Continental Who’s Who Premiere Press Release

DR. EDWARD J. SEPTIMUS - MEDICAL DIRECTOR INFECTION CONTROL AND EPIDEMIOLOGY

Edward J. Septimus, M.D., F.I.D.S.A, F.A.C.P, F.S.H.E.A. is recognized by Continental Who’s Who among Medical Professionals. 

Dr. Septimus has been practicing medicine for over three decades. His current position is Medical Director Infection Prevention and Epidemiology Clinical Services with HCA Healthcare System.  In addition to his role with HCA, Dr. Septimus holds a faculty position as Clinical Professor at Texas A&M Medical School and Affiliate Professor, Distinguished Senior Fellow, School of Public Health, George Mason University.

Dr. Septimus is a member of many prestigious professional organizations. He has just finished a three year term on the Board of Directors of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and is on the IDSA Quality Improvement Task Force, and IDSA Antimicrobial Resistance Work Group. Dr. Septimus has also served on the IDSA Clinical Affairs Committee, IDSA Program Committee, and IDSA State and Regional Board including chair for two years. He was the first recipient of the IDSA Annual Clinician Award. He served on the Houston Medical Advisory Steering Committee on Terrorism and the MRSA Work Group for the Texas Department of Health and recently was appointed to the Infectious Diseases Workgroup for the Texas Department of Health and the FDA Anti-Infective Drug Advisory Group. He also serves on the Leading Practice Advisory Panel for VHA, the Board International Society for Antimicrobial Resistance, the SHEA/IDSA Antimicrobial Stewardship Task Force and the SHEA HCW Influenza Vaccine Working Group.

Dr. Septimus received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in 1972 and went on to complete his postgraduate training in internal medicine and infectious diseases at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.