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Administrator Info
Name: Becca Johnson
Phone: 612-624-9996
Fax: 612-625-4410
Email: joh07913@umn.edu
Mail: Mayo Memorial Building, MMC 250, 420 Delaware Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455
Summary
Dr. Galdys graduated from the UMN Medical School. She completed a combined residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics followed by a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Galdys serves as the Assistant Medical Director of Infection Prevention and as Assistant Hospital Epidemiologist. Her research interests include the use of molecular techniques to detect transmission patterns of bacteria in healthcare settings. In addition to her Infection Prevention roles, Dr. Galdys has a clinical practice that consists of caring for general inpatient and outpatient infectious diseases. Her areas of clinical interest include Clostridioides difficile infection and orthopedic infections.
MD, University of Minnesota
Shafer K, Toma C, Galdys AL. “A common pathogen in an uncommon site: coronary artery stent methicinnin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection.” JMM Case Rep. 2017 Sep 25;4(9):e005110 PMID: 29114392,
Walsh TL, Querry AM, McCool S, Galdys AL, Shutt KA, Saul MI, Muto CA. “Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infections Following Neurosurgical Spinal Fusion Operations: A Case Control Study.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Dec 19:1-8. PMID 27989249,
Galdys AL, Kale HA, Lacomis D, Vergisid P, Murdoch GH. “Progressive right-sided hemiparesis in a man with sarcoidosis.” (2016) Clin Infect Dis 62 (9) 1186-7 PMID 270607792,
Galdys AL, Nelson J, Shutt K, Schlackman J, Pakstis D, Pasculle AW, Marsh J, Harrison LH, Curry S. “Prevalence and Duration of Asymptomatic Clostridium difficile Carriage Among Healthy Subjects in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.” (2014) J Clin Microbiol 52 (7) 2406-9 PMID 24759727,
Galdys AL, Curry S, Harrison LH. “Expert Review: Asymptomatic Clostridium difficile colonization as a reservoir for Clostridium difficile infection.” (2014) Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 12 (8) 967-80 PMID 24848084,
Delegate, NIAID/IDSA Research Careers Meeting
Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
Chief Fellow, ID fellowship program
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program