Juan Teran Plasencia, MD
Assistant Professor, UNMC Division of Infectious Diseases
Medical Director, UNMC Infection Control Assessment and Promotion
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Juan Teran Plasencia, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He earned his medical degree from Universidad Internacional del Ecuador in 2012, completed his Internal Medicine residency at the University of Miami/JFK Medical Center in 2020, and pursued Infectious Diseases fellowship training at Boston University, followed by advanced fellowship training in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology in 2023. Dr. Teran Plasencia provides patient care in both English and Spanish, with clinical and research interests focused on infection prevention and control in acute care settings, particularly in preventing the acquisition of multidrug-resistant organisms and addressing carbapenemase-resistant enterobacterales.
Information
- Medical School: Universidad Internacional del Ecuador, 2012
- Residency: Internal Medicine at University of Miami/JFK Medical Center, 2020
- Fellowship: Infectious Diseases at Boston University, 2022
- Advanced Fellowship Training: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology at Boston University, 2023
Hospital Appointments: Nebraska Medicine, Nebraska Medicine-Bellevue, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital-Omaha
Clinic Locations: Internal Medicine Specialties at Durham Outpatient Center
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
- Prevention of acquisition of multidrug resistant organisms
- Infection Prevention and Control in Acute Care Setting
- Carbapenemase-resistant enterobacterales
Department of Internal Medicine
College of Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
985400 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5400