Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR, United States
Dr. Guzman-Cottrill is a Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Oregon Health and Science University , joining the faculty in 2004. She completed her infectious disease fellowship at Northwestern University’s Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, a residency in pediatrics at Advocate Lutheran General Children’s Hospital, and her medical degree at Midwestern University’s Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Dr. Guzman-Cottrill is an active contributor to the fields of pediatrics and infection prevention. She served as Hospital Epidemiologist and Medical Director of Infection Prevention for Doernbecher Children’s Hospital from 2004-2015. In 2013, She established a partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities to publish the 2013 guideline, Infection Prevention and Control in Residential Facilities for Pediatric Patients and Their Families, which has since become the standard operations reference document for over 370 Ronald McDonald Houses worldwide.
Dr. Guzman-Cottrill has served as an active SHEA leader. From 2016-2018, Dr. Guzman-Cottrill served as the Chair of the SHEA Outbreak Response Training Program which focused on providing the training necessary for hospital epidemiologists to effectively manage an outbreak of any scale. She is currently Chair of the SHEA Public Health Task Force. She served as a Councilor on the SHEA Board of Trustees from 2019-2020.
Currently, Dr. Guzman-Cottrill serves as the Curriculum Director of the CDC-funded IDSA/SHEA/PIDS LEAP Fellowship program, which trains early-career infectious disease physicians how to effectively partner with public health partners in HAI/AR initiatives.
In 2019, Dr. Guzman-Cottrill became a member of the CDC Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). She is an expert writing panel member for the IDSA Infection Prevention Guideline for healthcare facilities managing patients with COVID-19. In 2020, Dr. Guzman-Cottrill served as a Senior Health Advisor on the Oregon State Public Health COVID-19 Response and Recovery Unit.
Oregon Health Authority (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Consultant
100 - The LEAP Fellowship 2020-2021
Friday, October 1, 2021
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM EDT