Katherine Linsenmeyer MD
Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases
| (857) 364-4669kdlinsen@bu.edu
katherine.linsenmeyer@va.gov
Sections
Infectious Diseases
Biography
Dr. Katherine Linsenmeyer is an Assistant Professor at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and the Hospital Epidemiologist at VA Boston Healthcare System. Her research focuses on prevention measures to reduce hospital acquired infections particularly COVID-19 and C difficile. She currently attends on the VA Infectious Disease service and has a weekly general ID clinic.
Education
MD, Saint Louis University
Publications
Gupta K, O'Brien WJ, Strymish J, Chen A, Linsenmeyer K, Madjarov R, Charness ME. Incidence of COVID-19 Symptom Rebound After Treatment with Remdesivir. Infect Dis Rep. 2025 May 01; 17(3). PMID: 40407645.
Published on 4/5/2024Charness ME, Gupta K, Linsenmeyer K, Strymish J, Madjarov R, Stack G. Evidence from whole genome sequencing of aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 almost 5 hours after hospital room turnover. Am J Infect Control. 2024 Jul; 52(7):849-851. PMID: 38583778.
Published on 10/25/2023Young S, Mull HJ, Golenbock S, Stolzmann K, Shin M, Lamkin RP, Linsenmeyer KD, Epshtein I, Kalver E, Strymish JM, Branch-Elliman W. Factors associated with uptake of guideline-recommended cardiovascular implantable electronic device management: a nationwide, retrospective cohort study. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2023; 3(1):e187. PMID: 38028909.
Published on 4/11/2023Linsenmeyer K, Mohr D, Gupta K, Doshi S, Gifford AL, Charness ME. Sickness presenteeism in healthcare workers during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: An observational cohort study. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Oct; 44(10):1693-1696. PMID: 37039605.
Published on 6/1/2022Stern RA, Charness ME, Gupta K, Koutrakis P, Linsenmeyer K, Madjarov R, Martins MAG, Lemos B, Dowd SE, Garshick E. Concordance of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Aerosols From a Nurses Station and in Nurses and Patients During a Hospital Ward Outbreak. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jun 01; 5(6):e2216176. PMID: 35675074.
Published on 1/6/2022Harvey L, Boudreau J, Sliwinski SK, Strymish J, Gifford AL, Hyde J, Linsenmeyer K, Branch-Elliman W. Six Moments of Infection Prevention in Injection Drug Use: An Educational Toolkit for Clinicians. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Feb; 9(2):ofab631. PMID: 35097153.
Published on 11/10/2021Linsenmeyer K, Gupta K, Charness ME. Effectiveness of Covid-19 Vaccines against the B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant. N Engl J Med. 2021 12 16; 385(25):e92. PMID: 34758248.
Published on 11/1/2021Linsenmeyer K, Charness ME, O'Brien WJ, Strymish J, Doshi SJ, Ljaamo SK, Gupta K. Vaccination Status and the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Health Care Personnel Under Surveillance in Long-term Residential Facilities. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 11 01; 4(11):e2134229. PMID: 34757413.
Published on 6/1/2021Gupta K, O'Brien WJ, Bellino P, Linsenmeyer K, Doshi SJ, Sprague RS, Charness ME. Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Health Care Workers After a Single Dose of mRNA-1273 Vaccine. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 06 01; 4(6):e2116416. PMID: 34132795.
Published on 3/8/2021Driver JA, Strymish J, Clement S, Hayes B, Craig K, Cervera A, Morreale-Karl M, Linsenmeyer K, Grudberg S, Davidson H, Spencer J, Kind AHJ, Fantes T. Front-Line innovation: Rapid implementation of a nurse-driven protocol for care of outpatients with COVID-19. J Clin Nurs. 2021 Jun; 30(11-12):1564-1572. PMID: 33555618.