Associate Professor and Fellowship Program Director
University of Texas Southwestern
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James Cutrell, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He also serves as the Adult ID Fellowship Program Director at the same institution. He is a member of the Southwestern Academy of Teachers (SWAT) and a Distinguished Teaching Professor. Clinically, he specializes in the care of COVID-19 patients, outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy, cardiovascular and orthopaedic infections, antimicrobial stewardship, and medical education.
Dr. Cutrell completed all of his medical education and advanced training at UT Southwestern, earning his medical degree as the top graduating medical student in the class of 2007, finishing his residency (the final year as Chief Resident) in 2010, and completing his fellowship in infectious diseases in 2013.
Dr. Cutrell currently leads the antibiotic stewardship program at UT Southwestern Hospital and Clinics in addition to serving as the medical director for the UTSW Infectious Disease faculty clinic. He also attends on the inpatient ID consult service at both Clements University Hospital and Parkland Health and Hospital System.
As a COVID-19 treatment and vaccines expert, Dr. Cutrell is advancing COVID-19 research, education, and patient care. His article "Pharmacologic Treatments for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Review" in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) is one of the most cited articles to date about COVID-19. He is quoted frequently in national and regional media outlets, including The Washington Post, MSNBC, and Bloomberg News, for his knowledge on COVID-19 treatments and vaccines.
Outside of UT Southwestern, he currently serves as the immediate past President of the Texas Infectious Diseases Society and as a member of several national committees, including Chair of the IDSA Fellows' In-training Exam Subcommittee, Chair of the SHEA Journal Club, and Vice Chair of the IDSA Medical Education Community of Practice ID Week Workgroup.
