The Division of Infectious Diseases consists of basic scientists and
pediatricians with special training in infectious diseases of children
who provide state of the art inpatient consultations at both Lansing
hospitals (Sparrow Hospital and Ingham Regional Medical Center) for children with
various proven or suspected infectious diseases as well as conduct
research. Many of the consultations involve children with cancer,
newborns with immature immune systems, children who are critically ill
within the intensive care unit or children who have undiagnosed
conditions that appear to be infectious in origin. In addition,
division members see patients in regular Pediatric Infectious Disease
outpatient clinics that assist Community physicians from the
Mid-Michigan Area in care of their patients with proven or suspected
infections. Patients with chronic infectious diseases (e.g. HIV)
receive their long-term care through the outpatient clinics. Most other
patients are seen in consultation or follow-up depending upon the
nature of the illness.
The members of the division are sought
after educators who participate in undergraduate, graduate and
post-graduate medical education in both the College of Human Medicine
and the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Michigan State University.
All members provide teaching to residents and medical students
throughout the year. In addition, members of the division are often
invited to give presentations across the state and at national meetings
involving infections disease topics in which they are experts.
Division
members are also very active in research programs involving the
epidemiology and virulence of group A streptococcus, group B
streptococcus, perinatal infections, and streptococcus pneumonia
infections both within North America as well as internationally. Such
research is often conducted in collaboration with colleagues from other
departments and colleges at MSU as well as nationally and around the
world.