Susan Huang, MD
Enriched profileChancellor's Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases; Medical Director of Epidemiology and Infection Prevention, UCI Health · University of California Irvine School of Medicine
Susan Huang is Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases; Medical Director of Epidemiology and Infection Prevention, UCI Health at University of California Irvine School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 489 publications with 14,649 citations (h-index 65); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 13 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Infectious Disease profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Susan S. Huang, MD, is Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases at University of California Irvine School of Medicine. The public record shows 489 publications with 14,649 citations (h-index 65), centered on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus, Infection Control in Healthcare, Antibiotic Use and Resistance. It also documents an investigator role on 13 registered clinical trials, 11 NIH-funded awards (2007–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Infection control and hospital epidemiology
- Top research focus: Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- 13 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
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trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 19 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 188.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingPublic positions
sourced statements on record- Voting member
Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (PACCARB), which advises the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
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Contact
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Practice address
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 13 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Decolonization to Reduce After-Surgery Events of Surgical Site Infection
Sponsor: University of California, Irvine
- INSPIRE Trial for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Sponsor: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- INSPIRE Trial for Abdominal Infections
Sponsor: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Industry payments
No payments involving this person were reported to CMS in program years 2021–2024. Why? →
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
11 NIH research awards on record, funded 2007–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- MDRO Carriage, Transmission, Sequelae, and Prevention in Nursing Homes
University of California-Irvine
FY2026$2,225,664U19AI172725 - Epidemiology of MDRO Carriage in Nursing Homes
University of California-Irvine
FY2026$705,317U19AI172725 - The DECREASE SSI Trial (Decolonization to Reduce After-Surgery Events of Surgical Site Infection)
University of California-Irvine
FY2026$489,929R01HS029005
Congress activity
Updated 27 Aug 2026
1 congress contribution (2024) across ASH per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Evaluating Neuroprotective Effects of Caplacizumab in Immune-Mediated Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
ASH Annual Meeting
ASH2024Co-author
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) including Candidozyma auris among residents in ventilator-designated versus non-ventilator-designated beds at skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).
Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Article2026 - Strain sharing and persistence of microbial pathogens colonizing the skin of residents in a regional nursing home network.
Nature communications
Article2026 - Multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) contamination of nursing home staff hands and forearms when entering the breakroom or going home.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Article2026 - Are high residual chlorhexidine skin concentrations associated with improved clinical outcomes? Lessons from the CLEAR trial.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Article2026 - Current infection control practices for multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO): a survey of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) research network and affiliated US-based hospitals.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Article2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)Network
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Education
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- Board Certified
Infectious Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
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Internal Medicine, UC San Francisco Medical Center
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Infectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital
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Editorial & leadership roles
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- Chancellor's Professor
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, UC Irvine School of Medicine
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Awards & honors
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- $13.7 million
five-year NIAID federal grant to study multidrug-resistant organisms in nursing homes
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Senior Lecturer
Harvard Medical School
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Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
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Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
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Media & interviews
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- Orange County Business Journal (2024)
featured as Innovator of the Year nominee, oversaw UCI Health COVID-19 response
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lead author of landmark study on skin cleansing/nasal ointment protocols reducing MDROs in nursing homes
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