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Forest W. Arnold, D.O., M.Sc., FIDSA

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Forest Arnold, D.O.





Forest W. Arnold, D.O., M.Sc., FIDSA

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine
  • University of Louisville Hospital Epidemiologist
University of Louisville Health Care Outpatient Center
401 East Chestnut Street, Ste. 310
Louisville, KY 40202

502-852-5131 - Academic Office
502-813-6500 - Patient Appointments

ULP Infectious Diseases

Clinical Expertise

Infectious Diseases


Board Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine / Infectious Diseases


Education and Training

  • Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

  • Internship: West Virginia University

  • Residency: University of Tennessee

  • Fellowship: University of Louisville

  • M.Sc.: University of Louisville


Recent Publications

  • Griffin AT, Arnold FW. Review of metabolic, immunologic, and virologic consequences of suboptimal vitamin D levels in HIV infection. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2012 Sep;26(9):516-25. doi: 10.1089/apc.2012.0145. Epub 2012 Aug 3. Review. PubMed PMID: 22861070.

  • Arnold FW, Wiemken T, Peyrani P, Mirsaeidi M, Ramirez JA; for the CAPO Study Group. Outcomes in females hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia are worse than males. Eur Respir J. 2012 Jul 26. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 22835618.

  • Shah K, Pass LA, Cox M, Lanham M, Arnold FW. Evaluating contemporary antibiotics as a risk factor for Clostridium difficile infection in surgical trauma patients. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012 Mar;72(3):691-5. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31823c5637. PubMed PMID: 22491554.

  • Wiemken T, Peyrani P, Arnold FW, Ramirez J. The use of large databases to study pneumonia: what is their value? Clin Chest Med. 2011 Sep;32(3):481-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2011.05.007. Epub 2011 Jul 12. Review. PubMed PMID: 21867817.

  • Panchabhai TS, Bais RK, Pyle RC, Mitchell CK, Arnold FW. An Apple-core Lesion in the Colon: An Infectious Etiology. J Glob Infect Dis. 2011 Apr;3(2):195-8. doi: 10.4103/0974-777X.81700. PubMed PMID: 21731310; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3125036.

  • Arnold FW, Brock GN, Peyrani P, Rodríguez EL, Díaz AA, Rossi P, Ramirez JA; CAPO authors. Predictive accuracy of the pneumonia severity index vs CRB-65 for time to clinical stability: results from the Community-Acquired Pneumonia Organization (CAPO) International Cohort Study. Respir Med. 2010 Nov;104(11):1736-43. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2010.05.022. Epub 2010 Jun 23. PubMed PMID: 20576417.

  • Arnold FW. Feedback to internal medicine ward physicians from multidisciplinary antimicrobial use teams improves appropriate antimicrobial use. Evid Based Med. 2010 Feb;15(1):5-6. doi: 10.1136/ebm.15.1.5. PubMed PMID: 20176864.

  • Shumway BS, Islam NM, Kapoor R, Huang AK, Arnold FW. Clinico-pathologic conference: case 3. Head Neck Pathol. 2009 Dec;3(4):286-9. doi: 10.1007/s12105-009-0145-y. Epub 2009 Oct 31. PubMed PMID: 20596847; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2811567.

  • Arnold FW, LaJoie AS, Brock GN, Peyrani P, Rello J, Menéndez R, Lopardo G, Torres A, Rossi P, Ramirez JA; Community-Acquired Pneumonia Organization (CAPO) Investigators. Improving outcomes in elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia by adhering to national guidelines: Community-Acquired Pneumonia Organization International cohort study results. Arch Intern Med. 2009 Sep 14;169(16):1515-24. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.265. PubMed PMID: 19752410.

  • Jaglal MV, Laber DA, Arnold FW, Miller DM, Chesney JA, Kloecker GH. Obtaining routine blood cultures during interleukin-2-containing therapy is unnecessary. Am J Clin Oncol. 2009 Aug;32(4):429-31. doi: 10.1097/COC.0b013e31819142c7. PubMed PMID: 19451801.
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