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

Language: English

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:

Infectious Diseases

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

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Research

Research Interests: Pathophysiology of viral infections; chronic fatigue syndrome

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Publications

Most recent publications

A Validated Scale for Assessing the Severity of Acute Infectious Mononucleosis J Pediatr
Cost analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage and respiratory tract biopsies in the diagnosis and management of suspected invasive fungal infection in children with cancer or who have undergone stem cell transplant Pediatr Blood Cancer66 (5): e27598
BK polyomavirus infection in pediatric heart transplant recipients: a prospective study Pediatr Transplant21 (2):
Zika Virus Is More Like Rubella Than Human Immunodeficiency Virus JAMA Pediatr170 (11): 1115-1116
Tracking post-infectious fatigue in clinic using routine Lab tests BMC Pediatr16 (1): 54
Illness progression in chronic fatigue syndrome: a shifting immune baseline BMC Immunol17 (1): 3
A 15-year-old Nigerian Female with Fever, Shock and Multiple Negative Malaria Smears Pediatr Infect Dis J35 (2): 226
Chronic Granulomatous Disease: A Large, Single-center US Experience Pediatr Infect Dis J34 (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 Cancer62 (9): 1579-86
Prevalence of BK polyomavirus infection and association with renal dysfunction in pediatric heart transplant recipients J Heart Lung Transplant34 (2): 222-6

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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

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

Education & Training

Research

Publications

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