25 of the Best Pediatric Infectious Disease Doctors Near Me

Dr. Deborah Persaud is a professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and the director of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins Children's Center. She holds joint appointments in international health and molecular microbiology and immunology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. A clinician and researcher specializing in the study and treatment of HIV-1 infection in children, she directs the pediatric infectious diseases fellowship program at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Dr. Persaud received her B.S. in chemistry from York College in New York. A 1985 graduate of the New York University School of Medicine, she trained in pediatrics at Babies Hospital/Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York, where she was chief resident. She was an infectious disease fellow, an Aaron Diamond postdoctoral research fellow and a faculty member at New York University. She joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 1997, following a visiting lectureship at the Moi University in Eldoret, Kenya. Her research interests include HIV/AIDS drug development and mother-to-child HIV transmission. Dr. Persaud is the scientific chair of the HIV CURE Scientific Committee of the International Maternal, Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials (IMPAACT) group. She was awarded the prestigious Elizabeth Glaser Scientist Award for her HIV research and was recognized by Nature magazine in 2013 as one of “Ten People Who Mattered This Year.” She was recognized by Time magazine as among the “100 Most Influential People of 2013” for her pediatric HIV treatment research. Her clinical expertise encompasses Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C). Dr. Persaud is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics. Dr. Persaud is currently accepting new patients.

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. Her clinical expertise encompasses Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C). Dr. Sick-Samuels is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics. Dr. Sick-Samuels is currently accepting new patients.

Kavita Warrier is a Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist and a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Her clinical expertise encompasses DiGeorge Syndrome, Malaria, Osteomyelitis in Children, and Lyme Disease. Dr. Warrier is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Dr. Warrier is currently accepting new patients.

Jason Lake, MD, MPH, specializes in Pediatric Infectious Diseases. His clinical expertise encompasses Measles and Parainfluenza. Dr. Lake is currently accepting new patients.

Rebecca Levorson is a Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist and a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Fairfax, Virginia. Her clinical expertise encompasses Urinary Tract Infection in Children and Pediatric Myocarditis. Dr. Levorson is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Salazar-Austin completed her undergraduate degree in Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her medical degree from Harvard Medical School. She completed pediatrics residency at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She spent two years as a global health corps physician with the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative in eSwatini before completing her fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She completed a Master’s degree in epidemiology, focusing on clinical trials and evidence-based synthesis, at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She joined the faculty of the division of pediatric infectious diseases in 2016. Dr. Salazar-Austin’s research focuses on combining existing and new biomedical interventions in tuberculosis with novel pediatric health care delivery models to improve implementation of TB preventive therapy in TB-exposed children and adolescents with and without HIV worldwide. Her clinical expertise encompasses Chickenpox. Dr. Salazar-Austin is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics. Dr. Salazar-Austin is currently accepting new patients.

After finishing an undergraduate degree in nutrition at Texas A&M University, Dr. Misti Ellsworth earned her medical degree at the University of North Texas Health Science Center College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth. She completed a residency in pediatrics at UT Health San Antonio Long School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Dr. Ellsworth is board certified in both pediatrics and pediatric infectious diseases. Her primary interests are infection prevention, quality improvement and mentorship. An assistant professor of pediatrics at McGovern Medical School, Dr. Ellsworth enjoys being a mentor to medical students, residents and fellows. She also serves as medical director for infection prevention and quality improvement at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. As medical director, she collaborates with nurses, physicians and other health care workers to create processes to prevent infections and develop responses to new infectious challenges such as COVID-19. Dr. Ellsworth sees the practice of pediatric infectious diseases as solving a puzzle. Patients provide clues through symptoms and physical exam findings; the physician’s job is to put those pieces together to produce a diagnosis. She believes nothing is more rewarding than to develop a diagnosis and treatment plan that helps each patient feel better. The mother of three children, Dr. Ellsworth enjoys reading murder mystery novels, trying new foods prepared by anyone other than her, travel and hanging out with family and friends. Her clinical expertise encompasses Congenital Syphilis and Posterior Fossa Decompression. Dr. Ellsworth is currently accepting new patients.

Margaret Aldrich is a Pediatric Infectious Disease provider practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Her clinical expertise encompasses Parainfluenza, Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, and Amebiasis.

Christopher Lehmann is a Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist and an Infectious Disease provider practicing medicine in Chicago, Illinois. His clinical expertise encompasses Pneumonia, Liver Failure, and COVID-19. Dr. Lehmann is board certified in Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Pediatric Infectious Disease Pediatrics. Dr. Lehmann is currently accepting new patients.

Lily Bills, CNP, practices in pediatric infectious disease. She offers these services: Speaks: English. Her clinical expertise encompasses Congenital Syphilis. Dr. Bills is board certified in American Academy Of Nurse Practitioners: Family. Dr. Bills is currently accepting new patients.

Amol Purandare is a Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist and a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Tampa, Florida. His clinical expertise encompasses Congenital Syphilis. Dr. Purandare is board certified in AB Pediatrics (Pediatric Infectious Diseases) and AB Pediatrics - Pediatrics. Dr. Purandare is currently accepting new patients.

Anne Blaschke-Bonkowsky is a Pediatric Infectious Disease provider practicing medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Blaschke-Bonkowsky is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics and American Board Of Pediatrics . Dr. Blaschke-Bonkowsky is currently accepting new patients.

Lakshmi Sukumaran is a Pediatric Infectious Disease provider practicing medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Sukumaran is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics, 2015. Dr. Sukumaran is currently accepting new patients.

Andrea Carlo-Anglero, MD, specializes in pediatric infectious diseases and is board-certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. She is affiliated with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Hamot and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. Dr. Carlo-Anglero received her medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine and completed her residency and fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Dr. Carlo-Anglero is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics. Dr. Carlo-Anglero is currently accepting new patients.

M Anthony-Moody is a Pediatric Infectious Disease provider practicing medicine in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Anthony-Moody is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Dr. Anthony-Moody is currently accepting new patients.

Clare Mandaro is a Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist and a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Mandaro is currently accepting new patients.

Lukman Abdurrahim is a Pediatric Infectious Disease provider practicing medicine in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Abdurrahim is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics. Dr. Abdurrahim is currently accepting new patients.

Richard Lampe is a Pediatric Infectious Disease provider practicing medicine in Anchorage, Texas. Dr. Lampe is currently accepting new patients.

Elizabeth Prasad is a Pediatric Infectious Disease provider practicing medicine in Neptune, New Jersey. Dr. Prasad is currently accepting new patients.

Karin Nielsen is a Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist and a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Nielsen is currently accepting new patients.

Carla Carreno is a Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist and a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Carrollton, Texas. Dr. Carreno is currently accepting new patients.

Dean Blumberg is a Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist and a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Sacramento, California. Dr. Blumberg is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Infectious Diseases). Dr. Blumberg is currently accepting new patients.

Jeffrey Boscamp is a Pediatric Infectious Disease provider practicing medicine in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Boscamp is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics. Dr. Boscamp is currently accepting new patients.

Danielle Fayad, MD, specializes in pediatric infectious diseases. She is affiliated with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Fayad completed her fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, residency at Virginia Commonwealth University and medical degree at American University of Beirut. Dr. Fayad is currently accepting new patients.

Stuart Ehrett is a Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist and a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Carrollton, Texas. Dr. Ehrett is currently accepting new patients.