Larissa Pisney, MD

Professional Titles

• Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control, University of Colorado Hospital and UCHealth Denver Metro
• Medical Director of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Program

Recognitions

• Partners in Care Provider Award, University of Colorado Hospital (2022)
• Medical Staff Impact Award, University of Colorado Hospital (2021)
• Clinical Effectiveness and Patient Safety Award, University of Colorado Hospital (2016)
• Heroes of Infection Prevention, Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) (2014)
• AOA, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society (2008)
• John and Oral Sebelin Award for Excellence in Internal Medicine, University of Iowa School of Medicine (2008)
• Gold Humanism Award, Gold Humanism Honor Society (2007)

Research Interests

My research interest are focused on quality improvement. These interests include prevention of hospital acquired infections, diagnostic stewardship, transitions of care and OPAT optimization.

Publications

• Castillo A, Hudziec M, Totten SE, Pisney L. Team-based infection preventionist review improves inter-rater reliability in identification of healthcare-associated infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Oct 2;:1-3. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39355890
• Pisney L, Camplese L, Greene MT, Saint S, Fowler KE, Chopra V. Practices to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infection: A 2021 survey of infection preventionists in US hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Apr 24;:1-5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38654493
• Rosolanka R, Henao-Martinez AF, Pisney L, Franco-Paredes C, Krsak M. COVID-19: a review of current knowledge regarding exposure, quarantine, isolation and other preventive measures. Ther Adv Infect Dis. 2021 Jan-Dec;8:20499361211032039. PubMed PMID: 34349986
• Scarpato S, Pell J, Baduashvili A, Devitt J, Kramer H, Kannappan A, Pisney L, Virapongse A. Controlling Chaos: How to Construct Electronically Integrated Inpatient Clinical Pathways That Can Disseminate Best Practice Rapidly in Times of Crisis. Am J Med Qual. 2021 Jul-Aug 01;36(4):287-289. PubMed PMID: 33967193
• Taimur S, Pouch SM, Zubizarreta N, Mazumdar M, Rana M, Patel G, Freire MP, Pellett Madan R, Kwak EJ, Blumberg E, Satlin MJ, Pisney L, Clemente WT, Zervos MJ, La Hoz RM, Huprikar S. Impact of pre-transplant carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales colonization and/or infection on solid organ transplant outcomes. Clin Transplant. 2021 Apr;35(4):e14239. PubMed PMID: 33527453
• Taimur S, Pouch SM, Zubizarreta N, Mazumdar M, Rana M, Patel G, Freire MP, Pellett Madan R, Kwak EJ, Blumberg E, Satlin MJ, Pisney L, Clemente WT, Zervos MJ, La Hoz RM, Huprikar S. Impact of pre-transplant carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales colonization and/or infection on solid organ transplant outcomes. Clin Transplant. 2021 Feb 2;:e14239. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33527453
• Lin CT, Bookman K, Sieja A, Markley K, Altman RL, Sippel J, Perica K, Reece L, Davis C, Horowitz E, Pisney L, Sottile PD, Kao D, Adrian B, Szkil M, Griffin J, Youngwerth J, Drew B, Pell J. Clinical informatics accelerates health system adaptation to the COVID-19 pandemic: examples from Colorado. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2020 Dec 9;27(12):1955-1963. PubMed PMID: 32687152
• Krsak M, Morrisette T, Miller M, Molina K, Huang M, Damioli L, Pisney L, Wong M, Poeschla E. Advantages of Outpatient Treatment with Long-Acting Lipoglycopeptides for Serious Gram-Positive Infections: A Review. Pharmacotherapy. 2020 May;40(5):469-478. PubMed PMID: 32239771
• Young HL, Knepper BC, Daum W, Janosz T, Pisney LM. Clinical Relevance of the 2014 and 2015 National Healthcare Safety Network's Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Definitions. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 Apr;39(4):506-508. PubMed PMID: 29457579
• Pisney LM, Barron MA, Kassner E, Havens D, Madinger NE. Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae rectal screening during an outbreak of New Delhi metallo-ß-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae at an acute care hospital. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Apr;35(4):434-6. PubMed PMID: 24602952
• Epson EE, Pisney LM, Wendt JM, MacCannell DR, Janelle SJ, Kitchel B, Rasheed JK, Limbago BM, Gould CV, Kallen AJ, Barron MA, Bamberg WM. Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae producing New Delhi metallo-ß-lactamase at an acute care hospital, Colorado, 2012. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Apr;35(4):390-7. PubMed PMID: 24602944
• Pisney LM, Barron MA, Kassner E, Havens D, Madinger NE. Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Rectal Screening during an Outbreak of New Delhi Metallo-ß-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae at an Acute Care Hospital. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Apr;35(4):434-6. PubMed PMID: 24602952
• Epson EE, Pisney LM, Wendt JM, Maccannell DR, Janelle SJ, Kitchel B, Rasheed JK, Limbago BM, Gould CV, Kallen AJ, Barron MA, Bamberg WM. Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Producing New Delhi Metallo-ß-Lactamase at an Acute Care Hospital, Colorado, 2012. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Apr;35(4):390-7. PubMed PMID: 24602944
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Notes from the field: hospital outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae producing New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase--Denver, Colorado, 2012. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Feb 15;62(6):108. PubMed PMID: 23407128
• Authorship TBD. Clinical Relevance of the 2014 and 2015 National Healthcare Safety Network's Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Definitions. Accepted for Publication in Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol January, 2018.

Professional Memberships

• Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Member
• Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), Member
• Association for Professional in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), Member
• Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS), Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion - Anschutz Medical Campus
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

UCHealth Infectious Disease Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
7th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0191

Hospital Affiliation

• University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Infectious Disease, Board Certification
• Internal Medicine, Board Certification

Conditions & Treatments

• Infections - Bacterial Infections
• Infections
• Infections - Fungal Infections
• Infections - Viral Infections
• Infections - Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Infections - Pneumonia
• Infections - Influenza