Betsy C. Herold
Experienced in Sepsis

Dr. Betsy C. Herold

Pediatric Infectious Disease
Montefiore Einstein
The Children's Hospital At Montefiore
3415 Bainbridge Avenue, 
Bronx, NY 
44 Years of Experience

Experienced in Sepsis
Montefiore Einstein
The Children's Hospital At Montefiore
3415 Bainbridge Avenue, 
Bronx, NY 
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Betsy Herold, MD, is Chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Vice Chair for Research at Children's Hospital at Montefiore. Dr. Herold is also a Professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology & Immunology, and Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She specializes in pediatric infectious diseases. Dr. Herold received her Bachelor of Arts in Biology in 1978 from Brown University and went on to receive her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1982. Dr. Herold completed an internship and residency in pediatrics at Children's Memorial Hospital, where she became a Chief Resident in 1985. She then began a fellowship in research at Hagedorn Research Laboratory in Gentofte, Denmark. In 1987, Dr. Herold began a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at Children's Memorial Hospital, followed by a Research Associate/Postdoctoral Virology Fellowship in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Northwestern University in Chicago. Dr. Herold's clinical research focuses on the prevention and treatment of infections in solid and stem cell transplant patients and other immunocompromised patients. Dr. Herold has also been involved in research in Kawasaki disease and the emergence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the community. Dr. Herold directs a basic and translational research program on the prevention of herpes simplex virus (HSV) and HIV infections through the development of vaccines and novel antivirals. The current major focus of her lab is on a novel, paradigm-shifting, single-cycle vaccine to prevent HSV-1 and HSV-2. She has been continuously funded by the NIH since 1989. Dr. Herold has over 150 peer reviewed publications in peer-reviewed journals and has presented her work internationally. In 2012, Dr. Herold received the Clinical Science Faculty Mentor Award from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She has also been awarded the Henry and Jacob Lowenberg Prize in Pediatrics and the Pediatric Infectious Disease Young Investigator Award. Dr. Herold is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in Pediatrics and in Pediatric Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Herold is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sepsis. Her top areas of expertise are Oral Herpes, Genital Herpes, Neonatal Herpes, HIV/AIDS, and Tissue Biopsy.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 144 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Sepsis.

Graduate Institution
University Of Pennsylvania School Of Dental Med, 1982
Residency
Northwestern University/ Children's Memorial Hosp.
Specialties
Pediatric Infectious Disease
Licenses
Pediatric Infectious Diseases in NY
Board Certifications
American Board Of Pediatrics
American Board Of Pediatrics/Infectious Disease
Fellowships
Northwestern University/ Children's Memorial Hosp.
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
3415 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467
Call: 718-741-2470

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.


1 Clinical Trials

Assessment of CMV-specific T Cell Responses by Flow Cytometry With Intracellular Cytokine Staining to Predict CMV Infection Risk in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Assessment of CMV-specific T Cell Responses by Flow Cytometry With Intracellular Cytokine Staining to Predict CMV Infection Risk in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: October 26, 2024
Intervention Type: Other

144 Total Publications

Developments in genital herpes: progress in prevention and treatment.
Developments in genital herpes: progress in prevention and treatment.
Journal: Current opinion in infectious diseases
Published: December 04, 2025
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