Philip M. Polgreen

Philip M. Polgreen, MD, MPH, is a Professor of Internal Medicine-Infectious Diseases and Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Iowa. He is affiliated with the Emerging Infections Network, the Cardiovascular Research Center, and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center. His clinical and research activities focus on infectious disease dynamics, public health informatics, and epidemiological modeling.

Education includes:

• MD from the University of Cincinnati
• MPH from the University of Iowa College of Public Health
• Residency in Internal Medicine at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
• Fellowship in Infectious Diseases at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

His research spans:

• Infectious Disease Epidemiology: Investigating climate impacts on UTIs/cellulitis, antibiotic stewardship, and injection drug-related infections.
• Health Informatics: Developing real-time disease surveillance tools using Twitter and computational models.
• Public Health Interventions: Designing gamified strategies to increase physical activity and improve guideline adherence.

Recent publications (2016–2020) emphasize:

• Climate-driven infection patterns
• Antibiotic misuse in clinical settings
• Social media-based disease tracking
• Behavioral interventions for public health

No awards, grants, or student advisees are documented. Dr. Polgreen leads projects in computational epidemiology and collaborates with the Emerging Infections Network for national disease monitoring.