
Banach, David B; Bielang, Rebecca; Calfee, David P Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2011 Mar;32(3):293-5
Luc CM, Olsen D, Banach DB, Clogher P, Hadler J. Evaluation of Connecticut Medical Providers concordance with 2017 IDSA/SHEA Clostridioides difficile treatment guidelines in New Haven County, 2018-2019. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2020 Nov 25:1-8. Online ahead of print

Book Chapters

Osteomyelitis in Interdisciplinary Approach to Limb Salvage of the Diabetic Foot
Abrantes-Figueiredo J, Feroz J, Manu C, Banach D Springer 2019 2019 Nov;
Medical Management of the Infected Diabetic Foot in Interdisciplinary Approach to Limb Salvage of the Diabetic Foot
Wasser J, Edmonds M, Banach D Springer 2019 2019 Sep;
Focal Renal Infections and Papillary Necrosis
Banach D, Dembry L. Clinical Infectious Disease, 2nd Edition 2015 Jan;434 - 439
Medical management of osteomyelitis of the foot and ankle
Manu C, Banach D, Blume P, Sumpio B, Edmond M. Osteomyelitis of the Foot and Ankle: Medical and Surgical Management 2015 Jan;55-65
Lyme Borrelliosis
Banach D, Patel G. Treatment of Skin Disease, 4th Edition 2014 Jan;
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection
Banach D, Calfee D. Healthcare-Associated Infections: A Case-based Approach to Diagnosis and Management. 2013 Jan;
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections
Banach D, Satlin M, Calfee D. Gantz’s Manual of Clinical Problems in Infectious Disease, 6th Edition 2012 Jan;
A Primer in Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Infectious Diseases
Lomakina N, Banach D Infectious Diseases Epidemiology:
A Primer in Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Infectious Diseases
Tuan J, Banach D. Infectious Diseases Epidemiology
Decolonization for Infection Control of Gram-negative Bacilli in Infection Prevention
Tailor N, Thomas D, Banach DB New Perspectives and Controversies, 2nd edition
Decolonization for Infection Control of Gram-negative Bacilli in Infection Prevention - New Perspectives and Controversies.
Tailor N, Thomas D, Banach D. Bearman G, Morgan D, Murthy R, Hota S (eds). 2022.
Exposure workups
Banach D, Babcock H, Dembry L Practical Healthcare Epidemiology, 4th Edition
Isolation Precautions for Visitors in Infection Prevention
Cohen A, Simon M, Banach DB New Perspectives and Controversies, 2nd edition
Isolation Precautions for Visitors in Infection Prevention - New Perspectives and Controversies
Cohen A, Simon M, Banach D. Bearman G, Morgan D, Murthy R, Hota S (eds). 2022.
Lyme Borrelliosis
5. Grant M, Banach D Treatment of Skin Disease, 5h Edition.
Medical Management of the Infected Diabetic Foot in Interdisciplinary Approach to Limb Salvage of the Diabetic Foot
Wasser J, Edmonds M, Banach D
Osteomyelitis in Interdisciplinary Approach to Limb Salvage of the Diabetic Foot
Abrantes-Figueiredo J, Feroz J, Manu C, Banach D
Rawi S, Banach D. Lyme Borrelliosis in Treatment of Skin Disease, 6th Edition. Leibwohl MG, Heymann WR, Berth-Jones J, Coulson I (eds). Elsevier, (submitted)

Case Reports

Endotipsitis: A case report with a literature review on an emerging prosthetic related infection.
Navaratnam, Annalan Md; Grant, Matthew; Banach, David B World journal of hepatology 2015 Apr;7(4):710-6
Meningoencephalitis due to Gemella haemolysans.
Galen, Benjamin T; Banach, David B; Gitman, Melissa R; Trow, Terence K Journal of medical microbiology 2014 Jan;63(Pt 1):138-9

Editorials

Why and how the COVID-19 surveillance must change.
Weinstock H, Banach DB. Hartford Courant. November 13, 2022

Reviews

Rapid antimicrobial resistance detection methods for bloodstream infection in solid organ transplantation: Proposed clinical guidance, unmet needs, and future directions.
Turbett, Sarah E; Banach, David B; Bard, Jennifer Dien; Gandhi, Ronak G; Letourneau, Alyssa R; Azar, Marwan M Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society 2023 Aug;e14113
Pandemic Preparedness.
Godshall, Casey E; Banach, David B Infectious disease clinics of North America 2021 Dec;35(4):1077-1089
Device Utilization Ratios in Infection Prevention: Process or Outcome Measure?
Abrantes-Figueiredo, Jessica I; Ross, Jack W; Banach, David B Current infectious disease reports 2018 Mar;20(5):8

Websites

Legionella pneumonia associated with tumor necrosis factor inhibition
Mohamed KA, Bromberg R, Banach D. https://www.consultant360.com/article/infectious-diseases/legionella-pneumonia-associated-tumor-necrosis-factor-inhibition?page=0 2019 Jun;