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Office
805 15th St Nw
Suite 601
Washington, DC 20005Phone+1 202-728-2462Fax+1 202-974-7892
Summary
- Dr. Eric Ottesen, MD is a board certified pediatrician in Washington, District of Columbia. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in District of Columbia.
Education & Training
Duke University HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 1970 - 1972
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1970
Certifications & Licensure
DC State Medical License 1981 - 2024- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Clinical Trials
- A 24 Month Study, to Compare the Efficacy of Doxycycline vs. Placebo for Improving Filarial Lymphedema in Mali Start of enrollment: 2018 Jun 19
- A 24 Month Study to Compare Efficacy of Doxycycline vs Placebo for Improving Filarial Lymphedema in India Start of enrollment: 2019 Jan 15
- A 24 Month Study to Compare Efficacy of Doxycycline vs Placebo for Improving Filarial Lymphedema in Sri Lanka Start of enrollment: 2018 Feb 16
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 30 citationsThe Health and Economic Burdens of Lymphatic Filariasis Prior to Mass Drug Administration Programs.Christopher G Mathew, Alison A. Bettis, Brian K. Chu, Mike English, Eric A. Ottesen
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2020-06-10 - 8 citationsThe Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Case Study Exemplifying How Foreign Assistance Funding Can Be Catalytic in Reducing the Burden of Major Global Health...Emily C. Wainwright, Darin Evans, Lisa Rotondo, Bolivar Pou, Violetta Yevstigneyeva
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2019-08-12 - 23 citationsOnchocerciasis: shifting the target from control to elimination requires a new first-step-elimination mapping.Maria P. Rebollo, Honorat G. M. Zouré, Kisito Ogoussan, Yao K. Sodahlon, Eric A. Ottesen
International Health. 2018-03-01
Press Mentions
- Setting the Stage for a Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis: The First 125 Years (1875–2000)December 22nd, 2020
A Case for Using Genomics and a Bioinformatics Pipeline to Develop Sensitive and Species-Specific PCR-Based Diagnostics for Soil-Transmitted HelminthsSeptember 23rd, 2019
Dr. V. Kumaraswami Wins Kyelem Prize for Contributions to Eliminating Neglected Tropical DiseasesNovember 11th, 2016
