Dr. Daniel B. Benjamin
Overview
I’m a pediatric infectious diseases specialist. The patients that I see are primarily very immune compromised children, so premature infants with severe infection, children with HIV, and children who had a stem cell transplant or chemotherapy and are at high risk for infection. My clinical care focuses on providing ideal therapy and ideal dosing to help prevent severe neurologic injury after infections in premature infants. With premature infants, they can’t tell you their symptoms and there’s no one perfect answer with dosage, so the medicine is really as much art as it is facts. And that’s really my favorite part of my job – figuring out the right dose for that patient and using that knowledge to help the next patient who comes into the unit. Outside of work, I participate in Olympic weightlifting, CrossFit, and baseball with my wife and four children.
Dr. Benjamin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Neutropenia. His top areas of expertise are Neonatal Herpes, Neonatal Sepsis, Bacterial Meningitis, and Infantile Neutropenia.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 300 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Infantile Neutropenia.
Insurance
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Locations
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27710
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center
As a Pediatric Infectious Diseases doctor, I am a pediatrician with additional training in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infections in children. Specifically, I have a special interest in caring for children with conditions that impact the immune system (including cancer, organ transplant, and primary immunodeficiencies) and place them at high risk for infectious complications. Dr. Hendricks is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Neutropenia. Her top area of expertise is Infantile Neutropenia.
Duke Children's Health Center Infectious Diseases Clinic
Kathleen Mcgann is a Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist and an Infectious Disease provider in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Mcgann is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Neutropenia. Her top areas of expertise are Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Infantile Neutropenia. Dr. Mcgann is currently accepting new patients.
Duke Children's Health Center Infectious Diseases Clinic
I entered medicine to improve the welfare of patients by better elucidating the scientific basis of disease. Caring for patients at the bedside and witnessing first-hand their unmet medical needs directly influences the type of work I do in the laboratory. My understanding of the mechanisms of disease pathogenesis influences my care of patients. I strive to help my patients and families understand why, and not just what, medical decisions are being made and help them to be engaged with their care. Dr. Surana is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Neutropenia. His top areas of expertise are Folliculitis and Infantile Neutropenia.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Neonatal HerpesDr. Benjamin isDistinguished. Learn about Neonatal Herpes.
- Advanced
- Bacterial MeningitisDr. Benjamin isAdvanced. Learn about Bacterial Meningitis.
- Neonatal SepsisDr. Benjamin isAdvanced. Learn about Neonatal Sepsis.
- Experienced
- Infantile NeutropeniaDr. Benjamin isExperienced. Learn about Infantile Neutropenia.