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Tamar F Barlam

Professor

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Dept of Medicine

Infectious Diseases

MD, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry

Websites

	Boston Medical Center Provider Profile
	ResearchGate

ORCID : 0000-0002-0511-7641

Dr. Barlam is the Chief of the Section of Infectious Diseases and the Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship for the Boston Medical Center. She has close to 30 years’ experience directing antimicrobial stewardship programs. Her research is focused on understanding factors that influence antimicrobial prescribing, and the implementation and impact of stewardship interventions. She has also led public policy initiatives to reduce inappropriate use of antimicrobials in food animals and served on a national task force to improve antimicrobial use in companion animals. She is the chair of a national committee on antimicrobial stewardship education and implementation.

Section Chief
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medicine
Infectious Diseases

BU Research
BMC Research

VALUE-Dx
04/01/2019 - 03/31/2023 (Multi-PI)
PI: Tamar F Barlam
University of Antwerp European Commission

Evaluating the Effectivness of Alternative Implementation Strategies for Antibiotic Stewardship
05/01/2017 - 04/30/2021 (PI)
Univ of Utah DHHS

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Yr	Title	Project-Sub Proj	Pubs

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Dhanani M, Goodrich C, Weinberg J, Acuna-Villaorduna C, Barlam TF. Antibiotic therapy completion for injection drug use-associated infective endocarditis at a center with routine addiction medicine consultation: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Infect Dis. 2022 Feb 05; 22(1):128.View Related Profiles.

Acuna-Villaorduna, Carlos
Weinberg, Janice
Barlam, Tamar

PMID: 35123439; PMCID: PMC8818134; DOI: 10.1186/s12879-022-07122-x;

Brady KJS, Barlam TF, Trockel MT, Ni P, Sheldrick RC, Schneider JI, Rowe SG, Kazis LE. Clinician Distress and Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2022 May; 48(5):287-297.View Related Profiles.

Schneider, Jeffrey
Kazis, Lewis
Ni, Pengsheng
Rowe, Susannah
Barlam, Tamar

PMID: 35489803

Livorsi DJ, Drainoni ML, Reisinger HS, Nanda N, McGregor JC, Barlam TF, Morris AM, Szymczak JE. Leveraging implementation science to advance antibiotic stewardship practice and research. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 02; 43(2):139-146.View Related Profiles.

Drainoni, Mari-Lynn
Barlam, Tamar

PMID: 34852212

Burrowes SAB, Barlam TF, Skinner A, Berger R, Ni P, Drainoni ML. Provider views on rapid diagnostic tests and antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections: A mixed methods study. PLoS One. 2021; 16(11):e0260598.View Related Profiles.

Drainoni, Mari-Lynn
Ni, Pengsheng
Burrowes, Shana
Barlam, Tamar

PMID: 34843599; PMCID: PMC8629209; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260598;

Heil EL, Bork JT, Abbo LM, Barlam TF, Cosgrove SE, Davis A, Ha DR, Jenkins TC, Kaye KS, Lewis JS, Ortwine JK, Pogue JM, Spivak ES, Stevens MP, Vaezi L, Tamma PD. Optimizing the Management of Uncomplicated Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections: Consensus Guidance Using a Modified Delphi Process. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Oct; 8(10):ofab434. PMID: 34738022; PMCID: PMC8561258; DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab434;

Barocas JA, Komaromy M, Haidar D, Barlam TF, Orr BL, Miller NS. Assessment of Oropharyngeal Specimens for Discontinuation of Transmission-Based COVID-19 Precautions. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Sep; 7(9):ofaa382.View Related Profiles.

Barocas, Joshua
Komaromy, Miriam
Miller, Nancy
Barlam, Tamar

PMID: 32964067; PMCID: PMC7494181; DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa382;

Sinha P, Mostaghim A, Bielick CG, McLaughlin A, Hamer DH, Wetzler LM, Bhadelia N, Fagan MA, Linas BP, Assoumou SA, Ieong MH, Lin NH, Cooper ER, Brade KD, White LF, Barlam TF, Sagar M. Early administration of interleukin-6 inhibitors for patients with severe COVID-19 disease is associated with decreased intubation, reduced mortality, and increased discharge. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Oct; 99:28-33.View Related Profiles.

McLaughlin, Angela
Linas, Benjamin
Bielick, Catherine
Hamer, Davidson
Cooper, Ellen
White, Laura
Wetzler, Lee
Sagar, Manish
Fagan, Maura
Ieong, Michael
Bhadelia, Nahid
Lin, Nina
Sinha, Pranay
Assoumou, Sabrina
Barlam, Tamar

PMID: 32721528; PMCID: PMC7591937; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.07.023;

Barlam TF, Childs E, Zieminski SA, Meshesha TM, Jones KE, Butler JM, Damschroder LJ, Goetz MB, Madaras-Kelly K, Reardon CM, Samore MH, Shen J, Stenehjem E, Zhang Y, Drainoni ML. Perspectives of Physician and Pharmacist Stewards on Successful Antibiotic Stewardship Program Implementation: A Qualitative Study. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Jul; 7(7):ofaa229.View Related Profiles.

Drainoni, Mari-Lynn
Barlam, Tamar

PMID: 32704510; PMCID: PMC7367692; DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa229;

Burrowes SAB, Rader A, Ni P, Drainoni ML, Barlam TF. Low Uptake of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Respiratory Tract Infections in an Urban Safety Net Hospital. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Mar; 7(3):ofaa057.View Related Profiles.

Drainoni, Mari-Lynn
Ni, Pengsheng
Burrowes, Shana
Barlam, Tamar

PMID: 32166096; PMCID: PMC7060900; DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa057;

Eby JC, Lane MA, Horberg M, Gentry CN, Coffin SE, Ray AJ, Sheridan KR, Bratzler DW, Wheeler D, Sarumi M, Barlam TF, Kim TJ, Rodriguez A, Nahass RG. How Do You Measure Up: Quality Measurement for Improving Patient Care and Establishing the Value of Infectious Diseases Specialists. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 05 17; 68(11):1946-1951. PMID: 30256911

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Kimmel SD, Jawa R, Walley AY, Barlam TF. Actions to Integrate Treatment of Opioid and Infectious Disease Epidemics. Ann Intern Med. 2019 04 02; 170(7):508-509.View Related Profiles.

Walley, Alexander
Jawa, Raagini
Kimmel, Simeon
Barlam, Tamar

PMID: 30934072

Barlam TF, Morgan JR, Kaplan WA, Outterson K, Pelton SI. Disproportionate Exposure to Antibiotics in Children at Risk for Invasive Pneumococcal Disease: Potential for Emerging Resistance and Opportunity for Antibiotic Stewardship. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2019 Mar 28; 8(1):63-65.View Related Profiles.

Morgan, Jake
Outterson, Kevin
Pelton, Stephen
Barlam, Tamar
Kaplan, Warren

PMID: 28992176

Morgan JR, Carey KM, Barlam TF, Christiansen CL, Drainoni ML. Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Bronchitis in Children and Impact on Subsequent Episodes of Care and Treatment. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2019 03; 38(3):271-274.View Related Profiles.

Morgan, Jake
Carey, Kathleen
Drainoni, Mari-Lynn
Barlam, Tamar

PMID: 29794648; PMCID: PMC7918285; DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002117;

Barlam TF, Soria-Saucedo R, Ameli O, Cabral HJ, Kaplan WA, Kazis LE. Retrospective analysis of long-term gastrointestinal symptoms after Clostridium difficile infection in a nonelderly cohort. PLoS One. 2018; 13(12):e0209152.View Related Profiles.

Cabral, Howard
Kazis, Lewis
Barlam, Tamar
Kaplan, Warren

PMID: 30557401; PMCID: PMC6296708; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209152;

Morgan JR, Barlam TF, Drainoni ML. A Qualitative Study of the Real-world Experiences of Infectious Diseases Fellows Regarding Antibiotic Stewardship. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2018 Sep; 5(9):ofy102.View Related Profiles.

Morgan, Jake
Drainoni, Mari-Lynn
Barlam, Tamar

PMID: 30280120; PMCID: PMC6159649; DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy102;

Luo R, Weinberg JM, Barlam TF. The Impact of Clostridium difficile Infection on Future Outcomes of Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 05; 39(5):563-570.View Related Profiles.

Weinberg, Janice
Barlam, Tamar

PMID: 29553007

Luo R, Barlam TF. Ten-year review of Clostridium difficile infection in acute care hospitals in the USA, 2005-2014. J Hosp Infect. 2018 Jan; 98(1):40-43. PMID: 29017933

Barlam TF, Cosgrove SE. Reply to Macy et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 02 15; 64(4):532-533. PMID: 28172595; DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw797;

Barlam TF, Cosgrove SE. Reply to Macy et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Dec 07. PMID: 27927855

Barlam TF, Cosgrove SE, Abbo LM, MacDougall C, Schuetz AN, Septimus EJ, Srinivasan A, Dellit TH, Falck-Ytter YT, Fishman NO, Hamilton CW, Jenkins TC, Lipsett PA, Malani PN, May LS, Moran GJ, Neuhauser MM, Newland JG, Ohl CA, Samore MH, Seo SK, Trivedi KK. Executive Summary: Implementing an Antibiotic Stewardship Program: Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 May 15; 62(10):1197-1202. PMID: 27118828; DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw217;

Barlam TF, Cosgrove SE, Abbo LM, MacDougall C, Schuetz AN, Septimus EJ, Srinivasan A, Dellit TH, Falck-Ytter YT, Fishman NO, Hamilton CW, Jenkins TC, Lipsett PA, Malani PN, May LS, Moran GJ, Neuhauser MM, Newland JG, Ohl CA, Samore MH, Seo SK, Trivedi KK. Implementing an Antibiotic Stewardship Program: Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 May 15; 62(10):e51-77. PMID: 27080992; PMCID: PMC5006285; DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw118;

Barlam TF, Soria-Saucedo R, Cabral HJ, Kazis LE. Unnecessary Antibiotics for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections: Association With Care Setting and Patient Demographics. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016 Jan; 3(1):ofw045.View Related Profiles.

Cabral, Howard
Kazis, Lewis
Barlam, Tamar

PMID: 27006968; PMCID: PMC4800455; DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofw045;

Bender JB, Barlam TF, Glore RP, Gumley N, Grayzel SE, Hoang C, Murphy MJ, Papich MG, Sykes JE, Watts JL, Whichard JM. The AVMA Task Force for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Companion Animal Practice responds. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2015 Apr 1; 246(7):727-8. PMID: 25958435

Valencia-Rey P, Weinberg J, Miller NS, Barlam TF. Coagulase-negative staphylococcal bloodstream infections: Does vancomycin remain appropriate empiric therapy? J Infect. 2015 Jul; 71(1):53-60.View Related Profiles.

Weinberg, Janice
Miller, Nancy
Barlam, Tamar

PMID: 25725152; DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2015.02.007;

Barlam TF, Morgan JR, Wetzler LM, Christiansen CL, Drainoni ML. Antibiotics for respiratory tract infections: a comparison of prescribing in an outpatient setting. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Feb; 36(2):153-9.View Related Profiles.

Christiansen, Cindy
Morgan, Jake
Wetzler, Lee
Drainoni, Mari-Lynn
Barlam, Tamar

PMID: 25632997; DOI: 10.1017/ice.2014.21;

Barlam TF, Gupta K. Antibiotic Resistance Spreads Internationally Across Borders. J Law Med Ethics. 2015; 43 Suppl 3:12-6.View Related Profiles.

Gupta, Kalpana
Barlam, Tamar

PMID: 26243237; DOI: 10.1111/jlme.12268;

Cosgrove SE, Hermsen ED, Rybak MJ, File TM, Parker SK, Barlam TF. Guidance for the knowledge and skills required for antimicrobial stewardship leaders. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Dec; 35(12):1444-51. PMID: 25419765; DOI: 10.1086/678592;

Lazar HL, Barlam T, Cabral H. The effect of topical vancomycin applied to sternotomy incisions on postoperative serum vancomycin levels. J Card Surg. 2011 Sep; 26(5):461-5.View Related Profiles.

Lazar, Harold
Cabral, Howard
Barlam, Tamar

PMID: 21951032; DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01300.x;

Vergidis P, Hamer DH, Meydani SN, Dallal GE, Barlam TF. Patterns of antimicrobial use for respiratory tract infections in older residents of long-term care facilities. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Jun; 59(6):1093-8.View Related Profiles.

Hamer, Davidson
Barlam, Tamar

PMID: 21539527; PMCID: PMC3325608; DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03406.x;

Holtzman C, Whitney D, Barlam T, Miller NS. Assessment of impact of peptide nucleic acid fluorescence in situ hybridization for rapid identification of coagulase-negative staphylococci in the absence of antimicrobial stewardship intervention. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Apr; 49(4):1581-2.View Related Profiles.

Miller, Nancy
Barlam, Tamar

PMID: 21270213; PMCID: PMC3122789; DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02461-10;

Barlam TF, DiVall M. Antibiotic-stewardship practices at top academic centers throughout the United States and at hospitals throughout Massachusetts. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 Jul; 27(7):695-703. PMID: 16807844

Barlam TF. Cytomegalovirus DNA: a common finding in the hearts of patients with fatal myocarditis. Postgrad Med. 2005 May; 117(5):8. PMID: 15948361

Barlam TF. Expedited treatment for partners of patients with gonorrhea and/or chlamydial infection: impact on rates of persistence or recurrence. Postgrad Med. 2005 May; 117(5):6. PMID: 15948359

Barlam TF, McCloud E. Severe gastrointestinal illness associated with olestra ingestion. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2003 Jul; 37(1):95-6. PMID: 12827015

Barlam T, Moellering R. Urinary tract infections and a multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli clonal group. N Engl J Med. 2002 Feb 14; 346(7):535-6. PMID: 11858221

Segal R, Poznansky MC, Connors L, Sands K, Barlam T. Changing patterns of presentations of patients with HIV-related disease at a tertiary referral centre and its implications for physician training. Int J STD AIDS. 2001 Jul; 12(7):453-9. PMID: 11394981

Leder KS, Barlam TF. A case of paraspinal abscess and diskitis due to Peptostreptococcus micros. Clin Infect Dis. 2000 Mar; 30(3):622-3. PMID: 10722468

Mylonakis E, Barlam TF, Flanigan T, Rich JD. Pulmonary aspergillosis and invasive disease in AIDS: review of 342 cases. Chest. 1998 Jul; 114(1):251-62. PMID: 9674477

Singer MV, Haft R, Barlam T, Aronson M, Shafer A, Sands KE. Vancomycin control measures at a tertiary-care hospital: impact of interventions on volume and patterns of use. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1998 Apr; 19(4):248-53. PMID: 9605273

Race EM, Adelson-Mitty J, Kriegel GR, Barlam TF, Reimann KA, Letvin NL, Japour AJ. Focal mycobacterial lymphadenitis following initiation of protease-inhibitor therapy in patients with advanced HIV-1 disease. Lancet. 1998 Jan 24; 351(9098):252-5. PMID: 9457095

Galil K, Thurer R, Glatter K, Barlam T. Disseminated Mycobacterium chelonae infection resulting in endocarditis. Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Dec; 23(6):1322-3. PMID: 8953086

Monahan SJ, Barlam TF, Crumpacker CS, Parris DS. Two regions of the herpes simplex virus type 1 UL42 protein are required for its functional interaction with the viral DNA polymerase. J Virol. 1993 Oct; 67(10):5922-31. PMID: 8396660; PMCID: PMC238012

Minamoto GY, Barlam TF, Vander Els NJ. Invasive aspergillosis in patients with AIDS. Clin Infect Dis. 1992 Jan; 14(1):66-74. PMID: 1571465

Prince AS, Barlam T. Isolation of a DNA fragment containing replication functions from IncP2 megaplasmid pMG2. J Bacteriol. 1985 Feb; 161(2):792-4. PMID: 3968043; PMCID: PMC214958

Barlam T, Neu HC. Pyridinium 2-azo-p-dimethylaniline chromophore, a chromogenic reagent for beta-lactamase testing compared to nitrocefin. Eur J Clin Microbiol. 1984 Jun; 3(3):185-9. PMID: 6332017

Barlam T, Neu HC. In vitro comparison of the activity of RU 28965, a new macrolide, with that of erythromycin against aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1984 Apr; 25(4):529-31. PMID: 6732223; PMCID: PMC185573

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 46 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2015 and 2016 and 2019 and 2020

Bar chart showing 46 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2015 and 2016 and 2019 and 2020

Year	Publications
1984	2
1985	1
1992	1
1993	1
1996	1
1998	3
2000	1
2001	1
2002	1
2003	1
2005	2
2006	1
2011	3
2014	1
2015	4
2016	4
2017	2
2018	3
2019	4
2020	4
2021	3
2022	2

Media Mentions

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Limiting antibiotic overprescription in pandemics: New guidelines

MDedge 9/22/2022

Experts lay out antibiotic stewardship lessons from COVID-19

CIDRAP News 9/19/2022

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Questions and answers on the COVID-19 vaccine

The Boston Globe 7/19/2021

Boston infectious disease specialists: How to make the vaccination rollout a success

The Boston Globe 1/29/2021

Famous patients tout COVID-19 treatment, but the drug is slow to reach others

The Boston Globe 1/3/2021

Boston infectious disease specialists: Our New Year’s resolutions

The Boston Globe 12/31/2020

CDC Director Appointee Rochelle Walensky “Won’t Be Susceptible to Political Pressure”

The Brink 12/8/2020

Boston infectious disease specialists: Baker’s COVID-19 guidelines can get Mass. back to work and school

The Boston Globe 11/12/2020

Opinion: A COVID-19 vaccine must be safe and effective

The Boston Globe 10/5/2020

Boston Infectious Disease Experts: Don’t Reopen Massachusetts Too Quickly

The Boston Globe 5/11/2020

'Balancing the Potential for Benefit with the Potential for Harm’: How Boston Hospitals are Using Hydroxychloroquine on Coronavirus Patients

The Boston Globe 4/17/2020

Boston Medical Center Tries Anti-Malaria Drug On Coronavirus Patients

WBZ Radio 4/9/2020

Boston Medical Center Testing Possible COVID-19 Treatment

WCVB 3/20/2020

Boston’s Infectious Disease Specialists’ Message to the Public: Don’t be Cavalier About the Coronavirus

The Boston Globe 3/13/2020

Poor Hand Hygiene May Be Biggest Transmitter Of Superbug E.Coli

Reuters 11/22/2019

Somerville Resident Named Chief of Infectious Diseases at BMC

Patch Somerville 10/11/2019

How To Protect Yourself And Your Family This Tick Season

Tech Times 4/13/2019

C Difficile Infection 2 Years Later: Even Nonelderly Patients Vulnerable to GI Symptoms

Contagion Live 2/4/2019

Nonelderly Patients Vulnerable 2 Years After C Difficile Infection

MD Magazine 1/25/2019

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