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]

Available to mentor
Owen R Albin
Clinical Assistant Professor
  • About
  • Qualifications
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
    • 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, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, 2013
    • BS
      Wesleyan University, United States, 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
      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
    • 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
    • Journal Article
      Which trial do we need? Combination antimicrobial therapy for hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
      Albin OR, Pogue JM, Wunderink RG, Kaye KS. Clin Microbiol Infect, 2024 Feb; 30 (2): 162 - 164. DOI:10.1016/j.cmi.2023.07.007
      PMID: 37429434
    • Journal Article
      Healthcare providers consistently overestimate the diagnostic probability of ventilator-associated pneumonia.
      Soper NS, Albin OR. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 2023 Dec; 44 (12): 1927 - 1931. DOI:10.1017/ice.2023.62
      PMID: 37350254
    • Journal Article
      215. Shorter vs. Longer Duration of Treatment in Patients with Ceftriaxone-resistant and Ceftriaxone-susceptible Escherichia coli Bloodstream Infections
      Mackow NA, Ge L, Komarow L, Shao W, Herc E, Doi Y, Arias CA, Albin O, Saade E, Miller LG, Jacob JT, Satlin MJ, Krsak M, Huskins WC, Dhar S, Shelburne SA, Hill C, Greenwood-Quaintance KE, Schmidt-Malan S, Patel R, Fowler VG, Tamma P, van Duin D. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2023 Nov 27; 10 (Supplement_2): ofad500.288 DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofad500.288
    • Journal Article
      2599. Impact of Alveolar Neutrophilia on Outcomes in Patients with Suspected Ventilated Hospital-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia
      Saravolatz L, Albin O. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2023 Nov 27; 10 (Supplement_2): ofad500.2214 DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofad500.2214
    • Journal Article
      90. The Diagnosis of Ventilator-associated pneumonia (DIVA) trial: Results of a Clinical Trial of a Bundled VAP Diagnostic Stewardship Intervention
      Albin O, Troost J, Thomas M, Hyzy R, Konkle M, Andrew WJ, Rao K, Kaye KS. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2023 Nov 27; 10 (Supplement_2): ofad500.006 DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofad500.006