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University of Alabama Hospital (Birmingham) Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Fellowship · Birmingham, AL

Sponsored by University of Alabama Hospital · Director Scott James

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  • Scott James, MD

    Fellowship Program Director

    Infectious disease physician, Associate Professor at University of Alabama Hospital

  • Maria Rueda-Altez, MD

    Associate Program Director

    Infectious disease physician, Assistant Professor at University of Alabama Hospital

    Infections in pediatric immunocompromised hosts and antimicrobial stewardship., Optimization of diagnostic testing and antimicrobial use in pediatric patients, including immunocompromised hosts using quality improvement methodology

  • Suresh Boppana, MD

    Division Interim Director

    Emergency physician, Professor at University of Alabama Hospital

    Maternal and congenital CMV infections, CMV transmission mechanisms, and CMV-related hearing-loss pathogenesis

  • Adam Gailani, MD, MPH

    Assistant Professor

    Infectious disease physician, Assistant Professor at University of Alabama Hospital

    His clinical interests include the treatment and prevention of childhood infectious diseases in both the immunocompetent and immunocompromised populations.

  • Cecelia Hutto, MD

    Professor; Medical Director, Hospital Infection Control

    Pediatric medicine physician, Professor at University of Alabama Hospital

  • Claudette Poole, MD

    Associate Professor; Medical Director, Family Clinic

    Infectious disease physician, Associate Professor at University of Alabama Hospital

  • David Kimberlin, MD

    Distinguished Professor; Vice Chair for Clinical and Translational Research; Sergio Stagno Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases; Association of American Physicians (AAP) Council; Associate Vice President for Clinical Trial Operations

    Infectious disease physician, Distinguished Professor at University of Alabama Hospital

    Whooping cough, Congenital CMV and neonatal herpes infections

  • Edward Acosta

    Professor; Director, Division of Clinical Pharmacology; Director, PK/PD Core

    Professor and Director at University of Alabama Hospital

  • Evangelia Steletou, MD

    Third Year

    Pediatric Infectious Diseases fellow, University of Alabama Hospital

  • Heather Ashley, MD

    Assistant Professor

    Pediatrician, Assistant Professor at University of Alabama Hospital

    Primary care of adults and children across the lifespan, and HIV care

  • Karen Fowler, MD, PhD

    Professor

    Pediatrician, Professor at University of Alabama Hospital

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    Larissa Pereboeva, PhD

    Faculty Research Interests

  • Michaela Myers, MD

    Fellow

    Infectious Disease fellow, University of Alabama Hospital

  • Richard Whitley, MD

    Distinguished Professor; Co-Director, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases; Loeb Eminent Scholar Chair in Pediatrics; Vice Chair for Research, UAB Pediatrics; Associate Director, Drug Discovery and Development, Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Infectious disease physician, Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics at University of Alabama Hospital

    Childhood infectious disorders and director of Southern Research’s drug discovery alliance program, Translating molecular biology to antiviral therapies, including monoclonal antibodies for herpesviruses and engineered HSV for gene therapy

  • Shannon Ross, MD

    Professor; Medical Director, Children’s of Alabama Antimicrobial Stewardship Program

    Infectious disease physician, Professor at University of Alabama Hospital

    Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, CMV epidemiology, maternal-fetal transmission, and pediatric antiviral/vaccine studies

  • Stephen Obaro, MBBS, MD, PhD

    Professor; Helen and Robert Whitley Endowed Chair of Pediatrics; Associate Director for Faculty Engagement and Service Initiatives at the Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health

    Infectious disease physician, Professor at University of Alabama Hospital

    Vaccine preventable infections of childhood, Antimicrobial resistance, Pathogen genomics, Infectious disease diagnostics, Hemoglobinopathies and infections

  • Swetha Pinninti, MD

    Associate Professor; Clinical Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases

    Infectious disease physician, Associate Professor at University of Alabama Hospital

  • Veronica Sanchez, PhD

    Assistant Professor

    Assistant Professor at University of Alabama Hospital

    Effects of CMV infection of cytoskeletal dynamics and lipid metabolism and how these cellular processes contribute to viral pathogenesis.

  • William Britt, MD

    Professor; Charles A. Alford Endowed Chair in Pediatric Infectious Diseases

    Infectious disease physician, Professor at University of Alabama Hospital

    Infectious Diseases, Cytomegalovirus pathogenesis, maternal-fetal CMV transmission, CMV vaccines, and virus-host immune interactions

  • Yarlini Vipulanandan, MD

    Third Year; Combined Pediatric Hospital Medicine and Pediatric Infectious Diseases

    Pediatrician at UAHSF DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS