Brad Spellberg, MD
Dr. Spellberg is Chief Medical Officer at the Los Angeles County-University of Southern California (LAC+USC) Medical Center. He is also Medical Director of Biosciences for Los Angeles County, and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at the Keck School of Medicine at USC.
Recent Media for Dr. Spellberg
Watch the powerful documentary movie, Resistance, on Netflix or at www.resistancethefilm.com
Watch PBS Frontline Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria and companion interview with Dr. Spellberg
May 14, 2020: Spectrum News 1: Angelenos Must Find Ways to Coexist with the Coronavirus
May 8, 2020: The Doctors: COVID-19 update (and introducing Broken, Bankrupt, and Dying)
April 24, 2020: NPR News: Why The Warning That Coronavirus Was On The Move In U.S. Cities Came So Late
April 10, 2020: How far has coronavirus spread? This test is a first step in trying to get back to normal life
March 23, 2020: Was coronavirus in LA in February? Researchers say probably yes
March 19, 2020: Coronavirus Solutions and Lessons with Dr. Brad Spellberg on The Doctors Podcast with Dr. Travis Stork
November 5, 2019: Annals On Call - Shorter-Duration Antibiotics for Community Acquired Pneumonia
October 11, 2019: Q&A: New model could improve antibiotic development
October 8, 2019: Papers highlight challenges, solutions in developing antibioticst
August 22, 2019: Nonprofit drug maker produces TB antibiotic after private companies wouldn’t
July 8, 2019: More Evidence That Shorter Pneumonia Tx Is Better
July 2, 2019: Nonprofit model for antibiotic development ‘overdue’
May 7, 2019: CBS News: LAPD Officers Contracted Staph Infection After Homeless Person Came Into Station
December 5, 2018: ‘Expected practice’ intervention reduces antibiotic prescriptions
November 8, 2018: The Fight Against Resistance: Shorter is Better
October 18, 2018: L.A. typhus outbreak adds fuel to the debates over homelessness and housing
July 19, 2018: Antibiotics Overused for Osteomyelitis in Sacral Pressure Ulcers
April 9, 2018: The Lean Antibiotic Mantra
August 2, 2017: The Common Wisdom on Antibiotics Is Wrong
March 21, 2017: Radio Health Journal interview
March 18, 2017: Check out wonderful new book by Mike Osterholm and Mark Olshaker--excerpt focusing on Abx resistance "Peer Into the Post-Apocalyptic Future of Antimicrobial Resistance"
February 28, 2017: ATTN: Health: What You Need to Know About 'Superbugs' Right Now
February 28, 2017: Medscape. Clinicians: Beware the Claim of Cost-Effectiveness
October 20, 2016: Medscape. Antibiotics: 5 Myths Debunked
October 18, 2016: BBC The Inquiry: "How Did We Mess Up Antibiotics"
September 28, 2016: National Webinar: The Future of Antibiotics and Resistance
September 20, 2016: NPR To the Point, on Antibiotic Resistance
September 16, 2016: CIDRAP Podcast on Antibiotic Stewardship and Resistance
September 7, 2016: Scientific American article on antibiotic resistance
July 2, 2016: NPR Science Friday interview on antibiotic resistance
June 21, 2016: Medscape Stopping Antibiotic Overprescribing: What Works?
June 3, 2016: Interview on NPR Science Friday, Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
May 27, 2016: New York Times, Short Answers to Hard Questions About Antibiotic Resistance
March 14, 2016: Interview with The Guardian, How antibiotic resistance could wreak havoc on health, food and travel, by Alison Moodie
February 7, 2016: Interview in Newsweek, TO FIGHT SUPERBUGS, SCIENTISTS ARE TURNING TOWARD ANTIBODIES by Laura Colarusso
October 19, 2015: Interview in US News and World Report, The New War on Bugs: Crafting an Effective Antibiotic Stewardship Program, by Kimberly Leonard (photo of Dr. Spellberg with Dr. Srinivasan from CDC)
