P.J. Brennan, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of Penn Medicine, is an infectious diseases physician and pioneer in field of public reporting of health care associated infections. He developed Penn’s Blueprint for Quality and Safety, a strategic effort for continuous improvement in clinical accountability and outcomes, that led to significant reductions in hospital acquired infections, inpatient mortality and readmissions. He is developing a new approach to hospital public reporting that includes evidence-based measures of readmission and infection rates and quality data for emerging areas such as home care and telemedicine. He oversees CEQI, Patient Safety, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs and the Center for Health Equity Advancement and has developed a Center for Evidence Based Practice to apply scientific evidence to clinical operations.
Dr. Brennan served as medical advisor for Penn’s Covid Recovery Planning and led Penn Medicine’s COVID-19 response that resulted in over 300,000 vaccinations in Philadelphia. He received the Philadelphia Regional YMCA Honoree Award for 2020 for his efforts during the pandemic and a CDC Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in public reporting. Dr. Brennan serves on the Board of Health for Delaware County, Pennsylvania and is past chair of the Board of Directors of the Health Care Improvement. He previously chaired the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), which advises CDC on issues related to control of infectious diseases. Dr. Brennan is a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and past president of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. He earned his medical degree at Temple University.
