Pediatric Infectious Diseases 10.03.08
Significance of ID 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 Vaccines New medications or emerging resistance
Significance of ID In the news: FDA Clears New CDC Test to Detect Human Influenza HHS Announces New Steps in Anthrax Preparedness Emerging and Reemerging Chikungunya Outbreak, South India Rise and Persistence of Global M1T1 Clone of Streptococcus pyogenes CDC Top 10 Flu, MRSA, Vaccines and Immunizations, STDs
Societies, National organizations 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 Of 8,000 ID specialists a high degree of job satisfaction 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 Academic medicine Combination of clinical and scholarship Can differentiate as clinical expert Transplant ID Scholarship activities Research Infection Control Including IT support for protocols Outbreak planning Pharmacy Committee Including IT support for protocols Laboratory Director Involvement with National Society Administrative Division Chief Dean
Career Opportunities Practice Based Expert Combination of general pediatrics and ID Public Health TB/HIV/vaccine clinics State Health Outbreak Investigations Epidemiology Government NIH-research focus CDC-epidemiology focus EIS officer
Career Opportunities Pharmaceutical Industry Clinical Research Director Consultant International Health HIV
Faculty Manuel Amieva, M.D., Ph.D Assistant Professor Research Interests Intestinal bacterial pathogenesis Strategies that pathogens utilize to colonize and subvert the epithelial barrier Helicobacter pylori Listeria monocytogenes
Faculty Ann Arvin, M.D. Vice Provost and Dean of Research Professor Research Interests 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 Sharon Chen, M.D. Instructor Research Interests Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections and host immune response in different populations: neonates, children, transplant recipients Relationship between CMV infections and allograft rejection
Faculty Corry Dekker, M.D. Professor Medical Director of Stanford LPCH-Vaccine Program Research interests Human response to natural virus infection and to vaccines Congenital HCMV infection, Influenza vaccines (seasonal and avian), Malaria vaccine, vaccine adjuvants Children vs. adult responses to flu vaccine Vaccine safety
Faculty Hayley Gans, M.D. Assistant Professor Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship Research Interests Ontogeny of the Immune Response to viral vaccines Measles, mumps, varicella, IPV Viral infections in immunocompromised hosts Measles in HIV Aerosol Measles Immunization
Faculty Kathleen Gutierrez, M.D. Assistant Professor Coordinator, Integrated Infectious Disease Program Research Interests Antiviral therapies of neonatal viral infections Congenital CMV infection Epidemiology of pediatric infectious diseases Neonatal HSV MRSA Influenza
Faculty David Hong, M.D. Instructor Research interests Novel adjuvants for influenza vaccine
Faculty David Lewis, M.D. Professor Director, Clinical Immunology Research interests Mechanisms limiting adaptive immunity, particularly that mediated by T cells, during early postnatal life.
Faculty Bonnie Maldonado, M.D. Professor Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Director, Infection Control Research interests Epidemiologic aspects of viral vaccine development OPV Prevention of perinatal HIV transmission Interventional studies Long term natural history Measles immunization Aerosol route of measles immunization
Faculty Philip Pizzo, M.D. Dean, Stanford School of Medicine Professor HIV Infections in immuncompromised hosts
Faculty Charles Prober, M.D. Professor Senior Associate Dean of Medical Education Editor, Principles & Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases 2008 Research interests Epidemiology, pathophysiology, prevention, and treatment of infections in children. HSV, human herpes viruses Respiratory viruses
Training 3 year fellowship minimum 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 Additional Expectations Grant writing Abstract submission and presentation at national meetings Manuscript preparation
Application Process Programs recruiting for 18-24 mo in future Apply in second year to ensure continuous training Application dates are institution specific Discussion of match Letter of recommendation are most important Rotating at desired institution helpful