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Aaron D. Owens, MD
Associate Professor/Clinical
Dr. Aaron Owens is a published, board-certified Hospitalist who joined UT Health San Antonio in 2005 as an Assistant Professor/Clinical, rising to the rank of Associate Professor/Clinical in 2014. He earned his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 1999 before going on to complete his Internal Medicine residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio in 2002. Dr. Owens also completed a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio in 2005. He is board-certified in both Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases with the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Dr. Owens is the recipient of many awards for Outstanding Faculty since 2008. Dr. Owens is a member since 2006 of Antibiotic Subcommittee that makes recommendations to the P&T committee regarding approval of antimicrobials to University Hospital formulary.
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Professional Background
Education
- 1999 - Doctor of Medicine - University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
- 1995 - Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Sciences (Magna Cum Laude) - Texas A&M University at College Station
Training
- 2005 - Fellowship - Infectious Diseases - University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
- 2002 - Residency - Internal Medicine - University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
Appointments
- 9/2014 - Present - Associate Professor/Clinical - UT Health San Antonio
- 07/2002 - 09/2014 - Assistant Professor/Clinical - UT Health San Antonio
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Instruction & Training
- 7/2007 - Present, Individual Instruction, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- 2/2007 - Present, MEDI4170 Internal Medicine Intership Readiness Elective, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- 7/2005 - Present, MEDI3105 Medicine Clerkship, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- 7/2005 - Present, MEDI4708 HIV/AIDS Inpatient Service, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- 7/2005 - Present, MEDI4023 Clin Infectious Disease, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- 7/2005 - Present, MEDI4046 General Medicine Ward/Subinternship UH/VA, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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Service
Institutional
01/2013-Present- Member, Infection Control Committee, University Health
01/2006-Present- Member, Antibiotic Subcommittee, University Health
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Publications
- Recent advances in the treatment of infections due to resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Clinical predictors and risk factors for relapsing Clostridium difficile infection
- Detection of inducible clindamycin resistance in beta-hemolytic streptococci by using the CLSI broth microdilution test and eryt
- A noninvasive renal fungus ball caused by Rhizopus--a previously unreported manifestation of zygomycosis
- Detection of inducible clindamycin resistance in beta-hemolytic streptococci by using the CLSI broth microdilution test and eryt
- Moraxella lacunata septic arthritis in a patient with lupus nephritis
- Emergence of daptomycin resistance in Enterococcus faecium during daptomycin therapy
Presentations
12/2020- COVID-19 Vaccines, Hospital Medicine Conference, UTHSCSA, Co-Presenter
10/2020- Infectious Disease Module, Internal Medicine Conference, UTHSCSA, Sole Presenter
06/2020- Effect of Dexamethasone on COVID-19, Hospitalist Conference, UTHSCSA, Sole Presenter
03/2020- Novel Coronavirus, Internal Medicine Conference, UTHSCSA, Sole Presenter
02/2020- Novel Coronavirus, Infecioius Disease Fellow Conference, UTHSCSA, Sole Presenter
11/2019- Antibiotics, Nurse Practitioner School & Neurology Resident Committee, UTHSCSA, Sole Presenter
06/2017- Infectious Disease Board Review, ACP Board Review Course, San Antonio, Sole Presenter
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Clinical
Board Certifications
- 2005 - American Board of Internal Medicine- Infectious Diseases
- 2002 - American Board of Internal Medicine- Internal Medicine