Dr. Polgreen is the director of the Infectious Disease Society of America’s Emerging Infections Network, a CDC-sponsored sentinel surveillance group. In addition to traditional hospital epidemiology, his research interests include developing new ways to aggregate information about infectious diseases (e.g., prediction markets) and applying quantitative methods to help prevent the spread of infections. He is currently working with an interdisciplinary group of researchers to apply quantitative approaches (e.g., social networking, time series methods) to understand and solve problems in the field of infectious diseases.

Honors, Awards, and Organizations

• Infectious Disease Society of America
• Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

Recent Publications

1. Polgreen, P.M., Nelson, F.D., Neumann, G.R. Use of prediction markets to forecast infectious disease activity. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2007 Jan 15;44(2):272-9. Epub 2006 Dec 14.
2. Polgreen, P.M., Beekmann, S.E., Chen, Y.Y., Doern, G.V., Pfaller, M.A., Brueggemann, A.B., Herwaldt, L.A., Diekema, D.J. Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in a rural state. Infection Control Hosp Epidemiology. 2006 Mar;27(3):252-6.
3. Polgreen, P.M., Diekema, D.J., VandeBerg, J., Wiblin, T.R., Chen, Y.Y., David, S., Rasmus, D., Gerdts, N., Ross, A., Katz, L., Herwaldt, L. Risk Factors for Groin Wound Infection Following Femoral Artery Catheterization: A Case Control Study. Infection Control Hospital Epidemiology. 2006 Jan; 27(1):34-7.
4. Polgreen, P.M., Pottinger, J., Polgreen, L.A., Diekema, D.J., Herwaldt, L.A. Influenza Vaccination Rates, Feedback, and the Hawthorne Effect.  Infection Control Hospital Epidemiology.  2006 Jan;27(1):98-9.

Medical School:
University of Cincinnati

Residency:
The University of Iowa

Fellowship:
The University of Iowa