Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease

Grossman

Leigh Grossman, M.D.

 

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Division cares for patients with primary infectious diseases such as those with bacteremia, pneumonia, meningitis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, infections in travelers or adopted children.   They also provide consultative care for patients who have underlying illnesses such as prematurity, cancer, AIDS, surgery, trauma, pulmonary, cardiac or renal disease. 

Patients are seen in the Pediatric Clinic or the Subspecialty or Surgical Clinics as well as by physician to physician referral in the Pediatric Infectious Disease Clinic.  This division is also responsible for physician to physician phone consultations from throughout the state and nationally.

Faculty Members Conditions seen by our division

J. Owen Hendley, M.D.
Ronald B. Turner, M.D.
Theresa A. Schlager, M.D.   
Linda Waggoner-Fountain, M.D.

Bacteremia   
Meningitis                                                 
Pneumonia                                                  Complicated or Prolonged Infection
Infections in High-Risk Patients  (Immunocompromised, Cancer, Neonates, Surgical)
Infections in Children from High Risk Countries
Infections in Adopted Children

To schedule an appointment 

Infectious Disease 
Hours:        Every Thursday (by physician referral only)
Contact:    Arlene Estrada, 924-9141