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Research Faculty—Pediatrics

Program Director/Department Chair: Thomas Welch, MD

  • Ann Botash, MD
    Professor
    Research Interests:

    Child abuse, education.

  • Joseph Domachowske, MD
    Professor
    Research Interests:

    Pneumovirus pathogenesis.

  • Roberto Izquierdo, MD
    Professor
    Research Interests:

    Thyroid nodules, thyroid cancer, diabetes mellitus

  • Manoochehr Karjoo, MD
    Emeritus
    Research Interests:

    Gastroesophogeal Reflux Disease. Bravo pH Analysis. Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome. Anti IL5 Reslizumab in the treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis, a National Study in progress. Safety and efficacy of infliximab use in children and adolescents.

  • Gloria Kennedy, MD
    Assistant Professor
    Research Interests:

    Treatment of pediatric brain tumors.
    Nutrition in cancer sprevention and survivorship.

  • William Kerr, PhD
    Professor
    Research Interests:

    My research is primarily focused on defining the role of SHIP1 in immunity, obesity, stem cell biology and cancer. This research has revealed that SHIP1 is at the nexus of signaling pathways that regulate: (1) hematopoietic and mesenchymal stem cell homeostasis, (2) terminal differentiation of myeloid cells, (3) acute BM graft rejection, (4) survival of T cells in the small intestine and (5) survival of hematologic cancer cells. More recently we developed SHIP1 and pan-SHIP1/2 inhibitors and showed they can expand stem cells in vivo, reverse obesity, eradicate certain cancers and boost tumor immunity. We are also attempting to better understand what LRBA does in immune cells. LRBA is a scaffold protein that coordinates intracellular vesicle trafficking with receptor signaling.

  • Sriram Narsipur, MD, FASN, FACP, MRCP
    Professor
    Research Interests:

    Cardiovascular disease in patients with end stage renal and chronic kidney disease

  • Susan Stred, MD
    Clinical Professor
  • Leonard Weiner, MD
    Distinguished Service Professor
    Research Interests:

    Clinical Research focusing on Pediatric and Adolescent Vaccine Trials, antiviral therapeutic trials and epidemiologic studies of pediatric respiratory viral infections.

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