Infectious Disease

Marc Foca, MD Academic Title(s): Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-5000 Fax: (212) 305-4739 Email: mdf10@columbia.edu

Education:

• Johns Hopkins University, BA, 1986
• UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, MD, 1995

• Intern and Resident, Pediatrics, Columbia University, 1995-1998
• Fellow, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1998-2001

Interests/Specialties:

• HIV
• Tuberculosis
• Infections in Transplant Patients

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Anne Gershon, MD Academic Title(s): Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-9445 Fax: (212) 342-1578 Email: aag1@columbia.edu

Education:

• Smith College, A.B., 1960
• Cornell University, M.D., 1964
• Smith College, DSc (hon) 1993

• Intern and resident in Pediatrics, Cornell University Medical Center, 1964-1968
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Oxford University, 1995-2001996
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Infectious Diseases, 1998-1970

Awards and Honors:

• Enders Award of IDSA, 1996
• Honorary DSc, Smith College, 1993
• Numerous Named Lectureships.
• Distinguished Physician, Pediatric Infectious Disease Society, 2008
• Award of Distinction, Weill Cornell Medical College, 2011

Interests/Specialties:

• Vaccines
• Varicella zoster virus infections, including latency
• Prevention and treatment of varicella and zoster
• Opportunistic infections in children with HIV

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Philip L. Graham III, MD MSc Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-2790 Fax: (212) 342-5212 Email: Pg143@columbia.edu

Education:

• Trinity College, BA, 1992
• George Washington University School of Medicine, MD, 1998
• Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, MSc, 2003

• Intern and resident, Pediatrics, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1998-200
• Fellow, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Division, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 2001-2004

Awards and Honors:

• Housestaff Teaching Fellow of the Year award, Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, 2002
• Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America travel award, 2002
• Jonathan Freeman Scholarship, SHEA/CDC Training Course in Healthcare Epidemiology, 2003
• Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Mentor Scholar Award, 2003
• Rustin McIntosh Fellowship, Babies Hospital Alumni Association, 2003-2004
• Physician of the Year, Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, 2007

Interests/Specialties:

• Hospital epidemiology and infection control, healthcare-associated infections
• MRSA
• Neonatal Infections
• Quality improvement

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Philip LaRussa, MD Academic Title(s): Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-0898 Fax: (212) 305-1262 Email: plarussa@columbia.edu

Education:

• State University of New York, Stony Brook, B.S., 1970
• University degli Studi, Faculta di Medicina, Bologna, Italy, M.D., 1978

• Intern and Resident, Pediatrics, New York University Medical Center, 1978-1981
• Fellow, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, New York University Medical Center, 1981-1983

Awards and Honors:

• Teacher of the Year, Columbia University, Department of Pediatrics, 1991

Interests/Specialties:

• Pediatric HIV
• Immunization Safety
• Varicella-Zoster Virus Infections

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Natalie Neu, MD, MPH Academic Title(s): Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-9683 Fax: (212) 342-5218 Email: Nn45@columbia.edu

Education:

• Yale University, BA, 1986
• Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, MD, 1991
• Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, MPH, 2007

• Intern and resident, Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Mott Children’s Hospital, 1991-1994
• Fellow, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Division, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1994-1997

Awards and Honors:

• Rustin McIntosh Fellowship, Babies Hospital Alumni Association, 1995
• Department of Pediatrics -- Columbia University First Annual Assistant Professor Research Symposium: Oral Presentation Award, Challenges in the management of HIV prophylaxis in adolescents after sexual assault , 2003

Interests/Specialties:

• Adolescent HIV
• Adolescent sexually transmitted infections
• Pediatric candidemia
• Pediatric infectious diseases clinical trials

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Sameer Patel, MD, MPH Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Academic Office Information: Tel: (212) 305-0739 Fax: (212) 342-5218 Email: sp2172@columbia.edu

Education:

• University of Chicago, BA, 1996
• Rush Medical College, MD, 2002
• Columbia University, MPH, 2011

• Intern and Resident, Pediatrics, Cornell University, 2002-2005
• Fellow, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Division, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 2005-2008

Awards and Honors:

• House Staff Teaching Fellow of the Year Award, Children’s Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, 2008
• Irving Institute for Clinical and Translation Research, Transform K12 Award, 2009
• Empire Clinical Research Investigator Program Award, 2011

Interests/Specialties:

• Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Hospital Epidemiology
• Healthcare Quality

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Paul J. Planet, MD, PhD Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-6490 Fax: (212) 342-5218 Email: pjp23@columbia.edu

Education:

• Yale University, BS, 1996
• Columbia University College of Physicans & Surgeons, MD, 2004
• Columbia University College of Physicans & Surgeons, PhD, 2003

• Resident, Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian, 2005-2008
• Fellow, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian, 2008-2011

Awards and Honors:

• John M. Driscoll Award, 2011
• Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Scholar Award, 2009

Interests/Specialties:

• S. Aureus

Alice Prince, MD Academic Title(s): Professor of Pediatrics (in Pharmacology) Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-4193 Fax: (212) 342-5728 Email: asp7@columbia.edu

Education:

• Wellesley College, BA, 1971
• Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, MD, 1975

• Intern and Resident, Babies Hospital, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, 1975-1978
• Fellow, Infectious Diseases, Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, 1978-1979
• Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Microbiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1979-1980
• Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY Postdoctoral fellow, Infectious Disease Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1980-1981

Awards and Honors:

• Research Scholar Award, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 1987
• Fellowship, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1997
• Charles Bohmfalk Award for Teaching, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, 2000
• Associate Editor, J. Clinical Investigation, 2002 - 2007

Interests/Specialties:

• Pathogenesis of pulmonary infection
• Airway bacterial pathogens
• Cystic Fibrosis

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Adam J. Ratner, MD, MPH Academic Title(s): Florence Irving Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-9807 Fax: (212) 342-5812 Email: ar127@columbia.edu

Education:

• Yale University, BA, 1993
• Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, MD, 1998
• Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, MPH, 1997

• Intern and Resident, Pediatrics, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1998-2001
• Fellow, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2001-2004

Awards and Honors:

• Irving Scholar Award
• Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Scholar Award
• John M. Driscoll, MD, Scholar Award
• Hattie Alexander Lectureship, 2009
• Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Scientist Development Award
• Section Editor for Infectious Diseases, PLoS ONE

Interests/Specialties:

• Bacterial pathogenesis
• Infectious causes of preterm birth
• Immune responses to colonizing bacteria
• Neonatal/congenital infections

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Lisa Saiman, MD MPH Academic Title(s): Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-9446 Fax: (212) 342-5212 Email: LS5@columbia.edu

Education:

• Cornell University, BA, 1977
• Albert Einstein College of Medicine, MD, 1983
• Columbia University School of Public Health, MPH, 1999

• Intern and Resident, Babies Hospital, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1983-1986
• Fellow, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Columbia University, 1986-1989

Awards and Honors:

• The Richard C. Talamo Distinguished Clinical Achievement Award from CF Foundation

Interests/Specialties:

• Hospital Epidemiology
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Antimicrobial drug resistance

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