KevinBrettMessacarMDPhD

Pediatric Infectious Disease • Aurora, CO

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

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Office
13123 E 16th Ave
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, CO 80045
Phone+1 720-777-1234

Education & Training

University of ColoradoFellowship, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2011 - 2014
University of ColoradoResidency, Pediatrics, 2008 - 2011
University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 2008

Certifications & Licensure

CO State Medical License 2011 - 2025
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

55 citations
Potential clinical impact of the film array meningitis encephalitis panel in children with suspected central nervous system infections.
Kevin Messacar, Garrett Breazeale, Christine C. Robinson, Samuel R. Dominguez
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 2016-09-01
235 citations
Erratum to: Clinical metagenomic identification of Balamuthia mandrillaris encephalitis and assembly of the draft genome: the continuing case for reference genome sequ...
Alexander L. Greninger, Kevin Messacar, Thelma Dunnebacke, Samia N. Naccache, Scot Federman
Genome Medicine. 2016-01-11
323 citations
Laboratory validation of a clinical metagenomic sequencing assay for pathogen detection in cerebrospinal fluid
Steve Miller, Samia N. Naccache, Erik Samayoa, Kevin Messacar, Shaun Arevalo
Genome Research. 2019-04-16

Lectures

Acute Flaccid Myelitis
National Conference & Exhibition 2019 - American Academy of Pediatrics - New Orleans, LA - 10/28/2019

Press Mentions

Virus That Causes Paralyzing Illness Is Spiking in the U.S., Wastewater Data ShowsSeptember 17th, 2024
Colorado’s Flu Season Likely to Be Normal, but COVID Is a “Wild Card”September 8th, 2024
How Does SARS-CoV-2 Affect Other Respiratory Diseases?January 24th, 2023
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