Theoklis E Zaoutis, MD

  • Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology

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Overview

Dr. Zaoutis is an international leader in public health, epidemiology and pediatrics. As a researcher, he was an R01, T32, and NIH funded PI investigator and director of the Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness Research Group. Recently, Dr. Zaoutis relocated to Greece to serve on the country’s COVID-19 Task Force. It was in recognition of his work on the task force that he was chosen to lead the Greek CDC in the midst of the pandemic. In this role, he was responsible for setting national COVID-19 vaccine policy and analyzing and presenting data on the vaccine use and effectiveness for the nation. He has published over 370 articles including work related to vaccines. Although his research focus has been in the area of antimicrobial resistance and healthcare epidemiology, his methodologic expertise is in pharmacoepidemiology. He was co-PI of a NIH Pediatric Pharmacoepidemiology T32 Training Grant and Associate Editor for the journal Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. He also served on the White House Forum on Antimicrobial Resistance and is currently connected to the Columbia Athens Global Center.

Academic Appointments

  • Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology

Gender

  • Male

Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • BS, 1985 Biology, State University of New York at Stonybrook (Biology)
  • MCM, 1987 Clinical Microbiology, Hahnemann University
  • MD, 1996 Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
  • MSCE, 2005 Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • PhD, 2014 Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine

Committees, Societies, Councils

President, Hellenic National Organization of Public Health (Greek CDC)

Vice-Chair, American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Infectious Diseases

Chair of the Pediatric Special Emphasis Panel of the National Institutes of Health Antimicrobial Leadership Group

Scientific Director, Collaborative Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Outcomes Research

Professor of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine

Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Editorial Boards

Past Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society

Past Associate Editor, Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Honors & Awards

Past Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society

Past Associate Editor, Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Research

Selected Publications

Zaoutis T, Shaikh N, Fisher BT, Coffin SE, Bhatnagar S, Downes KJ, Gerber JS, Shope TR, Martin JM, Muniz GB, Green M, Nagg JP, Myers SR, Mistry RD, O'Connor S, Faig W, Black S, Rowley E, Liston K, Hoberman A. Short-Course Therapy for Urinary Tract Infections in Children: The SCOUT Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2023 Aug 1;177(8):782-789. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.1979; PMCID: PMC10294016 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37358858/

Gerber JS, Bryan M, Ross RK, Daymont C, Parks EP, Localio AR, Grundmeier RW, Stallings VA, Zaoutis TE. Antibiotic Exposure During the First 6 Months of Life and Weight Gain During Childhood. JAMA. 2016 Mar 22-29;315(12):1258-65. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.2395. PMID: 27002447 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27002447/

Gerber JS, Prasad PA, Fiks AG, Localio AR, Grundmeier RW, Bell LM, Wasserman RC, Keren R, Zaoutis TE. Effect of an outpatient antimicrobial stewardship intervention on broad-spectrum antibiotic prescribing by primary care pediatricians: a randomized trial. JAMA. 2013 Jun 12;309(22):2345-52. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.6287. PMID: 23757082 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23757082/

Zaoutis TE. Antibiotic resistance: who will pay the bills? Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Oct 15;49(8):1185-6. doi: 10.1086/605631. PMID: 19739974; PMCID: PMC2753728 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19739974/

Paulson JA, Zaoutis TE; Council on Environmental Health; Committee on Infectious Diseases. Nontherapeutic Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Animal Agriculture: Implications for Pediatrics. Pediatrics. 2015 Dec;136(6):e1670-7. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-3630. Epub 2015 Nov 16. PMID: 26574594 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26574594/

Gerber JS, Jackson MA, Tamma PD, Zaoutis TE; COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES, PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY. Antibiotic Stewardship in Pediatrics. Pediatrics. 2021 Jan;147(1):e2020040295. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-040295. PMID: 33372120 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33372120/