Hospitals
10 infection prevention experts
These ten infection prevention leaders have held director-level or higher infection prevention and control roles at hospitals and health systems. A reader can learn how hospitals and health systems organize and run their infection prevention programs.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alex Daniels, MPH, CIC
LinkedInExperience: Director of Infection Prevention · NYC Health + Hospitals
Director of Infection Prevention at NYC Health + Hospitals since 2023, a role the profile places at NYCH+H South Brooklyn. Former Infection Preventionist III at NYC Health + Hospitals (2022–2025), HAI Epidemiologist at Texas Department of State Health Services (2018–2022) and Healthcare Associated Outbreak Epidemiologist at the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (2016–2018).
Amanda M. Valyko
LinkedInExperience: Director, Infection Prevention & Epidemiology · Michigan Medicine
System Director, Infection Prevention & Control at MUSC Health since 2026. Former Director, Infection Prevention & Epidemiology at Michigan Medicine (2016–2026) and former Infection Prevention Director at University of Michigan (2022–2026). The profile also lists Project Manager, Infection Prevention & Epidemiology at Michigan Medicine (2014–2016).
Bethany L. Gregg
LinkedInExperience: System Director Infection Prevention · Hackensack Meridian Health
System Director Infection Prevention at Hackensack Meridian Health since 2022, and former Director Infection Prevention there (2017–2022). The profile says this person leads the infection prevention team with a focus on best practices and high-reliability principles. Former Infection Preventionist at Monmouth Medical Center (2011–2017).
Jane Powell, DNP, MBA, RN, CIC
LinkedInExperience: Director of Infection Control · UT MD Anderson
Director of Infection Control at UT MD Anderson since 2024. Former Director of Infection Prevention and Control at The Woman's Hospital of Texas (2023–2024) and former Director of Infection Control and Prevention at Johns Hopkins Medicine (2021–2023). The profile describes 20 years of experience building and scaling system-level infection control and quality management programs.
Jay Watson
LinkedInExperience: Director - Infection Prevention Surveillance & Analytics · Advocate Health
Director - Infection Prevention Surveillance & Analytics at Advocate Health since 2022, described in the profile as a multi-state director role covering centralized HAI and communicable disease surveillance. Former Manager - Infection Prevention Surveillance & Analytics (2018–2022) and Infection Preventionist (2015–2017) at Advocate Health.
Jean Murray RN MSN CIC
LinkedInExperience: System Director of Infection Prevention and Epidemiology · Luminis Health
System Director of Infection Prevention and Epidemiology at Luminis Health since 2021, a system the profile says includes Anne Arundel, Doctors Community and McNew Family Medical Centers. Former Director, Infection Control & Employee Health (2019–2021) and Director of Infection Control & Prevention (2016–2019) at Anne Arundel Medical Center.
Kerry T. Blanchard
LinkedInExperience: System Director of Epidemiology and Infection Prevention · Lifespan
Former System Director of Epidemiology and Infection Prevention at Lifespan (2020–2025), and Corporate Director of Infection Prevention at Cape Fear Valley Health since 2025. The profile also lists System Director of Accreditation and Regulatory Readiness at Lifespan (2024–2025) and an Infection Control role at Rhode Island Hospital (2004–2025).
Lauren Sutley
LinkedInExperience: Director, USA Health System Infection Prevention and Control · USA Health
Director, USA Health System Infection Prevention and Control at USA Health since 2026. The profile describes providing system-level leadership for infection prevention and control programs across three hospital facilities, covering regulatory compliance, patient safety and reduction of healthcare-associated infections.
Shira Doron
LinkedInExperience: Chief Infection Control Officer · Tufts Medicine
Former Chief Infection Control Officer at Tufts Medicine (2023–2026), described in the profile as the health system's first, overseeing and integrating infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship. Former Hospital Epidemiologist, Director Antimicrobial Stewardship at Tufts Medical Center (2019–2026), and Executive Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiologist at AdventHealth Central Florida since 2026.
Vicki Allen, MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC
LinkedInExperience: Infection Prevention Director · CaroMont Health
Infection Prevention Director at CaroMont Health since 2010. The profile says this role coordinates a comprehensive organizationwide infection prevention and control program, with duties that include surveillance for health-care associated infections. Former Employee Health Manager at Methodist Health System (2009–2010).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's setting to yours, since running infection prevention for a single hospital differs from leading it across a multi-hospital system. Also decide whether your question is mainly about surveillance and data, program leadership or day-to-day prevention practice, and pick someone whose roles centered on that.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you set up surveillance for healthcare-associated infections so that problems show up early enough to act on?
- 02When an outbreak or cluster appears, what are the first steps you take and who do you bring in?
- 03How do you staff and organize an infection prevention team across several hospitals while keeping practice consistent?
Reaching infection prevention experts
How can I contact one of these infection prevention experts?
Pick one of the 10 people on this page and choose "Book a paid call", or describe your project to find others. You offer a fee for a 15-minute call or a written answer, Instant Expert finds the person's work email and sends the invitation, and they decide whether to accept. The list covers 10 companies, including NYC Health + Hospitals, Michigan Medicine and Hackensack Meridian Health, based on profile data retrieved on October 3, 2026. Being listed here doesn't mean someone has agreed to take calls.
How much does it cost to reach infection prevention experts?
You choose the offer, starting at $5 per person. It includes Instant Expert's 20% fee, so an offer that pays the person $100 costs you $125. You're charged only when the person books the call or sends the answer.
What if they don't reply?
You pay nothing. Instant Expert sends follow-up reminders, and if the person hasn't booked or answered within 7 days, the request expires and any hold on your card is released. You can invite several of the 10 people on this list at once and cap your total spend, so you pay only for the ones who accept.
About this directory
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