Ben Z. Katz, MD

Attending Physician, Infectious Disease, Medical Director, Travel Immunization Clinic; Co-Medical Director, Adoption Clinic

Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Appointments & Referrals

1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

About Me

Clinical Interests: Epstein-Barr virus, infections in transplant recipients, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), travel immunizations, viral infections, adenovirus infections, chronic granulomatous disease

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

Specialties:

Pediatric Infectious Disease Treatment >

Education & Training

Education: New York University School of Medicine, 1980

Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in infectious disease, Yale University School of Medicine, 1983-1986; Residency in pediatrics, New York University Medical Center, 1980-1983

Board Certifications: Pediatric Infectious Diseases, General Pediatrics

Professional Organizations: Infectious Diseases Society of America; Society for Pediatric Research

Research

Research Interests: Pathophysiology of viral infections; chronic fatigue syndrome

Publications

Most recent publications

BK polyomavirus infection in pediatric heart transplant recipients: a prospective study Pediatr Transplant 21 (2):
Zika Virus Is More Like Rubella Than Human Immunodeficiency Virus JAMA Pediatr 170 (11): 1115-1116
Tracking post-infectious fatigue in clinic using routine Lab tests BMC Pediatr 16 (1): 54
Illness progression in chronic fatigue syndrome: a shifting immune baseline BMC Immunol 17 (1): 3
A 15-year-old Nigerian Female with Fever, Shock and Multiple Negative Malaria Smears Pediatr Infect Dis J 35 (2): 226
Chronic Granulomatous Disease: A Large, Single-center US Experience Pediatr Infect Dis J 34 (10): 1110-4
Clinical utility of bronchoalveolar lavage and respiratory tract biopsies in diagnosis and management of suspected invasive respiratory fungal infections in children Pediatr Blood Cancer 62 (9): 1579-86
Prevalence of BK polyomavirus infection and association with renal dysfunction in pediatric heart transplant recipients J Heart Lung Transplant 34 (2): 222-6
Clinical characteristics and genotypes of rotavirus in adults J Infect 70 (6): 683-7
Predictors of Post-Infectious Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Adolescents Health Psychol Behav Med 2 (1): 41-51

Ben Z. Katz, MD

Ben Z. Katz, MD

Attending Physician, Infectious Disease, Medical Director, Travel Immunization Clinic; Co-Medical Director, Adoption Clinic

Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Appointments & Referrals

1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

About Me

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