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Ben Katz, MD, Pediatric Infectious Disease, Chicago, IL

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Pediatric Infectious Disease Chicago, IL

Professor in Pediatrics, Northwestern University Medical School

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  • Office

    2300 N Childrens Plz
    Bot 20
    Chicago, IL 60614
    Phone+1 773-880-4187
    Fax+1 773-880-8226

Education & Training

  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 1983 - 1987
  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 1980 - 1983
  • New York University School of Medicine
    New York University School of MedicineClass of 1980
  • Touro College
    Touro CollegeB.A., Math and Science, 1976

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1991 - 2026
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 1998 - 2009
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Excellence in Education Award 2011
  • Outstanding Teacher Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2010
  • Outstanding Contribution to Student Education Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2009
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Zika virus is more like rubella than human immunodeficiency virus  
    Katz BZ, JAMA Pediatr, 1/1/2016
  • A 15 year old female from Nigeria with fever, shock and multiple negative malaria smears  
    Katz BZ, Pediatr Infect Dis J, 1/1/2016
  • Incidence of infectious mononucleosis in universities and US military settings  
    Williams-Harmon, Y, Jason LA, Katz BZ, J Diagn Techn and Biomed Anal, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Detection of Enterovirus and Parechovirus in plasma specimens of pediatric patients in Chicago.
    Analitis EM, Katz BZ, Oberste MS, Rogers SL, Nix WA, Huang W, Carter D, Zheng X, 32nd Clinical Virology Symposium, Daytona Beach, FL, 1/19/2016
  • Chronic granulomatous disease: a large, single center US experience.
    Bortoletto P, Lyman K, Camacho A, Khanolkar A, Katz BZ, 2014 Annual Meeting of the Society for Pediatric Research, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1/5/2014
  • Clinical utility of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and respiratory tract biopsies in diagnosing invasive respiratory fungal infection sin children with cancer.
    Batra S, Li B, Underhill N, Katz BZ, Hijiya N, 26th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Miami, FL, 1/24/2013
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Lectures

  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 
    1/16/2017
  • Progressive Epstein-Barr Virus Infections. 
    1/14/2017
  • Infectious Mononucleosis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 
    1/14/2017
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Other

  • Epstein-Barr virus: Disease causation, diagnosis and treatment. 
    Cohen JI, Katz BZ, American Herpes Foundation
    1/1/2005
  • Clinical manifestations and serologic diagnosis of Epstein-Barr virus infection. 
    Katz BZ
    1/1/1992
  • Progressive and chronic Epstein-Barr virus infections. 
    Katz BZ, Andiman WA, Mediguide to Infectious Diseases
    1/1/1986

Press Mentions

  • Researcher Leonard a. Jason Pushes Discovery on Long COVID, ME/CFS
    Researcher Leonard a. Jason Pushes Discovery on Long COVID, ME/CFSMarch 1st, 2023
  • New $40 Million NIH Study Hopes to Solve Mysteries Behind Children’s Long Covid-19
    New $40 Million NIH Study Hopes to Solve Mysteries Behind Children’s Long Covid-19July 25th, 2021
  • RSV, a Childhood Illness That Receded During COVID-19, Is Surging in Orthodox Brooklyn
    RSV, a Childhood Illness That Receded During COVID-19, Is Surging in Orthodox BrooklynApril 22nd, 2021
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