CHIEF OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES/TRAINING PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Andrea Kovacs, MD
RESEARCH INTEREST: Pathogenesis of disease and role of viral infections; assessing the impact of three viruses, human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human cytomegalovirus (CMV) on immunopathogenesis, and HIV prevention and HIV compartmentalization in the female genital tract and the CNS.
TRAINING PROGRAM CO-DIRECTOR: Mikhaela Cielo, MD
ASSOCIATES/DIVISION MEMBERS
TITLE(S) OF RECENT FELLOWS’ PUBLISHED PAPERS OR RESEARCH PROJECTS:
GRANT FUNDING RECEIVED FOR FELLOW RESEARCH PROJECTS:
PROTOCOL NUMBER: HS-14-00074 HS-14-00074
TITLE: Vitamin D and the Mother-to-Child Transmission of Human Cytomegalovirus among women infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
MAJOR FEATURES OF TRAINING PROGRAM:
The goal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases fellowship program is to provide extensive training in clinical infectious diseases and a strong foundation in research to prepare the next generation of pediatric infectious disease specialists. Our program is a three year ACGME accredited program that prepares pediatricians for the infectious diseases subspecialty board certification.
During the training period fellows will spend 14 months on clinical rotations, including experience on the adult infectious diseases service and at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. The remainder of the training will be spent designing and completing a research project. This program will create pediatric infectious disease experts with the clinical skills to manage both inpatient and outpatient infections and train physicians in the scientific study, design and conduct of scientific research.
AFFILIATED HOSPITALS: Los Angeles County Medical Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
FELLOWS ACCEPTED EACH YEAR: 1
TRAINING FOR: MD; DO; MD, PhD
FUNDING IS ENSURED FOR ALL 3 YEARS:YES
VISAS ACCEPTED: J1
IS COMPLETION OF PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY TRAINING IN THE U.S. OR CANADA A REQUIREMENT? YES
THE PROGRAM OFFERS THE FOLLOWING TRAINING:
Program provides training in diagnostic microbiology using laboratories on site:
Program provides training in infection control and hospital epidemiology as:
Opportunityto fulfill the ABP requirements for scholarly activity is available in the following general areas:
Research opportunities in the section’s program could be describes as:
Documented liaison exists offering opportunities for research experience n the laboratory of investigator(s) who is (are) not faculty of the section: YES
Program offers the opportunity to obtain a Master’s degree in a field such as Public Health, Education, Clinical Sciences, or Epidemiology (assuming appropriate arrangements are made): YES
Graduate school courses are available to trainee (assuming appropriate arrangements are made): YES
Program provides substantial clinical experiences for trainees in special areas/hosts:
Program includes ABP-required core curricula in scholarly activities in didactic lecture course for fellows (includes epidemiology, statistics, research design, and academic careers): YES
Program has an NIH-sponsored training grant: NO
The Infectious Diseases Service is the primary care provider for HIV-infected children and adolescents: YES
Average number of new outpatient consultations per month: 5
Average number of established outpatient follow-up visits per month: 20
Average number of new inpatient consultations per month: 25
Number of trainees completing program in the last 5 years: 3