Kathleen Julian

Kathleen Julian, MD, is a Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases at Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. She serves as Associate Hospital Epidemiologist at Penn State Health, focusing on reducing healthcare-associated infections and optimizing antimicrobial use.

• Education:
  • Internal Medicine Residency, Brown University School of Medicine (1997–2000)
  • Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, CDC Arboviral Diseases (2000–2002)
  • Infectious Diseases Fellowship, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (2002–2005)

Research Interests include combating multi-drug resistant Gram-negative bacteria, MRSA, and transplant-related infections. Her work emphasizes outbreak investigations, urinary catheter reduction, and disinfection protocols for medical equipment.

Teaching & Mentorship involves developing interactive online tutorials for medical students on antimicrobial targeting and guiding trainees in clinical epidemiology projects related to transplant infectious diseases.

Clinical Expertise centers on managing infections in solid-organ transplant recipients and left ventricular assist device patients, with a focus on UTIs in renal transplant populations.