Indiana University School of Medicine

FACULTY Section of Pediatric Infectious Disease

John C. Christenson, MD John C. Christenson, MD
Director, Section of Pediatric Infectious Disease
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Travel Medicine Clinic
Director, Pediatric Infectious Disease Fellowship Program

Specialty: Pediatric Infectious Disease
Special Interests: Travel and Geographic Medicine; immunizations, hospital epidemiology, clinical infectious disease
Degree From: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Residency: University Pediatric Hospital, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Fellowship: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Elaine G. Cox, MD Elaine G. Cox, MD Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Medical Director, Pediatric HIV/AIDS Program
Co-leader, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Associate Medical Director, Infection Control

Specialty: Pediatric Infectious Disease
Special Interests: Care of HIV Infected and Exposed Infants and Children; catheter-associated bloodstream infections; hospital epidemiology
Degree From: Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency: Indiana University, Department of Pediatrics

S. Maria Finnell, MD, MS S. Maria Finnell, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Special Interests: Outcomes research with focus on comparative effectiveness; clinical infectious disease
Degree From: Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Residency: Indiana University, Department of Pediatrics
Fellowship: Children's Health Services Research, Indiana University School of Medicine
Master of Clinical Research Science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Annette Foti-Childress, MD Annette Foti-Childress, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Special Interests: Periodic and recurrent fevers, pediatric infectious Disease
Degree From: Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency: Indiana University Department of Pediatrics

Martin B. Kleiman, MD Martin B. Kleiman, MD
Ryan White Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Infection Control

Specialty: Pediatric Infectious Disease
Special Interests: Severe or unusual infections; histoplasmosis, hospital epidemiology
Degree From: State University of New York School of Medicine
Residency: State University of New York School of Medicine
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Benjamin F. Weston, MD Benjamin F. Weston, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Specialty: Pediatric Infectious Disease
Special Interests: Clinical infectious diseases
Degree From: University of Utah School of Medicine
Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Fellowship: Washington University
Danielle A. Osterholzer, MD Danielle A. Osterholzer, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine and Clinical Pediatrics
Medical Director, Wishard Hospital Infectious Disease Clinic

Specialty: Infectious Disease
Special Interests: Adult and pediatric HIV/AIDS, clinical infectious disease
Degree From: Wayne State School of Medicine
Residency: Med-Peds, Indiana University
Fellowship: Indiana University
Chad Knoderer, PharmD Chad Knoderer, PharmD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Co-leader, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Director ASHP-Accredited PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency

Specialty: Clinical pharmacy, infectious disease
Special Interests: Pharmacology-pharmacodynamics education; antimicrobial stewardship
Degree From: Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Indianapolis, IN
Residency: Pediatric Specialty Pharmacy Practice, Riley Hospital for Children
Rachel C. Vreeman, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Children's Health Services Research, and Section of Pediatric Infectious Disease
Co-Field Director for Research, Indiana University-Kenya Partnership, Academic Model for the Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS (AMPATH), Indiana University School of Medicine

Specialty: Pediatrics
Special Interests: Outcomes research with focus on pediatric HIV therapy adherence in Kenya, international child health and geographic medicine
Degree From: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Residency: Indiana University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Children's Health Services Research, Indiana University School of Medicine
Master of Clinical Research Science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis