Children's Hospital

Physicians and Staff

Infectious Disease and Tropical Pediatrics

The Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Pediatrics offers comprehensive evaluation and treatment of all pediatric infectious diseases. The division provides outpatient evaluation and consultation for children hospitalized with complicated infections.

Andrea Berry, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Degree: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center
Certification: Pediatrics; Pediatric Infectious Diseases
410-706-8695 / appointments
410-706-5328 / academic office

Karen L. Kotloff, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Special Interest: Infectious Diseases
Medical Degree: Temple University
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center
Certification: Pediatrics; Infectious Diseases
410-706-8695 / appointments
410-706-5328 / academic office

Miriam Laufer, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Special Interest: Drug Resistance and HIV
Medical Degree: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency: Babies and Children's Hospital at Columbia University
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Pediatric Infectious Disease
Certification: Pediatrics
410-706-8695 / appointments
410-706-5328 / academic office

Matthew B. Laurens, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Degree: Mercer University School of Medicine
Residency: Tulane University School of Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center
Certification: Pediatrics; Pediatric Infectious Diseases
410-706-8695 / appointments
410-706-5328 / academic office

Myron M. Levine, M.D., D.T.P.H.
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics; Head, Geographic Medicine
Special Interest: Geographic Medicine; Vaccine Development; Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Medical Degree: Medical College of Virginia, M.D.; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, D.T.P.H.
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, Pediatrics
Fellowship: HEW Fellow in Pediatric Clinical Research; University of Maryland, Infectious Diseases; National Institute of Medicine, Tropical Medicine; Albert Einstein Medical College, Pediatric Infectious Disease
Certification: Pediatrics; Preventive Medicine
410-706-8695 / appointments
410-706-5328 / academic office

Milagritos D. Tapia, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Special Interest: Oral Fluid as a Non-Invasive Method to Measure Immune Response to some Vaccinations, such as Measles and Tetanus
Medical Degree: Cornell University Medical College
Residency: Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Pediatrics
410-706-8695 / appointments
410-706-5328 / academic office

Mark Abraham Travassos, M.D., M.Sc.
Instructor of Pediatrics
Medical Degree: Cornell University Medical College
Residency: Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Pediatrics
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center, Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Tropical Pediatrics
Certification: Pediatrics
410-706-8695 / appointments
410-706-5328 / academic office

This page was last updated on: June 27, 2012.

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