Susan Rehm, MD

Throughout her career, Dr. Rehm has been active in medical education, previously serving as Program Director for the Cleveland Clinic’s Infectious Disease Fellowship and its Internal Medicine Residency Program. Since 2005, Dr. Rehm has served as Medical Director for the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the education of professionals and the public about the causes and treatment of infectious diseases.

Dr. Rehm’s clinical research interest is in Dr. Rehm’s clinical research interest is in endocarditis and infected cardiac devices. In addition to participation in clinical trials of newer antimicrobial agents, she is involved in outcomes studies. Administration of parenteral antibiotics outside the hospital setting is an ongoing clinical and research focus.

Education & Professional Highlights

Appointed
1983

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - Cleveland Clinic
Infectious Disease
Cleveland, OH USA
1983

Residency - Cleveland Clinic
Internal Medicine
Cleveland, OH USA
1981

Internship - Cleveland Clinic
Internal Medicine
Cleveland, OH USA
1979

Medical Education - University of Nebraska College of Medicine
Omaha, NE USA
1978

Undergraduate - University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE USA
1976

Professional Highlights

Medical Director, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases

Certifications

Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease

Specialty Interests

new antibiotics, outpatient intravenous antibiotic treatment, Staphylococcus Aureus Infections

Awards & Honors

Best Doctors in America, 2002-Present

Innovations & Patents

Dr. Rehm established Cleveland Clinic's community parenteral antibiotic therapy (CoPAT) program in 1982. This program allows patients to receive intravenous antibiotics outside the hospital. Patients are able to recuperate in familiar surroundings, and some may return to work or school while receiving IV antibiotic therapy.

Memberships

Infectious Diseases Society of America
American College of Physicians
American Society for Microbiology
American Medical Association
American College of Physician Executives

Research & Publications

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