Kimberly E. Hanson, MD, MHS

Head: Immunocompromised Host Infectious Diseases Services, University Hospital and Huntsman Cancer Center 
Professor, Internal Medicine; Adjunct Professor, Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine

Education

• Master’s Degree—Health Sciences, Duke University Medical Center
• Medical Degree—Northwestern University Medical Center
• Residency—Internal Medicine, Chief Resident, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
• Fellowship—Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center
• Fellowship—Medical Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center

Certification/Affiliations

• American Board of Pathology (Medical Microbiology)
• American Board of Internal Medicine (Infectious Disease)

Research Interests

• Development and validation of novel cost-effective diagnostic tests for infectious diseases
• Transplant-related infectious diseases

Awards

• Outstanding Fellow Research, 43rd Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2005
• Infectious Diseases Fellowship, Alpha Omega Alpha, 2004
• Honors Graduate, Northwestern University, 1994

Recent Publications

• Hanson KE, Caliendo AM. Plasma cell-free DNA metagenomic sequencing: new insights from the PICKUP study. Clin Infect Dis. 2024;78(3):785-787.
• Mallory MA, Hymas WC, Simmon KE, et al. Development and validation of a next-generation sequencing assay with open-access analysis software for detecting resistance-associated mutations in CMV. J Clin Microbiol. 2023;61(12):e0082923.
• Hanson KE, Banerjee R, Doernberg SB, et al. Priorities and progress in diagnostic research by the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group. Clin Infect Dis. 2023;77(Suppl 4):S314-S320.
• Simner PJ, Bard JD, Doern C, et al. Reporting of antimicrobial resistance from blood cultures, an Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group survey summary: resistance marker reporting practices from positive blood cultures. Clin Infect Dis. 2023;76(9):1550-1558.
• Hanson KE, Caliendo AM, Arias CA, et al. The Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines on the diagnosis of COVID-19: molecular diagnostic testing. Clin Infect Dis. 2021:ciab048.
• Hanson KE, Altayar O, Caliendo AM, et al. The Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines on the diagnosis of COVID-19: antigen testing. Clin Infect Dis. 2021:ciab557.
• Hanson KE, Caliendo AM, Arias CA, et al. Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines on the diagnosis of COVID-19: serologic testing. Clin Infect Dis. 2020:ciaa1343.