William J. Muller, MD, PhD

Attending Physician, Infectious Diseases

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Appointments & Referrals

1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

About Me

Clinical Interests: Infections in immune-compromised patients; infections with herpes group viruses

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

Specialties:

Infectious Diseases

Education & Training

Education: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, 2001

Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, 2004-2007; Residency in pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Denver, 2001-2004

Board Certifications: Pediatric Infectious Diseases, General Pediatrics

Professional Organizations: American Academy of Pediatrics; American Medical Association; American Society for Microbiology; American Society of Transplantation; Infectious Diseases Society of America; Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

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Research

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Publications

Most recent publications

Cell-free DNA next-generation sequencing successfully detects infectious pathogens in pediatric oncology and hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients at risk for invasive fungal disease Pediatr Blood Cancere27734
Outcomes of observation without empiric intravenous antibiotics in febrile, nonneutropenic pediatric oncology patients Pediatr Blood Cancer66 (3): e27550
Pediatric Considerations for Postexposure Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prophylaxis Infect Dis Clin North Am32 (1): 91-101
Mapping sites of herpes simplex virus type 1 glycoprotein D that permit insertions and impact gD and gB receptors usage Sci Rep743712
Preliminary Results From the US Zika Pregnancy Registry: Untangling Risks for Congenital Anomalies JAMA
Treatment of perinatal viral infections to improve neurologic outcomes Pediatr Res
IV pentamidine for Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia prophylaxis in pediatric allogeneic stem cell transplant patients Bone Marrow Transplant51 (10): 1394-1396
The Type I Interferon Response Determines Differences in Choroid Plexus Susceptibility between Newborns and Adults in Herpes Simplex Virus Encephalitis MBio7 (2):
Aspergillus thyroiditis: first antemortem case diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration culture in a pediatric stem cell transplant patient Transpl Infect Dis17 (6): 868-71
Early viral suppression improves neurocognitive outcomes in HIV-infected children Aids29 (3): 295-304