Catherine Decker MD, FACP, FIDSA

Education

B.S. Biology: King's College Wilkes-Barre, PA
Medical Degree (MD): Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.
Internal Medicine Residency: The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Infectious Diseases Fellowship: The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

Biography

Dr. Decker is embedded in the Infectious Diseases clinic at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where she works closely with a cadre of active-duty Infectious Diseases physicians and is also involved in the teaching and mentoring of future ID physician in the ID fellowship program. As a clinician educator, Dr. Decker’s role includes engagement in clinical care of patients, teaching at all levels (medical students, residents and ID fellows) and involvement in scholarly activities that advance clinical medicine. Dr. Decker is also a longitudinal faculty preceptor for USU medical students. This position is defined as an experienced faculty who helps students develop their clinical skills as they advance through their pre-clinical years. Much of the teaching occurs at the USU simulation center, which allows for direct clinical observation, immediate clinical assessment of basic skills and student feedback.

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

Fellow American College of Physician

Fellow Infectious Diseases Society of America

Past President, Greater Washington Infectious Diseases Society

Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) honor medical society

TEACHER OF THE YEAR awarded by the NNMC Internal Medicine Residents: June 1996

TEACHER OF THE YEAR awarded by the NNMC Internal Medicine Residents: June 1998

STAFF TEACHER OF THE YEAR awarded by the National Naval Medical Center June 1999; STAFF PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR (Internal Medicine) awarded by the National Naval Medical Center: June 2002

Meritorious Civilian Service Department of Navy June 1999

STAFF TEACHER OF THE YEAR National Naval Medical Center U.S. Navy Chapter American College of Physicians October 2010

JAMES E. LEONARD TEACHING AWARD: AMBULATORY TEACHER OF YEAR: 3RD YEAR CLERKSHIP IN INTERNAL MEDICINE awarded by USHUS Department of Internal Medicine 2000

Representative Bibliography

Blaylock J.M., Hakre S., Decker C.F., Wilson B., Bianchi E., Michael N., Beckett C., Okulicz J., Scott P.T. HIV PrEP in the military: Experience at a tertiary care medical center. Mil Med 2018 Mar 1:138 (suppl_1): 445-449.

Ganesan A., Crum-Cianflone N., Higgins J., Qin J., Rehm C., Metcalf J., Brandt C., Vita J., Decker C.F., Sklar P., Bavaro M., Tasker S., Follmann D., Maldarelli F. High dose atorvastatin decreases cellular markers of immune activation without affecting HIV-1 RNA levels: Results of a double-blind randomized placebo controlled clinical trial. J Infect Dis 2011;203(6):756-64.

Nayak G., Ferguson M., Tribble D.R., Porter C., Rapena R., Marchicelli M., Decker C.F. Cardiac diastolic dysfunction is prevalent in HIV-infected patients. AIDS Patient Care STDs 2009 Apr;23(4):231-8.

Blaylock J.M., Byers D.K., Gibbs B.K., Nayak G., Ferguson M., Tribble D.R., Porter C., Decker C.F. Longitudinal assessment of cardiac diastolic function in HIV-infected patients. Int J STD AIDS 2012 Feb;23(2):105-10.

Decker, C.F. Emerging sexually transmitted diseases: Hepatitis C, lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) and mycoplasma genitalium infections. Dis Mon. 2016 Aug; 62(8):314-8.