Joshua D. Septimus, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute
Associate Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College


Biography

Dr. Joshua Septimus is a primary care internist with clinical faculty positions at both the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and Texas A&M. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and holds memberships in several committees at Houston Methodist Hospital, including the Medical Staff Quality Management (peer review) committee. He is also on the governing board of the Houston Methodist Primary Care Group and the Houston Methodist Shared Savings Program. He trained and completed his residency at Baylor College of Medicine, where he received the Award of Excellence in Ambulatory Care, awarded to the graduating resident with the most outstanding performance in ambulatory care at the Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Septimus is a member of the National Lipid Association, and is a Fellow in the American College of Physicians.

Description of Research

Dr. Septimus’ research interests include lipidology, and investigations of novel prevention strategies for atherosclerosis.

Areas Of Expertise

Cardiovascular disease Infectious diseases Lipidology
Education & Training

MD, Baylor College of Medicine
Residency, Baylor College of Medicine
Publications

Prostatitis due to Candida albicans
Septimus, JD & Septimus, EJ 2006, , Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 239. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.idc.0000205843.05269.50

Healthcare use by veterans treated for diabetes mellitus in the Veterans Affairs medical care system
Ashton, CM, Septimus, JD, Petersen, NJ, Souchek, J, Menke, TJ, Collins, TC & Wray, N 2003, , American Journal of Managed Care, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 145-150.

Mycobacterium simiae pseudo-outbreak resulting from a contaminated hospital water supply in Houston, Texas
El Sahly, HM, Septimus, E, Soini, H, Septimus, JD, Wallace, RJ, Pan, X, Williams-Bouyer, N, Musser, JM & Graviss, EA 2002, , Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 35, no. 7, pp. 802-807. https://doi.org/10.1086/342331

Fournier's gangrene due to Candida glabrata: Case report and review of the literature
Septimus, JD, Samo, T & Fainstein, V 2002, , Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, vol. 11, no. 7, pp. 406-407. https://doi.org/10.1097/00019048-200209000-00008

Antimicrobial activities of beta-lactam antibiotics and gentamicin against penicillin-susceptible and penicillin-resistant pneumococci
Gross, ME, Giron, KP, Septimus, JD, Mason, EO & Musher, DM 1995, , Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 1166-1168. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.39.5.1166