Paul

Cornia

MD

Education & Training 

• MD, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH (1992–1996)
• Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Seattle, WA (1996–1999)
• Chief Residency in Medicine, Seattle VA Medical Center, Seattle, WA (1999–2000)

Honors 

• Alpha Omega Alpha (1996)
• Robert Petersdorf Award (2011, Seattle VA teacher of the year)
• UpToDate, Outstanding author (2017, Recognized for chapters on pertussis infection in adolescents and adults)
• VA Puget Sound Practitioner Lead in Quality and Safety Award (2021, 2022)
• Top Doctor (Internal Medicine), Seattle Met magazine (2021, 2022)

Clinical Interests 

• Hospital Medicine
• Perioperative medicine

Research interests

• Perioperative medicine
• Medical education
• Quality and process improvement in hospital medicine
• Pertussis infection in adolescents and adults
• Catheter-associated urinary tract infection
• Diabetic foot infection

Publication highlights

• Albert TJ, Bradley J, Starks H, Redinger J, Arundel C, Beard A, Caputo L, Chun J, Gunderson CG, Heppe D, Jagannath A, Kent K, Krug M, Laudate J, Palaniappan V, Pensiero A, Sargsyan Z, Sladek E, Tuck M, Cornia PB. Internal Medicine Residents' Perceptions of Virtual Morning Report: A Multicenter Survey. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 May;37(6):1422-1428. doi: 10.1007/s11606-021-06963-7. Epub 2021 Jun 25. PMID: 34173198; PMCID: PMC8231750.
• Albert TJ, Redinger J, Starks H, Bradley J, Gunderson CG, Heppe D, Kent K, Krug M, Kwan B, Laudate J, Pensiero A, Raymond G, Sladek E, Sweigart JR, Cornia PB. Internal Medicine Residents' Perceptions of Morning Report: A Multicenter Survey. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Mar;36(3):647-653. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06351-7. Epub 2021 Jan 14. PMID: 33443704; PMCID: PMC7947099.
• Albert TJ, Hagan SL, Newman TA, Cornia PB. Seattle VICE: Virtual interactive case-based education. Med Educ. 2020 Nov;54(11):1069-1070. doi: 10.1111/medu.14311. Epub 2020 Sep 7. PMID: 32895991.
• Meo N, Bann M, Sanchez M, Reddy A, Cornia PB. Getting Unstuck: Challenges and Opportunities in Caring for Patients Experiencing Prolonged Hospitalization While Stable for Discharge. Am J Med. 2020 Dec;133(12):1406-1410. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.05.024. Epub 2020 Jun 30. PMID: 32619432; PMCID: PMC7324918.
• Beste LA, Moseley RH, Saint S, Cornia PB. CLINICAL PROBLEM-SOLVING. Too Much of a Good Thing. N Engl J Med. 2016 Mar 3;374(9):873-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcps1405984. PMID: 26962907.
• Lipsky BA, Berendt AR, Cornia PB, et al. Executive summary: 2012 IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline for The Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infections. Clin Infect Dis. 2012; 54(12): 1679–84. PMID: 22619239.
• Cornia PB, Hersh AL, Lipsky BA, Newman TB, Gonzales R. Does this coughing adolescent or adult patient have pertussis? JAMA. 2010; 304(8): 890–6. PMID: 20736473.
• Cornia PB, Lipsky BA, Saint S, Gonzales R. Nothing to cough at. N Engl J Med. 2007; 357: 1432–7. 
• Cornia PB, Lipsky BA, Dhaliwal G, Saint S. Clinical problem-solving: Red snapper or Crab? N Engl J Med 2004; 350: 1443–8.
• Cornia PB, Amory JK, Fraser S, Saint S, Lipsky BA. Computer-based order entry decreases duration of indwelling urinary catheterization in hospitalized patients. Am J Med. 2003; 114 (5):404–7. PMID: 12714131.