Owen R Albin
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
F4009 UH South, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
[email protected]

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Owen R Albin
Assistant Professor
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    About

    Dr. Albin is an Infectious Diseases clinician and early-career clinical investigator. His research interests include novel approaches to ICU antimicrobial stewardship and methods to personalize antimicrobial use in nosocomial pneumonia syndromes.

    Qualifications
    • Fellow
      University of Michigan, Internal Medicine, 2019
    • Chief Resident
      University of Michigan, Dept. of Internal Medicine, 2017
    • Resident
      University of Michigan, Dept. of Internal Medicine, 2016
    • Internship
      Michigan Medicine, Internal Medicine, 2014
    • MD
      University of Michigan Medical School, 2013
    • BS
      Wesleyan University, 2007
    Research Overview

    -Antibiotic stewardship in the intensive care unit
    -Gram-negative drug resistance
    -Severe community-acquired pneumonia
    -Ventilator-associated pneumonia
    -Hospital-acquired pneumonia

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Mortality of Patients With Sepsis Administered Piperacillin-Tazobactam vs Cefepime.
      Chanderraj R, Admon AJ, He Y, Nuppnau M, Albin OR, Prescott HC, Dickson RP, Sjoding MW. JAMA Intern Med, 2024 Jul 1; 184 (7): 769 - 777. DOI:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0581
      PMID: PMC11091820
    • Journal Article
      Purulent Streptococcus intermedius Pericarditis in the Setting of Histoplasma Mediastinal Lymphadenitis: A Case Report and Literature Review.
      Christian-Miller N, Goraya S, O'Hayer P, Albin O, Nicklas J. Cureus, 2024 Jun; 16 (6): e62626 DOI:10.7759/cureus.62626
      PMID: PMC11257658
    • Journal Article
      A comparison of strategies for identifying patients at risk for carbapenem-resistant or extended β-lactam-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
      Wangchinda W, Kaye KS, Patel TS, Albin OR, Saravolatz L, Petrie JG, Pogue JM. J Antimicrob Chemother, 2024 Jun 3; 79 (6): 1337 - 1345. DOI:10.1093/jac/dkae104
      PMID: 38581308
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Do Providers Know When Sputum Is Purulent? Accuracy of Healthcare Provider Assessments of Endotracheal Secretions in Mechanically-Ventilated Patients
      Schuiteman S, Soper N, Kaye KS, Albin OR. 2024 May 2; a6255 - a6255. DOI:10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_meetingabstracts.a6255
    • Journal Article
      A quasi-experimental study of a bundled diagnostic stewardship intervention for ventilator-associated pneumonia.
      Albin OR, Troost JP, Saravolatz L, Thomas MP, Hyzy RC, Konkle MA, Weirauch AJ, Dickson RP, Rao K, Kaye KS. Clin Microbiol Infect, 2024 Apr; 30 (4): 499 - 506. DOI:10.1016/j.cmi.2023.12.023
      PMID: 38163481
    • Presentation
      Old Tricks for a New Man's Friend: Diagnostic Stewardship Interventions for Ventilator-associated Pneumonia
      Albin O. 2024 May 8;
    • Journal Article
      An Open-Label, Randomized Trial Comparing Fidaxomicin With Oral Vancomycin for the Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Hospitalized Patients Receiving Concomitant Antibiotics for Concurrent Infections.
      Rao K, Zhao Q, Bell J, Krishnan J, Henig O, Daniel J, Sawaya K, Albin O, Mills JP, Petty LA, Gregg K, Kaul D, Malani AN, Pogue J, Kaye KS. Clin Infect Dis, 2024 Feb 17; 78 (2): 277 - 282. DOI:10.1093/cid/ciad606
      PMID: 37797310
    • Journal Article
      Flipping the Switch.
      Finta MK, Dhaliwal G, Albin OR, Ghani KR, Houchens N. N Engl J Med, 2024 Feb 1; 390 (5): 456 - 462. DOI:10.1056/NEJMcps2307875
      PMID: 38294978