Bessey E. Geevarghese, DO

Biography

  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics-Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  • Attending Physician, Infectious Disease, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

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Education and Background

  • Fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado School of Medicine 2009-2010
  • Residency in Pediatrics, Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York 2005-2009
  • New York College of Osteopathic Medicine 2005

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Microbiome, Host-microbial interactions, Infectious diseases, Molecular pathogenesis

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Gut microbiota analyses of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma patients undergoing narrowband ultraviolet B therapy reveal alterations associated with disease treatment.

Clinical and Community Trials

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Clinical Trials in Infectious Diseases, Infections in Immune-compromised Children, Central Nervous System Infections

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BK virus-associated hemorrhagic cystitis in pediatric stem cell transplantation: a case report and scoping review.

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Leena B. Mithal, MD

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Perinatal Infections , Neonatal Sepsis , Novel Diagnostics, Placental Inflammation , Early Life Microbiome

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Antibiotic choice for Group B Streptococcus prophylaxis in mothers with reported penicillin allergy and associated newborn outcomes.

Basic and Preclinical Science

Anne H. Rowley, MD

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Rowley Laboratory

Research Interests

Kawasaki Disease, Antibody Responses to Infectious Diseases

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Analysis of Plasmablasts from Children with Kawasaki Disease Reveals Evidence of a Convergent Antibody Response to a Specific Protein Epitope.

Clinical and Community Trials

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Nephrotic Syndrome, Lupus Nephritis, Chronic Kidney Disease, Glomerular Kidney Disease, Congenital Kidney Conditions 

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Association of COVID-19 Versus COVID-19 Vaccination With Kidney Function and Disease Activity in Primary Glomerular Disease: A Report of the Cure Glomerulonephropathy Study.

Clinical and Community Trials

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HIV/AIDS, Maternal-Child HIV, Pregnancy, Metabolic Complications of HIV and its Treatment, Women’s Health, Pediatric, Adolescent HIV

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Measurement of body composition in postpartum South African women living with and without HIV infection.