Overview
Dr. Sick-Samuels grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. She completed her undergraduate degree in Microbiology at the University of Maryland College Park, attended medical school at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, during which time she also obtained a Master’s Degree in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She completed pediatrics residency at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. After completion of fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, she joined the faculty of the division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Dr. Sick-Samuels is also an Associate Hospital Epidemiologist in the Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control at the Johns Hopkins Hospital The focus of Dr. Sick-Samuel’s research is to describe the epidemiology of and to develop effective strategies preventing multidrug-resistant infections in children, particularly healthcare-associated infections. She is investigating how diagnostic stewardship may optimize the use of microbiology testing and associated antibiotic prescribing in hospitalized children. Her other interests include patient safety and quality improvement, and response to emerging or re-emerging infectious such as Zika virus, Measles and respiratory viruses like SARS-COV-2. CV https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/-/media/Johns%20Hopkins%20Childrens%20Center/documents/CVs/sick-samuels-cv.pdf Research Summary Dr. Sick-Samuels focuses on preventing healthcare-associated infections and diagnostic stewardship to optimize microbiology testing and antibiotic prescribing practices. She leads a multicenter study evaluating impact of clinical decision support to improve respiratory culture practices across 15 hospitals.
Dr. Sick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Neutropenia. Her top areas of expertise are Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Pediatric Myocarditis, and Infantile Neutropenia.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 44 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Infantile Neutropenia.
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Locations
Rubenstein BLDG Lower Level, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
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Craig Shapiro is a Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist and an Infectious Disease provider in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Shapiro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Neutropenia. His top areas of expertise are Infantile Neutropenia, Orbital Cellulitis, Meningitis, and Scrofula. Dr. Shapiro is currently accepting new patients.
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Dr. Aaron M. Milstone is a professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He holds a joint appointments in Epidemiology and Health Policy and Management at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. A pediatric epidemiologist, Dr. Milstone specializes in treating infectious diseases in children. He serves as an associate hospital epidemiologist at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and the pediatric lead for infection prevention for the Johns Hopkins Health System. Dr. Milstone earned his medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine. He completed both a pediatrics residency and a research fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He also completed a pediatric infectious diseases fellowship at Johns Hopkins. He holds a M.H.S. (Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation) from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Milstone joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2007. His research interests focus on antibiotic resistance and prevention of healthcare-associated infections. He had led numerous clinical trials including the Pediatric SCRUB Trial and TREAT PARENTS Trial testing strategies to prevent organism transmission and healthcare-associated infections. He is principal investigator of the BrighT STAR Collaborative, guiding hospitals nationwide to reduce over-testing as a strategy to reduce antibiotic use and resistance. Dr. Milstone is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. His many other professional honors include the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society’s 2014 Young Investigator Award, the inaugural 2013 Caroline B. Hall Clinical Innovation Award, and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2018 Mentor Scholar Award, and 2023 Johns Hopkins Medicine Armstrong Award for Excellence in Quality & Safety. Dr. Milstone is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Neutropenia. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and Neonatal Sepsis.
Areas of Expertise
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- Experienced
- Infantile NeutropeniaDr. Sick isExperienced. Learn about Infantile Neutropenia.
- Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
- Pediatric MyocarditisDr. Sick isExperienced. Learn about Pediatric Myocarditis.