Mohamad G. Fakih, MD, MPH

Medical Director
Infection Prevention and Control
St. John Hospital and Medical Center

Dr. Mohamad Fakih is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Quality (subspecialty in patient safety). He also carries a Masters in Public Health (Health Management and Policy) from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His interest focuses on processes to improve patient safety, particularly methods to prevent hospital acquired infections. Dr Fakih is the hospital epidemiologist and the medical director of Infection Prevention and Control at St. John Hospital and Medical Center (SJH&MC) in Detroit, MI, an 804 bed tertiary care hospital. He also serves as the chairperson for St. John Providence Health Infection Prevention and Control committee, and co-chairs the Infection Prevention Steering Committee for Ascension Health. Dr Fakih’s contributions include the creation of a comprehensive toolkit to promote the appropriate utilization of urinary catheters in the hospital setting. The toolkit was adopted by Ascension health and Michigan Hospital Association hospitals. Currently, he is working on a toolkit to reduce unnecessary urinary catheter placement in the emergency department and a toolkit for improving the care of intravenous catheters in the hospital.