Roberto P. Santos, MD
Professor
Department:
SOM-Peds-Infectious Disease
Email:
rsantos@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-5206
Biography
I am a pediatric infectious diseases attending at the Children’s of Mississippi and a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). I am an HIV pediatric provider and heads the Teen Health Clinic at our Children’s Subspecialty Clinic for the prevention and treatment of STI including HIV among adolescents. I am a member of the American Board of Pediatrics – Subboard of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (2020-25) responsible for developing the initial certifying, MOC, MOCA-Peds and SITE examinations. I was a member of the credentialing exam item writer for the American Academy of HIV Medicine (2019-21) which is an HIV-focused professional certifications offered domestically and internationally to medical providers specializing in advanced level HIV care. I am a member of the newly established Inclusion, Diversity, Access and Equity (IDA&E) Task Force nationally of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (2020-23) and I headed the Pediatric Inclusion and Diversity Focus Group at our Department of Pediatrics locally. I am the program director for the QI project intended to prevent COVID-19 infections among children with HIV infections funded through HRSA (H1XHA36981, 2020-21).
Education
| Millsaps College - Else School of Management, Business Advantage Program Certificate, Business Advantage Program | 2021 |
| Children's of Mississippi - University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), Children's Leadership Program Certificate, Children's Leadership Program | 2021 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), Mastery Level - UMMC Diversity & Inclusion Champion & Professional Development Certificate Program, Mastery Level - UMMC Diversity & Inclusion Champion & Professional Development Certificate Program | 2021 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), UMMC Diversity & Inclusion Champion and Professional Development Certificate Program, Diversity and Inclusion | 2020 |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, MS, Clinical Sciences | 2008 |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, MD, Pediatric Infectious Diseases | 2008 |
| State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, MD, Pediatrics | 2005 |
| University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, MD, Medicine | 1995 |
| University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, BS, Biology | 1991 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, Physician, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure | 03/2019 - 06/2022 |
| Licensure, Physician, The University of the State of New York | 05/2013 - 04/2020 |
| Certification, Board Certified in Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics | 02/2005 - 02/2025 |
| Certification, Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP), American Academy of Pediatrics | 09/2009 - Present |
| Certification, Board Certified in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, American Board of Pediatrics | 11/2009 - 12/2019 |
| Certification, HIV Specialist (AAHIVS), American Academy of HIV Medicine | 2021 - 12/2023 |
Current Positions
| Vice Chair, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | 04/2021 - Present |
| Professor, School of Population Health, Department of Population Health Sciences | 11/2019 - Present |
| Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | 07/2019 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Associate Professor, Albany Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | 03/2015 - 06/2019 |
| Associate Professor, Albany Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | 04/2014 - 03/2015 |
| Assistant Professor, Albany Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | 09/2008 - 02/2014 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, Ryan White Title IV Women, Infants, Children, Youth and Affected Family Members AIDS Healthcare, Department of Health and Human Services | 08/2022 - 07/2026 |
| Extramural, Tuberculosis Pediatric Infectious Diseases Consultation - Mississippi State Department of Health, Mississippi State Department of Health | 07/2022 - 06/2023 |
| Extramural, JNJ-53718678: A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Rilematovir in Infants and Children (≥28 Days to ≤5Years of Age) and Subsequently in Neonates (<28 Days of Age), Hospitalized With Acute Respiratory Tract Infection Due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Protocol 53718678RSV3001 (DAISY STUDY), Source of Funding: Janssen Research & Development, LLC awarded to University of Mississippi Medical Center with Roberto P. Santos as the Site PI | 12/2021 - 03/2022 |
| Extramural, J2W-MC-PYAB: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2/3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of LY3819253 and LY3832479 in Participants with Mild to Moderate COVID-19 Illness (Site 275), Source of Funding: Eli Lilly and Company awarded to University of Mississippi Medical Center with Roberto P. Santos as the Site PI | 09/2021 - 01/2022 |
| Extramural, MK8591A-019-03: A Phase 3, Randomized, Clinical Study in HIV-1-Infected Heavily Treatment-Experienced Participants Evaluating the Antiretroviral Activity of Blinded Islatravir (ISL), Doravirine (DOR), and Doravirine/Islatravir (DOR/ISL), Each Compared to Placebo, and the Antiretroviral Activity, Safety, and Tolerability of Open-Label DOR/ISL (Site 4036), Source of Funding: Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) awarded to University of Mississippi Medical Center with Roberto P. Santos as the Site PI | 07/2021 - 12/2022 |
| Extramural, Improving HIV screening of adolescents and young adults in Mississippi using electronic reminder and electronic learning module/ 2020 IDSA G.E.R.M. – Grants for Emerging Researcher/Clinician Mentorship Program awarded to Mariam Ebeid MS3 (Research Mentee), Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Education & Research Foundation | 04/2020 - 04/2021 |
| Extramural, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part D WICY COVID-19 Response to UNIVERISTY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER, Jackson, Mississippi, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | 04/2020 - 03/2021 |
| Intramural, Clinical Significance of Human Herpes Virus 6 (HHV6) Detection on the meningitis-encephalitis panel in children/ 2020 MSRP – Medical Student Research Program awarded to Zachary Kinler MS1 (Research Mentee), University of Mississippi Medical Center | 03/2020 - 07/2020 |
| Extramural, Mental Health Issues and its Effects on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Adherence among Adolescents/ 2019 IDSA G.E.R.M. – Grants for Emerging Researcher/Clinician Mentorship Program awarded to Christopher Mayer MS3 (Research Mentee), Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Education & Research Foundation | 03/2019 - 03/2020 |
| Extramural, A Collaborative Effort among Community Based Organizations and Medical Providers service Adolescents - LGBTQ (<24 years) Regarding Adoption of PrEP and Strategies to Reduce Barriers in the Capital District, NY, New York State Department of Health - AIDS Institue, Ending the Epidemic Research and Evaluation Projects | 03/2017 - 05/2018 |
| Extramural, Phase 1 Trial, Pharmacokinetics of Clindamycin and Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole in Infants and Children, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) | 01/2016 - 07/2018 |
| Extramural, A Phase 1, Open-label, Multi-center Study to Determine the Pharmacokinetcs and Safety of Solithromycin as Add-on Therapy in Adolescents and Children with Suspected or Confirmed Bacterial Infection, Duke Clinical Research Institute & Cempra Pharmaceuticals | 06/2015 - 01/2017 |
| Extramural, Utilization and Knowledge of HIV Test in Adolescents/ 2014 IDSA Medical Scholar Program - Awarded to Research Mentee, Daniel Sedhom MS2, Infectious Disease Society of America (ISDA) Education & Research Foundation | 08/2014 - 12/2014 |
| Extramural, Pfizer Visiting Professorships in Infectious Diseases in 2009-2010, Pfizer - Medical & Academic Partnerships Awards | 04/2010 - 12/2010 |
| Intramural, Pharmacokinetics of Linezolid in Children with Cystic Fibrosis, Cystic Fibrosis Center Dallas, Children's Medical Center Dalls & Division of Infectious Diseases, UT Southwestern Medical Center | 02/2007 - 06/2008 |
| Intramural, Gentamicin Nomogram in Early Infancy/ Pediatric Infectious Disease Society Fellowship Research Award 2006-08 & Abbott Laboratories, Pediatric Infectious Disease Society Fellowship Research Award 2006-08 & Abbott Laboratories | 05/2006 - 06/2008 |
Publications
Review | |
| Vicetti Miguel CP, Dasgupta-Tsinikas S, Lamb GS, Olarte L, Santos RP, Race, Ethnicity, and Health Disparities in US Children With COVID-19: A Review of the Evidence and Recommendations for the Future. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 2022 Dec 7;11(Supplement_4):S132-S140 | 2022 |
Letter | |
| Santos RP, Oral PrEP for young African women and men. Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2016;19(1):20780 | |
Journal Article | |
| Bell HL, Santos R, Varshney N, Camacho-Gomez S, Sarcina ventriculi of the Esophagus and Stomach in a Pediatric Patient With Severe Gastroparesis. The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2024 Jan 1;43(1):e25-e26 | 2024 |
| Channon-Wells S, Vito O, McArdle AJ, Seaby EG, Patel H, Shah P, Pazukhina E, Wilson C, Broderick C, D'Souza G, Keren I, Nijman RG, Tremoulet A, Munblit D, Ulloa-Gutierrez R, Carter MJ, Ramnarayan P, De T, Hoggart C, Whittaker E, Herberg JA, Kaforou M, Cunnington AJ, Blyuss O, Levin M, Best Available Treatment Study (BATS) consortium, Immunoglobulin, glucocorticoid, or combination therapy for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: a propensity-weighted cohort study. The Lancet. Rheumatology, 2023 Apr;5(4):e184-e199 | 2023 |
| Plumb ID, Fette LM, Tjaden AH, Feldstein L, Saydah S, Ahmed A, Link-Gelles R, Wierzba TF, Berry AA, Friedman-Klabanoff D, Larsen MP, Runyon MS, Ward LM, Santos RP, Ward J, Weintraub WS, Edelstein S, Uschner D, Estimated COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against seroconversion from SARS-CoV-2 Infection, March-October, 2021. Vaccine, 2023 Apr 6;41(15):2596-2604 | 2023 |
| Ahmed A, DeWitt ME, Dantuluri KL, Castri P, Buahin A, LaGarde WH, Weintraub WS, Rossman W, Santos RP, Gibbs M, Uschner D, COVID-19 Community Research Partnership, Characterisation of infection-induced SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence amongst children and adolescents in North Carolina. Epidemiology and infection, 2023 Apr 3;151:e63 | 2023 |
| Berry AA, Tjaden AH, Renteria J, Friedman-Klabanoff D, Hinkelman AN, Gibbs MA, Ahmed A, Runyon MS, Schieffelin J, Santos RP, Oberhelman R, Bott M, Correa A, Edelstein SL, Uschner D, Wierzba TF, COVID-19 Community Research Partnership, Persistence of antibody responses to COVID-19 vaccines among participants in the COVID-19 Community Research Partnership. Vaccine: X, 2023 Dec;15:100371 | 2023 |
| Hobbs CV, Kim SS, Vemula P, Inagaki K, Harrison VA, Malloch L, Martin LM, Singh G, Agana U, Williams JM, Patterson K, Kittle T, Byers P, Palmer A, Santos RP, Dhanrajani A, Stephenson M, Hung L, Hankins P, Thornburg N, Drobeniuc J, Flannery B, CDC COVID-19 Response Team, Active Surveillance With Seroprevalence-based Infection Rates Indicates Racial Disparities With Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 Requiring Hospitalization in Mississippi, March 2020-February 2021. The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2022 Sep 1;41(9):736-741 | 2022 |
| Penner F, Elzaki Y, Contreras HT, Santos RP, Sarver DE, Behavioral, Affective, and Cognitive Parenting Mechanisms of Child Internalizing and Externalizing Problems during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Research on child and adolescent psychopathology, 2022 Sep;50(9):1121-1138 | 2022 |
| Calamari LE, Tjaden AH, Edelstein SL, Weintraub WS, Santos R, Gibbs M, Ward J, Santacatterina M, Bertoni AG, Ward LM, Saydah S, Plumb ID, Runyon MS, COVID-19 Community Research Partnership Study Group, Self-reported mask use among persons with or without SARS CoV-2 vaccination -United States, December 2020-August 2021. Preventive medicine reports, 2022 Aug;28:101857 | 2022 |
| Tjaden AH, Fette LM, Edelstein SL, Gibbs M, Hinkelman AN, Runyon M, Santos RP, Weintraub WS, Yukich J, Uschner D, The Covid-Community Research Partnership Study Group, Self-Reported SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Is Consistent with Electronic Health Record Data among the COVID-19 Community Research Partnership. Vaccines, 2022 Jun 24;10(7) | 2022 |
| Feldstein LR, Rose EB, Horwitz SM, Collins JP, Newhams MM, Son MBF, Newburger JW, Kleinman LC, Heidemann SM, Martin AA, Singh AR, Li S, Tarquinio KM, Jaggi P, Oster ME, Zackai SP, Gillen J, Ratner AJ, Walsh RF, Fitzgerald JC, Keenaghan MA, Alharash H, Doymaz S, Clouser KN, Giuliano JS Jr, Gupta A, Parker RM, Maddux AB, Havalad V, Ramsingh S, Bukulmez H, Bradford TT, Smith LS, Tenforde MW, Carroll CL, Riggs BJ, Gertz SJ, Daube A, Lansell A, Coronado Munoz A, Hobbs CV, Marohn KL, Halasa NB, Patel MM, Randolph AG, Overcoming COVID-19 Investigators, CDC COVID-19 Response Team, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in U.S. Children and Adolescents. The New England journal of medicine, 2020 Jul 23;383(4):334-346 | 2020 |
| Shane AL, Sato AI, Kao C, Adler-Shohet FC, Vora SB, Auletta JJ, Nachman S, Raabe VN, Inagaki K, Akinboyo IC, Woods C, Alsulami AO, Kainth MK, Santos RP, Espinosa CM, Burns JE, Cunningham CK, Dominguez SR, Martinez BL, Zhu F, Crews J, Kitano T, Saiman L, Kotloff K, A Pediatric Infectious Diseases Perspective of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Children. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 2020 Nov 10;9(5):596-608 | 2020 |
| Rivera-Figueroa EI, Santos R, Simpson S, Garg P, Incomplete Kawasaki Disease in a Child with Covid-19. Indian pediatrics, 2020 Jul 15;57(7):680-681 | 2020 |
| Santos RP, Adams ME, Lepow ML HIV Testing and Adolescents: A Review A Journal of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians. Winter 2017;5(3):28-29 | 2017 |
| Cerone JB, Santos RP, Tristram D, Lamson DM, Stellrecht KA, St George K, Horgan MJ, Rios A, Incidence of respiratory viral infection in infants with respiratory symptoms evaluated for late-onset sepsis. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2017 Aug;37(8):922-926 | 2017 |
| Santos RP, Lepow ML Cytomegalovirus Infection: A Treatable Cause of Progressive Hearing Loss in Newborn Infants Family Doctor – A Journal of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians. Fall 2016;5(2):19-20. | 2016 |
| Dedania VS, Batnagar P, Santos RP, Kanwar VS Bilateral cytomegalovirus retinitis in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia while on maintenance chemotherapy Ped Hem Onc Journal. August 2016; 1(2):35-37 | 2016 |
| Santos RP, Adams ME, Lepow ML Pneumocystis Pneumonia in a Boy With AIDS Consultant. 2016;15(8) | 2016 |
| Santos RP,Chela K, Allmendinger N, Boulos MT, White C, Lepow ML Siblings With Cholecystitis, a Rare Complication of Hepatitis A Infection Consultant. May 2016;15(5):254-255. | 2016 |
| Catts D, Santos RP, Lepow ML Congenital CMV: A Call for Improved Patient Education & Screening Protocols A Journal of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians. Spring 2016;4(4):23-4 | 2016 |
| Chang ML, Subik MK, Santos RP Atypical Presentation of Cat-Scratch Disease Consultant. 2015;14(11):527-8 | 2015 |
| Santos RP, Tristram DA A Practical Guide to the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Neonatal Infections Pediatr Clin N Am. 2015;62:491-508 | 2015 |
| Santos RP, Chao J, Nepo AG, Butt S, Stellrecht KA, Pearce JM, Lepow ML, The use of intravenous palivizumab for treatment of persistent RSV infection in children with leukemia. Pediatrics, 2012 Dec;130(6):e1695-9 | 2012 |
| Ghedin E, Laplante J, DePasse J, Wentworth DE, Santos RP, Lepow ML, Porter J, Stellrecht K, Lin X, Operario D, Griesemer S, Fitch A, Halpin RA, Stockwell TB, Spiro DJ, Holmes EC, St George K, Deep sequencing reveals mixed infection with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus strains and the emergence of oseltamivir resistance. The Journal of infectious diseases, 2011 Jan 15;203(2):168-74 | 2011 |
| Santos RP, Prestidge CB, Brown ME, Urbancyzk B, Murphey DK, Salvatore CM, Jafri HS, McCracken GH Jr, Ahmad N, Sanchez PJ, Siegel JD, Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of linezolid in children with cystic fibrosis. Pediatric pulmonology, 2009 Feb;44(2):148-54 | 2009 |
| Santos RP, Mayo TW, Siegel JD, Healthcare epidemiology: active surveillance cultures and contact precautions for control of multidrug-resistant organisms: ethical considerations. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2008 Jul 1;47(1):110-6 | 2008 |
| Santos RP, Ramilo O, Barton T, Nevirapine-associated rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms in a child with human immunodeficiency virus infection. The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2007 Nov;26(11):1053-6 | 2007 |
| Santos RP, Sánchez PJ, Mejias A, Benjamin DK Jr, Walsh TJ, Patel S, Jafri HS, Successful medical treatment of cutaneous aspergillosis in a premature infant using liposomal amphotericin B, voriconazole and micafungin. The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2007 Apr;26(4):364-6 | 2007 |
| Santos RP, Awa E, Anbar RD, Inhaled tobramycin solution-associated recurrent eosinophilia and severe persistent bronchospasm in a patient with cystic fibrosis: a case report. BMC pediatrics, 2007 Mar 2;7:11 | 2007 |
| Santos RP, Hoo JJ, Difficulty in recognizing multiple sulfatase deficiency in an infant. Pediatrics, 2006 Mar;117(3):955-8 | 2006 |
| Santos RP, Pergolizzi JJ, Transient neonatal jitteriness due to maternal use of sertraline (Zoloft). Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2004 Jun;24(6):392-4 | 2004 |
Letter to the Editor | |
| Santos RP Oral PrEP for Young African Women and Men J Int AIDS Soc. February 2016;19:20780 | 2016 |
| Pinheiro JM, Santos RP Decreasing Incidence of Candidiasis in NICUs: Timing of Trends and Shifts as a Clue to Possible Etiologies Pediatrics. 28 Feb 2014 | 2014 |
Electronic Publications | |
| Santos, RP Strategic Plans for a Local Diversity and Inclusion Focus Group AAP – Section on International Medical Graduates(SOIMG) Newsletter, volume 9, Fall 2022, pp 8-10 | 2022 |
| Santos RP “What a journey it has been”–A Foreign Medical Graduate Perspective on the Subspecialty of ID AAP - Section on International Medical Graduates (SOIMG) Newsletter, volume 9, Fall 2022, pp 20-21 | 2022 |
| Santos RP Diversity and Inclusion Focus Group – A local phenomenon during the COVID-19 pandemic AAP-Section on International Medical Graduates (SOIMG) Newsletter, volume 7, Fall 2020, pp 24-25 | 2021 |
| Santos RP Diversity and Inclusion Focus Group Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic AAP-Section on International Medical Graduates (SOIMG) Newsletter, volume 7, Fall 2020, pp 24-25 | 2020 |
Presentations
| Poster Presentation, Impact of SARS-CoV2 vaccination status and the social determinants of health of the pregnant women on the outcome of SARS-CoV2 infection in them and their newborn children, Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2023 Meeting, April 27 - May 1, in Washington, D.C., Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2023 Meeting, April 27 - May 1, in Washington, D.C. | 05/2023 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Perinatal HIV Infections: High-Risk & Low-Risk Exposure in Infants, 2023 Spring Pediatric Conference, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) – Mississippi Chapter, William Carey University, Hattiesburg, Mississippi | 03/2023 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Congenital Syphilis, 2023 Spring Pediatric Conference, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) – Mississippi Chapter, William Carey University, Hattiesburg, Mississippi | 03/2023 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Diversity & Inclusion Lecture and 5-year Strategic Plan for the Children’s of Mississippi, 2022-23 Children’s Leadership Program, Children’s of Mississippi - University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 01/2023 |
| Poster Presentation, Longitudinal Serological Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Children and Adolescents Using Serial At-Home Testing, IDWeek 2022 – Impacts of COVID-19 in Pediatrics and Pregnancy, Washington D.C., Oral Abstract Presentation at the IDWeek 2022 – Impacts of COVID-19 in Pediatrics and Pregnancy, Washington D.C., October 22, 2022. | 10/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, Measuring Cultural Competence of the Medical & Non-medical Providers to Promote Diversity & Inclusion at Our Children’s Hospital, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) – National Conference & Exhibition (Session on Minority Health, Equity & Inclusion), 2022 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) – National Conference & Exhibition (Session on Minority Health, Equity & Inclusion), Anaheim Marriott, Marquis Ballroom Center (Board # 082) Anaheim, CA | 10/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, Newborn Born with Nonimmune Hydrops Fetalis and Dilated Coronary Arteries to a Mother with Suspected SARS-CoV-2 Infection During Pregnancy, 2022 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) – National Conference & Exhibition, Anaheim Marriott, Marquis Ballroom Center, Anaheim, CA. October 8, 2022, 2022 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) – National Conference & Exhibition, Anaheim Marriott, Marquis Ballroom Center, Anaheim, CA | 10/2022 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Nursing Practice Update – Mpox (Monkeypox), School of Nursing (Virtual Conference), University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, School of Nursing (Virtual Conference), University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 10/2022 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Guidelines in the Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), 41st Annual Coast Conference – Mississippi Osteopathic Medical Association, Hilton Sandestin Beach, Miramar Beach, FL | 06/2022 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Local Experience with High-Risk and Low-Risk Perinatal HIV Exposure in Infants, In cooperation with Southeast AETC and the Mississippi AETC – AIDS Education & Training Center Program; attended by 306 participants, Webcast Wednesday - Virtual Conference | 04/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, Tissue Expander for Pediatric Scalp Reconstruction Complicated by Fungal Infection with Aspergillus terreus, Poster presented at the 44th Annual John A. Bostwick Burn and Wound Symposium, Maui, HI. January 22-27, 2022., Poster presented at the 44th Annual John A. Bostwick Burn and Wound Symposium, Maui, HI. January 22-27, 2022. | 01/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, Testing a Model of Family Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a National U.S. Sample: Links between Parent Mental Health, Parenting, and Child Mental Health., Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 2021 conference, New Orleans, LA. November 18-21, 2021., Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 2021 conference, New Orleans, LA. November 18-21, 2021. | 11/2021 |
| Poster Presentation, Construction-Related Inhalation Botulism in an Infant in Mississippi, Children’s of Mississippi - Pediatric Research Day, Kathy and Joe Sanderson Community Event Room - Sanderson Towers, Jackson, MS, July 23, 2021, Children’s of Mississippi - Pediatric Research Day, Kathy and Joe Sanderson Community Event Room - Sanderson Towers, Jackson, MS, July 23, 2021 | 07/2021 |
| Poster Presentation, Clinical Significance of Human Herpes Virus 6 Positivity in Children, 2021 St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference, Memphis, TN, March 4, 2021, 2021 St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference, Memphis, TN, March 4, 2021 | 03/2021 |
| Poster Presentation, Harm reduction strategies and positive behaviors of medical providers in mitigating the effects of COVID-19 among HIV-infected children and HIV-exposed infants, ID Week 2020 – Virtual Conference, Oct 21-25, 2020 (Submission ID 910646), ID Week 2020 – Virtual Conference, Oct 21-25, 2020 (Submission ID 910646) | 10/2020 |
| Poster Presentation, Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Response in a Child with COVID-19, 2020 Annual Pediatric Research Day, Children’s of Mississippi, University of Mississi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, May 29, 2020, 2020 Annual Pediatric Research Day, Children’s of Mississippi, University of Mississi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, May 29, 2020 | 05/2020 |
| Poster Presentation, Cat Got Your Tongue? Bartonella: A Rare Presentation, 2020 Annual Pediatric Research Day, Children’s of Mississippi, University of Mississi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, May 29, 2020, 2020 Annual Pediatric Research Day, Children’s of Mississippi, University of Mississi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, May 29, 2020 | 05/2020 |
| Poster Presentation, Fever of Unknown Origin: That Time We Found a Source, 2019 National Med-Peds Residents’ Association (NMPRA) Conference, New Orleans, LA, Oct 26, 2019, 2019 National Med-Peds Residents’ Association (NMPRA) Conference, New Orleans, LA, Oct 26, 2019 | 10/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Retention among Adolescents with Mental Health Diagnoses on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (RAMP) Study, ID Week 2019, Washington, DC, Oct 4, 2019 (Abstract #1277), ID Week 2019, Washington, DC, Oct 4, 2019 (Abstract #1277) | 10/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Incidence of Respiratory Viral Infection in Preterm Infants with Respiratory Symptoms Evaluated for Late Onset Sepsis, Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, April 29, 2019 (Abstract 530), Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, April 29, 2019 (Abstract 530) | 04/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Excellent Awareness of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Providers Does Not Translate to Optimal Implementation to at Risk Adolescents in the Capital District Region of New York, 2018 New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute’s Ending The Epidemic Summit, Dec 4, 2018, Albany, NY, 2018 New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute’s Ending The Epidemic Summit, Dec 4, 2018, Albany, NY | 12/2018 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Increase Antibiotic Exposure Among Infants with Concern for Chorioamnionitis Based on Isolated Maternal Fever, American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition, Orlando, FL | 11/2018 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Adolescents' Knowledge and Acceptance of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in the Capital District Region of New York, 2018 ID Week, San Francisco, CA | 10/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, When It’s NOT a Tumor: A Case of Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis, Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM), Atlanta, GA | 07/2018 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Utilization and Knowledge of HIV Tests Among Adolescent Providers, Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2018 Meeting, Toronto, Canada | 05/2018 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Knowledge and Adherence to the NYS 2010 HIV Testing Law by Adolescent Providers in the Capital Region, Medical Student Investigation Day – Albany Medical College, Albany, NY | 09/2016 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Vitamin D Deficiency in Behaviorally and Perinatally HIV-Infected Children, Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD | 05/2016 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Utilization and Knowledge of HIV Test in Adolescents, Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD | 05/2016 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Respiratory Viral Infection(RVI) in Infants Undergoing Sepsis Evaluation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA | 04/2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Do Education Programs Improve Knowledge and Utilization of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in a Non‐freestanding Children’s Hospital?, UHC Pharmacy Council President-Fellow Poster Session, Anaheim, CA | 12/2014 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Respiratory Viral Infection in Infants Undergoing Sepsis Evaluation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 37th Mid-Atlantic Conference on Perinatal Research, Hershey, PA | 09/2014 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Knowledge and Utilization of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in a Non-freestanding Children's Hospital, 2014 Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada | 05/2014 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, TB pericarditis: Is there a role for interferon gamma release assays in improving diagnostics? A case report and review of the literature., 62nd Annual Meeting – The American Society of, Washington, DC | 11/2013 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Epidemiology and Early Clinical Presentations of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Diseases, 2013 ID Week, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA | 10/2013 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Coxsackievirus A6 viremia in children with eczema exacerbation, 2013 Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual, Washington, DC | 05/2013 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Cutaneous leishmaniasis in a mother-son dyad, St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference, Memphis, TN | 02/2013 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Kinetics of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Viremia in Children with Eczema Herpeticum, 2012 ID Week, San Diego, CA | 10/2012 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Kinetics of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Viremia in Children with Eczema Herpeticum, St. Jude/ PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Con, Memphis, TN | 02/2012 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Severe pericarditis in children associated with coxsakie A virus infection: An emerging disease, 49th Infectious Disease Society of America Annual Meeting, Maryland | 10/2011 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, The use of intravenous palivizumab for treatment of persistent RSV infection in children with leukemia, St. Jude/ PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Memphis, TN | 02/2011 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Invasive Group A streptococcal diseases in children with associated HLA polymorphisms, St. Jude/ PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference, Memphis, TN | 02/2011 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Primary liver abscess in a child due to Klebsiella pneumoniae with hypermucoviscosity phenotype: An emerging Disease, American Academy of Pediatrics – National Conference & Exhibition, San Francisco, CA | 10/2010 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Prolonged use of linezolid in children with cystic fibrosis: Effect on MRSA isolates in the respiratory tract, 22nd Annual North American, Orlando, FL | 10/2008 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Dosing regimen of gentamicin and the effect of antenatal steroids on gentamicin clearance in preterm infants, Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, Honalulu, HI | 05/2008 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Imported malaria and prophylaxis among children at a tertiary hospital in the US, 45th Annual Meeting, Infectious Diseases Society of America, San Diego, CA | 10/2007 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Linezolid (LZD) use in children with cystic fibrosis (CF): Potential role of CF transmemberane regulator (CFTR) gene mutations on drug clearance?, 47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents, Chicago, IL | 09/2007 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Validation of a random concentration-time curve (GENT CURVE) for once-daily dosing of gentamicinamong infants >34 weeks gestation., Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada | 05/2007 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, The use of linezolid in pulmonary exacerbation associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among children with cystic fibrosis (CF), 6th Annual St. Jude/ PIDS Pediatric Microbial Research Conference, Memphis, TN | 02/2007 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Nevirapine-associated DRESS (Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms) syndrome in an adolescent with HIV infection, Women & HIV International Clinical Conference, Dallas, TX | 04/2006 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Successful medical treatment of cutaneous aspergillosis in a premature infant using liposomal amphotericin B, voriconazole and micafungin, 5th Annual St. Jude/, Memphis, TN | 02/2006 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Can any medical personnel monitor adverse drug reactions (ADR) in children?, 37th Annual Meeting,Drug Information Association, Denver, CO | 07/2001 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Drug-related hospitalization among pediatric patients in a tertiary hospital, 36th Annual, Drug Information Association, San Diego, CA | 06/2000 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, The effectiveness of handwashing with an alcohol-based gel solution vesus soap and water: A randomized clinical trial, 37th Annual Convention, Philippine Pediatric Society, Philippines | 04/2000 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Determination of creatinine clearance in children using 2 hours vs. 24 hours urine collection, 16th Annual Residents’ Scientific Research Paper Presentation, Department of Pediatrics, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines | 01/1999 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, The molluscicidal activity of Aleurites moluccana against Oncomelania hupensis quadrasis, 1991 Science Fair & Ecology Exhibit, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines | 02/1991 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| 2023 Institutions of Higher Learning Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award, The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning | 2023 |
| 2023 Beacon Award – Honoree (The 2023 Pillars: Recognition of Service & Inclusive Excellence), Office of Diversity & Inclusion, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2023 |
| 2021 Certificate of Appreciation for providing significant service to the CDC IDSA COVID-19 Clinician on-Call Volunteer Program, Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) | 2021 |
| 2021 Faculty Award – Exemplary Innovation, Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2021 |
| 2021 Beacon Award – Honorable Mention (The 2021 Pillars: Recognition of Service & Inclusive Excellence), Office of Diversity & Inclusion, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2021 |
| 2020 “U” Matter Award, Pediatric Nursing, Children’s of Mississippi, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2020 |
| 2019 Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (FIDSA), Infectious Diseases Society of America | 2019 |
| 2016 Educational Development & Innovation Award, Sosa Academy of Medicine, Albany Medical College, NY | 2016 |
| 2015 Member, Theta Chapter - Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society, Department of Pediatrics, Albany Medical Center, NY | 2015 |
| 2013-2014 The Rodrigo E. Urizar - Pediatric Faculty Teaching Award, Albany Medical Center, NY | 2014 |
| 2006-2008 Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) Fellowship Research Award - Abbot Laboratories Fellowship Award, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society | 2006 |
| 2003-2004 Best Resident Teaching Award, Harry G. Slater 2004 Memorial Award, Department of Pediatrics, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY | 2004 |
| 2002-2003 Best Resident Teaching Award, Harry G. Slater 2003 Memorial Award, Department of Pediatrics, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY | 2003 |
| 2000 American College of Clinical Pharmacology (ACCP) Recipient, American College of Clinical Pharmacology, Chicago, IL | 2000 |
Professional Membership and Service
| Section on Minority Health, Equity, & Inclusion (SOMHEI) - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Member | 2022 - Present |
| The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), Member | 2021 - Present |
| Section on LGBT Health and Wellness (SOLGBTHW) - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Member | 2021 - Present |
| Section on Adolescent Health (SOAH) - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Member | 2021 - Present |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS, 60226899), Member | 2020 - Present |
| American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) - SubBoard in Infectious Diseases, 6-year term in developing initial certifying examinations for pediatric infectious diseases, Maintenance of Certification (MOC), Maintenance of Certification for Pediatrics (MOCA-Peds), & SITE examinations | 2020 - 2025 |
| Section on International Medical Graduates (SOIMG) - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Member | 2019 - Present |
| American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) - Mississippi Chapter, Member | 2019 - Present |
| American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM), Member of the Credentialing Exam Item Writer for the HIV-focused professional certifications; Exam Item reviewer; & Provide Practice Item Explanations | 2019 - 2021 |
| Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), Member, SHEA | 2011 - 2012 |
| American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM), Member, AAHIVM | 2011 - Present |
| Section on Infectious Disease (SOID), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Member, AAP | 2009 - Present |
| Section on Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (SOCPT), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Member, AAP | 2009 - Present |
| Fellow American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP), Fellow | 2009 - Present |
| HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA), Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Member, HIVMA | 2008 - Present |
| Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS), Member, PIDS | 2002 - Present |
| American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Member, AAP | 2002 - Present |
Committee Service
| Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Task Force, American Academy of Pediatrics - Mississippi Chapter, Chair | 2022 - Present |
| Grant Reviewer for the Section on Global Health, International Community Access to Child Health (ICATCH), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Member | 2022 - 2023 |
| MEDICAL CENTER-DIVERSITY, Member | 2022 - Present |
| Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-racism Lead, Executive Committee, Section of International Medical Graduates (SOIMG) - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Chair | 2022 - Present |
| Champion/Representative, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Task Force, American Academy of Pediatrics - Mississippi Chapter, Member | 2021 - 2022 |
| Pediatric Resident Educational Liaison for the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases - Involve in the development our resident curriculum and education and help create the Goals and Objectives, Expectations, schedules, and reading materials for the resident rotations. They will also take information back to their Divisions/Division Chiefs, such as resident In‐training and Board Performance in their respective areas, Rotation evaluations, program/ACGME changes, etc, to guide teaching and further development of their clinical rotation., Member | 2021 - 2022 |
| Reviewer, Sexual Health Course (10 Modules), American Academy of HIV Medicine - Provided critical, thoughtful review and analysis of 10 learning modules which is a comprehensive course on communicating with patients within the context of the sexual health curriculum, Member | 2021 - 2021 |
| Pediatric Heart Transplant Committee, Children’s of Mississippi, Member | 2021 - Present |
| Education Committee - Mississippi Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics (MS-AAP), Member | 2021 - 2022 |
| Program and Meetings Committee, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS), Member | 2021 - Present |
| Inclusion, Diversity, Access and Equity (IDA&E) Task Force, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS), Member | 2020 - Present |
| Sexual Health Curriculum Component Identification Group, American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM), Member | 2020 - 2020 |
| Pediatric Promotion & Tenure Committee, Department of Pediatrics, UMMC, Member | 2020 - 2022 |
| Ambassador Program, Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)/ HIV Medical Association (HIVMA), Member | 2019 - 2019 |
| Congenital CMV Expert Panel Meeting, New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), Member | 2019 - 2019 |
| Sexual Health Advisory Committee, American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM), Member | 2019 - 2019 |
| International Affairs Committee, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS), Member | 2018 - 2021 |
| Annual IDWeek Mentorship Program – Infectious Diseases Society of America, Medical Student Mentor | 2018 - 2020 |
| Albany Medical Center - Working Group on Sepsis Protocol for Adults & Children, Albany, NY, Task Force Member | 2013 - 2013 |
| Research Subcommittee – Antimicrobial Stewardship, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS): The goal of the committee is to establish best practices for the utilization of antimicrobials in children. - Develop research studies that determine the best strategies of antimicrobial stewardship both in hospitals and in outpatient setting. There is a great need for evidence-based literature regarding ASPs in pediatrics., Member | 2011 - 2013 |
| New York State Advisory Panel for the Prevention of Perinatal HIV Transmission in New York State - Department of Health, AIDS Institute, Task Force Member | 2010 - 2010 |
| New York State Advisory Panel for the Prevention of Perinatal HIV Transmission, New York State – Department of Health, AIDS Institute, Member | 2010 - 2010 |
| Membership Committee, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS): The Committee oversees the Membership Directory and develops mechanisms to foster recruitments and retention of members in the sub-specialty, communicates with Program Directors on retention of Fellows in the Society, and collaborates with other government, industry, and related organizations to foster recruitment of new members., Member | 2010 - 2013 |
| Albany Medical Center, OB CASE CONFERENCE - Provided multidisciplinary approach in managing HIV infected pregnant patients in collaboration with OB, Adult HIV Program, and Specialized Care Center for Adolescents & Young Adults in our catchment area in Upstate New York, Member | 2008 - 2019 |
Community Service
| Sanderson Farm Golf Tournament, Jackson, MS, Volunteer Welcoming Committee | 10/2022 - 10/2022 |
| Sanderson Farm Golf Tournament, Jackson, MS, Volunteer Welcoming Committee | 10/2021 - 10/2021 |
| PROMISE (Promoting Recruitment Opportunities in Medicine with individual Study Experiences) program, Children’s of Mississippi, University of Mississippi Medical Center, PROMISE Preceptor (Volunteer) in Pediatrics for Clinical Shadowing | 06/2021 - 06/2021 |
| Mississippi HIV Planning Council (MHPC), Volunteer Member, Ryan White HIV Service Provider (represents Hinds County) | 12/2020 - 03/2022 |
| Sanderson Farms Golf Tournament, Jackson, MS, Volunteer Marshall at the 18th Hole | 10/2020 - 10/2020 |
| Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) COVID-19 Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) On Call Program, On Call Clinician Volunteer | 08/2020 - 10/2020 |
| Ending HIV as an Epidemic Working Group, HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) – Infectious Diseases Society of America, Volunteer Member | 05/2020 - Present |
| Lanier Teen Wellness Clinic (School-based Clinic at Lanier High School) operated by the School of Nursing, University of Mississippi Medical Center; https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/08/SON-Lanier-Clinic.html, Collaborating Physician for the Nurse Practitioner | 12/2019 - Present |
| Sanderson Farms Golf Tournament, Jackson, MS, Volunteer Welcoming Committee | 09/2019 - 09/2019 |
| New York State Pediatric Warmline (866-637-2342), NY State AIDS Institute, Pediatric HIV Specialist free phone consultation (Monday-Friday 8 AM - 5 PM) | 04/2013 - 07/2014 |
Other Service
| Abstract Reviewer, 2023 American Academy of Pediatrics - National Conference & Exhibition Meeting (Washington, DC) - Topic assigned: Section on Minority Health, Equity & Inclusion | 04/2023 - 05/2023 |
| Abstract Reviewer, 2023 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting (Washington, DC) - Topics assigned: Infectious Diseases; Medication QI; & Health Equity/Social Determinants of Health | 01/2023 - 01/2023 |
| Abstract Reviewer, 2023 St Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference | 12/2022 - 01/2023 |
| Peer Reviewer - Journal of Perinatology | 12/2022 - 12/2022 |
| Grant Reviewer for the Section on Global Health, International Community Access to Child Health (ICATCH), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) | 10/2022 - 05/2023 |
| Poster Facilitator, IDWeek Abtsract Appreciation Program, Volunteer Poster Facilitator from an Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Member to cultivate interaction with IDWeek abstract presenters particularly the students, residents, and fellows selected to present their work at the meeting (assigned posters, number 1967, 1970, 1971), at the 2022 IDWeek held in Washington, D.C., Poster Facilitator | 10/2022 - 10/2022 |
| Poster Facilitator, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) Trainee Visit Program, Volunteer Facilitator from a PIDS Committee Member to assigned posters (posters number 2149, 2150, 2152, 2156, 2159), at the 2022 IDWeek held in Washington, D.C., Poster Facilitator | 10/2022 - 10/2022 |
| Executive Committee Member - Section of International Medical Graduates at the 2022 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA, Executive Committee Meeting Participant | 10/2022 - 10/2022 |
| Program Organizer, Pediatric Grand Rounds via WebEx – Not That There's Anything Wrong With That: Implicit Bias? ; Speaker – Melissa M. McNaull, MD (CME/CEU 1.0 hour); Co-Sponsored by the Pediatric Diversity & Inclusion Focus Group, Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS (October 19, 2022) | 09/2022 - 10/2022 |
| Member, AAP Section on Minority, Health, Equity, and Inclusion – Reviewer of the 2024 Red Book – Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, May 18, 2022 to June 1, 2022; Assigned Topic: Section 4 – Antimicrobial Agents and Related Therapy; Chapter 221 Sexually Transmitted Infections | 05/2022 - 06/2022 |
| 2022 IDWeek the combined annual meeting of Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), HIV Medical Association (HIVMA) & Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) | 05/2022 - 06/2022 |
| Moderator, Pediatric Grand Rounds via WebEx – Educating Ourselves on Sexual Orientation: Paths to Cultural Humility and Affirming Care; Speaker – Gabrielle Banks, PhD (CME/CEU 1.0 hour); Co-Sponsored by the Pediatric Diversity & Inclusion Focus Group, Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS (April 21, 2022) | 04/2022 - 04/2022 |
| American Academy of Pediatrics Infection Prevention and Control Ambassador ECHO – Mississippi Chapter Representative, American Academy of Pediatrics Infection Prevention and Control Ambassador ECHO – Mississippi Chapter Representative | 01/2022 - 06/2022 |
| 2022 National Ryan White Conference Abstract Reviewer | 12/2021 - 01/2022 |
| 2021 IDWeek the combined annual meeting of Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), HIV Medical Association (HIVMA) & Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS); Meet-the-Professor Moderator – 2021 IDWeek Virtual Conference - Title: This Is Our Shot: Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccines in Low-resource Settings (Session ID 07) | 09/2021 - 09/2021 |
| 2021 IDWeek the combined annual meeting of Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), HIV Medical Association (HIVMA) & Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS); At Large Topic Symposium Moderator – 2021 IDWeek Virtual Conference - Title: Diversity and Inclusion Amidst COVID-19 Session ID 24, At Large Topic Symposium Moderator – 2021 IDWeek Virtual Conference - Title: Diversity and Inclusion Amidst COVID-19 Session ID 24 | 09/2021 - 09/2021 |
| 2021 IDWeek the combined annual meeting of Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), HIV Medical Association (HIVMA) & Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS); Member - PIDS Trainee Poster Visitation Program, Member - PIDS Trainee Poster Visitation Program | 09/2021 - 10/2021 |
| Scientific Reports | 08/2021 - 08/2021 |
| Moderator, Pediatric Grand Rounds via WebEx – Diversity and Sensitivity in the Workplace; Speaker – Shirley Pandolfi, MPH (CME/CEU 1.0 hour); Co-Sponsored by the Pediatric Diversity & Inclusion Focus Group, Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS (October 27, 2021) | 08/2021 - 10/2021 |
| 2021 IDWeek the combined annual meeting of Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), HIV Medical Association (HIVMA) & Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) | 06/2021 - 07/2021 |
| American Journal of Medical Case Reports | 03/2021 - 03/2021 |
| Moderator, Pediatric Grand Rounds via WebEx – Diversity and Disparities in Clinical Research; Speaker – Amina Ahmed, MD (CME/CEU 1.0 hour); Co-Sponsored by the Pediatric Diversity & Inclusion Focus Group, Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS (March 17, 2021) | 12/2020 - 03/2021 |
| Pediatric Rheumatology | 09/2020 - 01/2021 |
| Moderator, Pediatric Grand Rounds via WebEx – Racism, Not Race is a Risk Factor for COVID-19 in the US; Speakers – Anthony R. Flores, MD, PhD & Ayesha Khan, PhD (CME/CEU 1.0 hour); Co-Sponsored by the Pediatric Diversity & Inclusion Focus Group, Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS (September 24, 2020) | 08/2020 - 09/2020 |
| Abstract Mentor Programme - 23rd International AIDS Conference, San Francisco, US, 2020, Abstract Mentor Programme | 07/2020 - 07/2020 |
| American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) – COVID-19 Improvement Project, Maintenance of Certification (MOC, 25 points), Part 4 Quality Improvement: Harm reduction strategies and positive behaviors of medical providers in mitigating the effects of COVID-19 among HIV-infected children and HIV-exposed infants | 04/2020 - 05/2020 |
| Member, Section of Treatment and Prevention, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) COVID-19 Initiative, Member, Section of Treatment and Prevention, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) COVID-19 Initiative | 02/2020 - 08/2020 |
| AIDS Care - Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies | 12/2019 - 03/2020 |
| 11th World Congress of the World Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases sponsored by PIDS - Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society & ANZPID - Australia & New Zealand Pediatric Infectious Diseases (Manila, Philippines) - Society Symposium 5 (Moderator): Management of Infections & Immunizations in Special Populations (Session Code 114) | 11/2019 - Present |
| 11th World Congress of the World Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases sponsored by PIDS - Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society & ANZPID - Australia & New Zealand Pediatric Infectious Diseases (Manila, Philippines) - Society Symposium 1 (Moderator): Antimicrobial Stewardship in Resource-Endowed & Resource-Challenged Settings (Session Code 80) | 11/2019 - 11/2019 |
| 2019 IDWeek the combined annual meeting of Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), HIV Medical Association (HIVMA) & Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) | 10/2019 - 10/2019 |
| 2019 Pediatric Academic Societies/ Asian Society of Pediatric Research Joint Meeting (Baltimore, MD) - Research Poster Facilitator (Session No. 4136) | 04/2019 - 04/2019 |
| 2019 Pediatric Academic Societies/ Asian Society of Pediatric Research Joint Meeting (Baltimore, MD) | 04/2019 - 05/2019 |
| Abstract Mentor Programme - 22nd International AIDS Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2018, Abstract Mentor Programme | 07/2018 - 07/2018 |
| Abstract Mentor Programme - 9th IAS Conference on HIV Science, Paris, 2017, Abstract Mentor Programme | 07/2017 - 07/2017 |
| 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies/ Asian Society of Pediatric Research Joint Meeting (San Francisco, CA) - Research Poster Facilitator (Session Number 3863) | 05/2017 - 05/2017 |
| 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies/ Asian Society of Pediatric Research Joint Meeting (San Francisco, CA) - Research Oral Platform (Moderator): Neonatal Infectious Diseases/Immunology I (Session ID 255754) | 05/2017 - 05/2017 |
| 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies/ Asian Society of Pediatric Research Joint Meeting (San Francisco, CA) | 05/2017 - 05/2017 |
| Abstract Mentor Programme - 21st International AIDS Conference, Durban, South Africa, 2016, Abstract Mentor Programme | 07/2016 - 07/2016 |
| 2016 Pediatric Academic Societies/ Asian Society of Pediatric Research Joint Meeting (Baltimore, MD) - Research Poster Facilitator (Session No. 4151), Research Poster Facilitator | 05/2016 - 05/2016 |
| 2016 Pediatric Academic Societies/ Asian Society of Pediatric Research Joint Meeting (Baltimore, MD) | 04/2016 - 05/2016 |
| Abstract Mentor Programme - 8TH International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment & Prevention, Vancouver, 2015, Abstract Mentor Programme | 07/2015 - 07/2015 |
| Abstract Mentor Programme - 20th International AIDS Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 2014 | 07/2014 - 07/2014 |
| 2014 Pediatric Academic Societies/ Asian Society of Pediatric Research Joint Meeting (Vancouver, CA) - Topic Symposium (Chairman & Moderator): Controversies & New Developments in Tick-Borne Diseases (Session ID 255754) | 05/2014 - 05/2014 |
| 2014 Pediatric Academic Societies/ Asian Society of Pediatric Research Joint Meeting (Vancouver, CA), Abstract Reviewer & Workshop Proposal Reviewer | 05/2014 - 05/2014 |
| HIV Clinical Resource - Online Guideline for the New York State Department of Health on "Care of the HIV-Exposed Infant with Indeterminate Status | 2014 - 01/2014 |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Nelson's Lecture Series for Pediatric Residents - Perinatal HIV Infections: High-Risk & Low-Risk Exposure in Infants | Spring 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Nelson's Lecture Series for Pediatric Residents - Congenital Syphilis | Spring 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Case Management - Monkeypox in Adolescent | Summer 2022 - 2022 |
| Dentistry, Lecture, Lecturer, Dental Residents Lecture - Guidelines in the Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention of HIV Infections in Adolescents | Spring 2022 - 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Nelson's Lecture Series for Pediatric Residents - Guidelines in the Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention of HIV Infections in Adolescents | Spring 2022 - 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Nelson's Lecture Series for Pediatric Residents - Fever Without a Source (FWS) or Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) | Spring 2022 - 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Nelson's Lecture Series for Pediatric Residents - Local Experience with High Risk & Low Risk Perinatal HIV Exposure in Infants | Spring 2022 - 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Core Lecture for Pediatric Residents & Pediatric Fellows - Diversity & Inclusions | Fall 2022 - 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Core Lecture for Pediatric Residents - Diversity & Inclusions | Fall 2022 - 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Facilitator, Pediatric Virtual Grand Rounds - Educating Ourselves on Sexual Orientation - Paths to Cultural Humility & Affirming Care | Spring 2022 - 2022 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Diversity & Inclusion COFFEE TALK with the Pediatric Advanced Practice Providers | Summer 2022 - 2022 |
| Nursing Practice, Nursing, Lecture, Lecturer, Nursing Practice Update - Monkeypox in Children & Adolescents | Winter 2022 - 2022 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Pediatric ICU Fellows Lecture Series: Principles of Antimicrobial Treatment | Spring 2021 - 2021 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Nelson's Lecture Series for Pediatric Residents - HIV Exposed Unifected Infants | Spring 2021 - 2021 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Nelson's Lecture Series for Pediatric Residents - Meningitis in Children | Spring 2021 - 2021 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medicine - Pediatric Journal Club on Antibiotic Overprescribing in the Outpatient Clinic | Spring 2021 - 2021 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Nelson's Lecture Series for Pediatric Residents - Principles of Antimicrobial Treatment | Spring 2021 - 2021 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Nelson's Lecture Series for Pediatric Residents - Community Acquired Pneumonia | Spring 2021 - 2021 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Town Hall Meeting on Diversity & Inclusion in Residency Training | Summer 2021 - 2021 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Facilitator, Pediatric Virtual Grand Rounds on Diversity and Sensitivity in the Workplace | Winter 2021 - 2022 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Department of Pediatrics 5-Year Strategic Plan for Diversity & Inclusion (2021-2025) | Winter 2021 - 2022 |
| Neonatal Perinatal Fellow Lecture Series - Perinatal HIV Infections (WebEx), Small Group, Lecturer, Neonatal Perinatal Fellow Lecture Series - Perinatal HIV Infections (WebEx) | Annual 2020 - 2020 |
| Neonatal Perinatal Fellow Lecture Series - Case-Based Perinatal HIV Infections (WebEx), Small Group, Lecturer, Neonatal Perinatal Fellow Lecture Series - Case-Based Perinatal HIV Infections (WebEx) | Annual 2020 - 2020 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Peru Talk (Medical Mission Participants to Peru) - Pediatric Respiratory Infections | Annual 2020 - 2020 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Nelson's Lecture Series for Pediatric Residents - HIV Infections in Adolescents and COVID-19 | Spring 2020 - 2020 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Nelson's Lecture Series for Pediatric Residents - Encephalitis in Children | Spring 2020 - 2020 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Nelson's Lecture Series for Pediatric Residents - Fever of Unknown Source or Fever of Unknown Origin | Spring 2020 - 2020 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Case Management - The Use of Remdesivir in Children | Annual 2020 - 2020 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Special Webinar - COVID-19: Outpatient Counseling & Infection Prevention Management of Children with COVID-19 | Summer 2020 - 2020 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Special Webinar - COVID-19: Outpatient Experience and Clinical Cases of COVID-19 & MIS-C Guidance for the Children's of Mississippi Hospital | Summer 2020 - 2020 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Special Webinar - COVID-19: The Use of Remdesivir in Children | Fall 2020 - 2020 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Case Management - Multifocal Bone Lesions associated with Cat Scratch Disease | Annual 2019 - 2019 |
Directed Student Learning
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Caroline Doherty | 2023 - 2023 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Chandler Noel, Lora Nason, Mackenzie Miller, Jon Michael Stork, William Kenan, James Pride | 2021 - 2022 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Tyler Sullivan, Maggie Dickerson, Hunter Roth, Brooke McKnight, Zachary Kinler, Lora Nason, Graham Grogan, Zachary Mitchell, Hunter Berry, Jon Michael Stork, Kayla Lovitt, Jessica McClain, James Pride, Ahmed Abdelmoniem Mohamed, Addie Hitt, Chandler Noel, Ian Taylor, Thomas Wichman | 2021 - 2023 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Abby Matthews, Lily Fran McRory, Anna Britt, Sarah Miller, Kelly Hill, John D. Culbertson, Dylan Tribolet, Andrew D. Maxwell, Gulrukh Shaheen, Damien Roland, Alexandria Gaudin, Maggie Dickerson, Wlliam Laurenzo, Houston Orr, Benjamin Thompson, William Sistrunk, Jordan Maury, Cailey Crawford, Jack Mason, Sarah Stroup, Mackenzie Miller, Hannah McCowan, Jessica McClain, Taylor Brooke Long | 2019 - 2022 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Kaitlyn Salter, Steven Zack Hughes-Watson, Rachael Kuenh Thornton, Kelsey Berry, Subhi Talal Younes, Phuong Le, Lee Ogletree, Kyle Hart, Weston D. Eldridge, Kelton R. Kingsley, Dana Dillistone, Andrew Maxwell, Caroline Lambert, Mary Harvey, Candice Walker, Brooke McKnight, William Kenan, Darius Willams | 2019 - 2022 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Blake Hardy, Morgan Litchliter, Megan Ruth Bryant, Megan Morgan | 2019 - 2022 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Brian Dorsey, Nehal Thakkar, Thien-Huong Vu, Alina Fradlis, Ritesh Kotecha, Tara Tenney | 2012 - 2012 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Adrienne Dow, Misty Richards, Tiffany Pinchinat, Aimee Steiniger, Amar Shah, Everett Hayes, Joel Roberson, Nathan Calabro, Justin Rice, Alison Rodriguez, Jenny Shim, Alexander Chapman, Susan Conway, Christine Carle, Monica Velkind, William Maron, Shana Straub, Danielle Alexander, Kristina Gracey | 2011 - 2012 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Nicole Lemanski, Sejal Amin, Kerry Godfrey, Misha Huang, Sejal Kothari, Todd Rankin | 2009 - 2009 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Alan Ruis, Santi Tanikelle, Krystal Irizarry, Fayanne Fraser, Timothy Caramore, Yumi Mitsuya, Christopher O'Brien | 2008 - 2012 |
Fellows supervised
| Career/Research Mentor – World Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (WSPID) Mentorship Programme; the Youth WSPID (YWSPID) mentorship program was set up by YWSPID’s Mentorship taskforce aims to enable the development of a long-term mentorship relationship to promote career development and collaboration and provide individual support / advice on career opportunities for the mentee in all resource settings., Research Advisor, 1 fellows supervised | 09/2022 - Present |
| Book Chapter Lead Author, Manual of Childhood Infections - The Blue Book, 5th edition, Research Advisor, 3 fellows supervised, Book Chapter Writing for the Manual of Childhood Infections - The Blue Book, 5th edition | 12/2021 - 04/2022 |
| Neonatology Fellowship, Children's of Mississippi - University of Mississippi Medical Center, Research Advisor, 2 fellows supervised | 07/2021 - Present |
| TEAM (Adolescent) Clinic, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Preceptor, 2 fellows supervised | 12/2020 - 03/2021 |
| Pediatric HIV Program, Children's of Mississippi, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Preceptor, 1 fellows supervised | 11/2020 - 03/2021 |
| Scholarship Oversight Committee (SOC), Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program, Children's of Mississippi, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Research Advisor, 1 fellows supervised | 07/2020 - 06/2021 |
| Master of Science Program, Wadsworth Center, New York State Deapartment of Health, NY, Research Advisor, 1 fellows supervised | 01/2014 - 12/2015 |
| Scholarship Oversight Committee (SOC), Neonatology Fellowship, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, Research Advisor, 8 fellows supervised | 06/2009 - 04/2019 |
Residency Training
| Infectious Diseases In-Patient Rotation, PHARMACY Residency Program, Children's of Mississippi, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Attending Physician | 2023 - 01/2023 |
| Infectious Diseases In-Patient Rotation, PEDIATRIC Residency Program, Children's of Mississippi, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Attending Physician | 2022 - 04/2023 |
| Infectious Diseases Out-Patient Clinic, Children's of Mississippi, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Attending Physician | 2021 - 04/2023 |
| Teen Health Clinic Rotation, PEDIATRIC Residency Program, Children's of Mississippi, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Subspecialty/Activity Director | 2020 - 09/2022 |
| Infectious Diseases In-Patient Rotation, PEDIATRIC Residency Program, Children's of Mississippi, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Attending Physician | 2019 - 09/2022 |
| Infectious Diseases In-Patient Rotation, PHARMACY Residency Program, Children's of Mississippi, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Attending Physician | 2019 - 11/2022 |
| Pediatric Resident Carreer Mentorship, Children's of Mississippi, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Advisor | 2019 - 06/2022 |
| Research Rotation, Pediatric Residency Program, Albany Medical Center, NY, Preceptor | 2019 - 04/2019 |
| Pharmacy Residency Program, Albany Medical Center, NY, Research Advisor | 2014 - 12/2014 |
| Infectious Diseases In-Patient Rotation, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT Residency Program, Children's Hospital at Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, Attending Physician | 2011 - 08/2011 |
| Pediatric Residency Program, Albany Medical Center, NY, Research Advisor | 2010 - 12/2011 |
| Infectious Diseases In-Patient Rotation, PATHOLOGY Residency Program, Children's Hospital at Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY as Attending Physician, Attending Physician | 2009 - 03/2012 |
| Infectious Diseases In-Patient Rotation, PEDIATRIC Residency Program, Children's Hospital at Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, Attending Physician | 2008 - 04/2012 |