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Pediatric Infectious Diseases
10.03.08
Significance of ID
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Nationally, third leading cause of death in the
United States—170,000 each year
Globally, second leading cause of death, over
half of which are children under the age of 5
Prevention and treatment
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Vaccines
New medications or emerging resistance
Significance of ID
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In the news:
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Emerging and Reemerging
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FDA Clears New CDC Test to Detect Human Influenza
HHS Announces New Steps in Anthrax Preparedness
Chikungunya Outbreak, South India
Rise and Persistence of Global M1T1 Clone of
Streptococcus pyogenes
CDC Top 10
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Flu, MRSA, Vaccines and Immunizations, STDs
Societies, National organizations
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Infectious Diseases Society of America
(IDSA); http://www.idsociety.org
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS):
http://www.pids.org/
ID as a career-General thoughts
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Of 8,000 ID specialists a high degree of job
satisfaction
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intellectual challenge and the diversity of their
career as the reason for this satisfaction.
Recent graduates the most satisfied
High job satisfaction, growing demand,
diverse career paths, and the opportunity to
work on the hottest issues in medicine today
make a career in infectious diseases an
exciting and rewarding choice.
Career Opportunities
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Academic medicine
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Combination of clinical and scholarship
Can differentiate as clinical expert
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Transplant ID
Scholarship activities
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Research
Infection Control
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Pharmacy Committee
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Including IT support for protocols
Outbreak planning
Including IT support for protocols
Laboratory Director
Involvement with National Society
Administrative
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Division Chief
Dean
Career Opportunities
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Practice Based Expert
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Combination of general pediatrics and ID
Public Health
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TB/HIV/vaccine clinics
State Health
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Outbreak Investigations
Epidemiology
Government
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NIH-research focus
CDC-epidemiology focus
 EIS officer
Career Opportunities
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Pharmaceutical Industry
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Clinical Research Director
Consultant
International Health
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HIV
Faculty
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Manuel Amieva, M.D., Ph.D
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Assistant Professor
Research Interests
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Intestinal bacterial pathogenesis
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Strategies that pathogens utilize to colonize and subvert
the epithelial barrier
 Helicobacter pylori
 Listeria monocytogenes
Faculty
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Ann Arvin, M.D.
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Vice Provost and Dean of Research
Professor
Research Interests
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Molecular virology of varicella zoster virus (VZV)
infection
Functional roles of particular viral gene products in
pathogenesis and virus-cell interactions in differentiated
human cells in humans and in Scid-hu mouse models of
VZV cell tropisms in vivo, and the immunobiology of
VZV infections
Faculty
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Sharon Chen, M.D.
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Instructor
Research Interests
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections and host immune
response in different populations: neonates, children,
transplant recipients
Relationship between CMV infections and allograft
rejection
Faculty
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Corry Dekker, M.D.
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Professor
Medical Director of Stanford LPCH-Vaccine
Program
Research interests
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Human response to natural virus infection and to
vaccines
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Congenital HCMV infection, Influenza vaccines (seasonal
and avian), Malaria vaccine, vaccine adjuvants
Children vs. adult responses to flu vaccine
Vaccine safety
Faculty
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Hayley Gans, M.D.
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Assistant Professor
Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Research Interests
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Ontogeny of the Immune Response to viral vaccines
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Viral infections in immunocompromised hosts
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Measles, mumps, varicella, IPV
Measles in HIV
Aerosol Measles Immunization
Faculty
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Kathleen Gutierrez, M.D.
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Assistant Professor
Coordinator, Integrated Infectious Disease
Program
Research Interests
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Antiviral therapies of neonatal viral infections
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Congenital CMV infection
Epidemiology of pediatric infectious diseases
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Neonatal HSV
MRSA
Influenza
Faculty
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David Hong, M.D.
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Instructor
Research interests
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Novel adjuvants for influenza vaccine
Faculty
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David Lewis, M.D.
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Professor
Director, Clinical Immunology
Research interests
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Mechanisms limiting adaptive immunity, particularly that
mediated by T cells, during early postnatal life.
Faculty
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Bonnie Maldonado, M.D.
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Professor
Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Director, Infection Control
Research interests
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Epidemiologic aspects of viral vaccine development
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Prevention of perinatal HIV transmission
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OPV
Interventional studies
Long term natural history
Measles immunization
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Aerosol route of measles immunization
Faculty
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Philip Pizzo, M.D.
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Dean, Stanford School of Medicine
Professor
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HIV
Infections in immuncompromised hosts
Faculty
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Charles Prober, M.D.
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Professor
Senior Associate Dean of Medical Education
Editor, Principles & Practice of Pediatric Infectious
Diseases 2008
Research interests
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Epidemiology, pathophysiology, prevention, and
treatment of infections in children.
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HSV, human herpes viruses
Respiratory viruses
Training
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3 year fellowship minimum
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52 weeks clinical service
A Scholarship project meeting these criteria
-Peer reviewed publication which fellow has played a
substantial role
-In-depth manuscript describing a completed project
-Thesis or dissertation written in connection with the pursuit
of an advanced degree
-An extramural grant application that has been accepted or
favorably reviewed
-A Progress report for projects of exceptional complexity
Training
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Additional Expectations
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Grant writing
Abstract submission and presentation at national
meetings
Manuscript preparation
Application Process
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Programs recruiting for 18-24 mo in future
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Apply in second year to ensure continuous
training
Application dates are institution specific
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Discussion of match
Letter of recommendation are most important
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Rotating at desired institution helpful