Biosketch

Dr. David Henderson is deputy director for clinical care and associate director for quality assurance and hospital epidemiology at the NIH Clinical Center. He first came to NIH in 1979 as the hospital epidemiologist, a position he still holds.

His research focuses on the risks of occupational infection with blood-borne infectious diseases and the threat of emerging infections to public health.

After earning his medical degree from the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine, Dr. Henderson completed an internship and residency in internal medicine and a two-year fellowship in infectious diseases at Harbor-UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) Medical Center. Subsequently, he was assistant professor of medicine at UCLA School of Medicine.

Dr. Henderson has received five NIH Director's Awards. He has also merited a Public Health Service Special Recognition Award, a CC Director's Award, two Director's Merit Awards for Significant Achievement from the National Institute of Mental Health and two Department of Health and Human Services Secretary's Distinguished Service Awards, received from former HHS secretaries, Tommy Thompson and Michael Leavitt. In 2010, to honor his career contributions to healthcare epidemiology, he was selected by the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology in America (SHEA) as the SHEA Lecturer, for the 5th International Decennial Conference on Nosocomial Infections. In 2005 he was named NIH Liaison to the DHHS Secretary’s Healthcare Infection Control Policy Advisory Committee (HICPAC).

An invited speaker internationally, Dr. Henderson also is a frequent invited consultant to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He has published more than 125 peer-reviewed journal articles as well as dozens of book chapters. His membership in medical organizations focuses on those with involvement in infectious diseases and epidemiology. He is a member of the Rapid Communications Task Force of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and was selected as the initial Chair of the SHEA Research Committee. In 2009 he was named to the DHHS Secretary’s Steering Committee for the Prevention of Healthcare Associated Infections.

Honors and Awards

Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2001; NIH Director’s Award, 2001,1998, and 1992; Director’s Merit Award for Significant Achievement, National Institute for Mental Health, 2001; Clinical Center Director’s Award, 1998; fellow, Infectious Diseases Society of America, 1992; fellow, American College of Physicians, 1989, fellow Society for Healthcare Epidemiology in America, 2000.

Selected Publications

BOOKS/BOOK CHAPTERS

Henderson DK. Chapter 5.02b. Preventing occupational infection with the human immunodeficiency virus in the healthcare environment. In Powderly WG and Cohen J (Eds): Infectious Diseases, 2nd ed. Mosby, London, England, UK 2003, 1217-22.

Henderson DK, Gerberding JL. Occupational and nonoccupational exposure management. . In Dolin R, Masur H, and Saag MS (Eds): AIDS Therapy, 2nd ed.. Churchill Livingstone, Philadelphia PA, 2003.327-46.

Henderson DK, Beekmann SE. Chapter 78: Nosocomial viral hepatitis in health-care workers. In, Mayhall CG (Ed): Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, 3rd Edition. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD, 2004, 1337-60.

Beekmann SE, Henderson DK. Chapter 79: Nosocomial human immunodeficiency virus infection in health-care workers. In, Mayhall CG (Ed): Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, 3rd Edition. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD, 2004, 1361-79.

Henderson DK, Fishman NO. Prevention and Control of Healthcare-Associated Infections, Chapter 305. In, Goldman L, and Bennett JC, (Eds): Cecil Textbook of Medicine. 22nd Edition. Elsevier Publishing, NY, NY, 2006, 2124-32

Beekmann SE, Henderson DK. Bacteremia due to percutaneous intravascular devices. Chapter 302. In, Mandell GL, Bennett JE, and Dolin R (Eds): Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th Edition Elsevier, Churchill, Livingstone New York, 2009, 3697-715.

Palmore TN, Henderson DK. Nosocomial herpesvirus infections. Chapter 307, In, Mandell GL, Bennett JE, and Dolin R (Eds): Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th Edition Elsevier, Churchill, Livingstone New York, 2009; 3771-80.

Henderson DK. Human immunodeficiency irus in healthcare settings. Chapter 306, In, Mandell GL, Bennett JE, and Dolin R (Eds): Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th Edition Elsevier, Churchill, Livingstone New York, 2009; 3753-70.

Lee, LM, Henderson DK. Hospital preparedness for emerging and highly contagious infectious diseases. Chapter 16, In, Mandell GL, Bennett JE, and Dolin R, (Eds): Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th Edition Elsevier Churchill, Livingstone New York, 2009; 221-31.

Palmore, TN, Henderson DK. Employee Health/Occupational Medicine, Biosafety, and Infection Control. Chapter 24, In, Lautenbach E, Woeltje K, and Malani P (Eds): Practical Healthcare Epidemiology. 3rd Edition, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, 2010; 319-30.

Lee LM, Yessis, J, Kost RG, Henderson DK Managing clinical risk and measuring participants’ perceptions of the clinical research process. In Gallin JI and Ognibene FO, (Eds): Principles and Practices of Clinical Research. Elsevier, San Diego, CA, 2011, in press.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Henderson DK, Bennett JE, Huber M. Long-lasting, specific immunologic unresponsiveness associated with cryptococcosis. J Clin Invest 1982;69:1185-90.

Henderson DK, Saah AJ, Zak BJ, et al. Risk of nosocomial infection with human T-cell lymphotropic virus-III (HTLV-III) in a large cohort of intensively exposed health care workers. Ann Intern Med 1986;104:644-7.

Fahey BJ, Koziol DE, Banks SM, Henderson DK. Frequency of nonparenteral occupational exposures to blood and body fluids before and after universal precautions training. Amer J Med 1991;90:145-53.

Gerberding JL, Henderson DK. Managing occupational exposures to bloodborne pathogens: Hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus. Clinical Infect Dis 1992;14:1179-85.

Lee L, Anderson V, Piringer P, Boone J. Henderson DK. An epidemiologic approach to quality improvement, quality assurance and clinical research. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1992;13:545-52.

Henderson DK. Postexposure antiretroviral chemoprophylaxis: embracing risk for safety’s sake. N Engl J Med 1997;337(21):1542-3.

Henderson DK. Postexposure chemoprophylaxis for occupational exposures to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. JAMA 1999; 281(10):931-6.

Lee LM, Henderson DK. Tolerability of Postexposure Antiretroviral Prophylaxis for Occupational Exposures to HIV, Drug Safety 2001: 24(8); 587-97.

Henderson DK. Managing occupational risks for hepatitis C transmission in the healthcare setting. Clin Microbiol Rev 2003;16(3):546-68.

Weinstein RA, Henderson DK. A double-edged sword and a golden opportunity for healthcare epidemiology. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009; 30(1):1-3.

Henderson DK. Malanoski MP, Corapi G, Passamani E, Notobartolo C, Gillette C, Hawes P, Lee LM. The Bethesda Hospitals' Emergency Preparedness Partnership: A model for trans-institutional collaboration of emergency responses. Disaster Med Pub Hlth Prepared. 2009; 3(3):168-73.

Palmore TN, Stock F, White M, Bordner MA, Michelin A, Bennett JE, Murray PR, Henderson DK. A cluster of nosocomial Legionnaire's disease linked to a contaminated hospital decorative water fountain. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009; 30(8):764-8.

Palmore TN, Vandersluis JP, Morris J, Michelin A, Ruprecht L, Schmitt JM, Henderson DK. A successful mandatory influenza vaccination campaign using an innovative electronic tracking system. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009; 30(12):1137-42.

Palmore TN, Bonten M, Fishman N, Gordon S, Harbarth S, MD, Harris A, Lautenbach E, Perencevich E, Perl T, Platt R, Saint S, Samore M, Sheretz R, Weinstein RA, Henderson DK. White Paper: Enhancing patient safety by reducing healthcare-associated infection: the role of discovery and dissemination. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010; 31(2):118-23.

Henderson DK, Grady C, Palmore TN, Weber D, Sepkowitz K, Dembry L, Lundstrom T, Fishman NO. Position Paper: Management of healthcare workers who are infected with HBV, HCV and HIV. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010; 31(3): 204-32.

Lautenbach E, Saint S, Henderson DK, Harris AD. Initial response of healthcare institutions to emergence of H1N1 influenza: Experiences, obstacles, and perceived future needs. Clin Infect Dis. 2010; 50(4): 523-7.

Henderson DK, Bonten M, Fishman NO, Gordon S, Harbarth S, Harris AD, Lautenbach E, Palmore TN, Perencevich EN, Perl TM, Platt R, Saint S, Samore M, MD, Sherertz R, Weber DJ, Weinstein RA, Deloney V, Sinaii N. Charting the course for the future of science in healthcare epidemiology: Results of a survey of the membership of The Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010; 31(7): 669-75.

Henderson DK. Opportunists and opportunities: The 2010 SHEA Lecture. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010; 31(S1): S66-69.

Henderson DK, Palmore TN. Critical knowledge gaps in the epidemiology and pathophysiology of healthcare-associated infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010; 31(S1): S4-6.

Turkel S, Henderson DK. Current strategies for managing providers infected with bloodborne pathogens. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011; 32(5): 428-434.