Kyle Emily Widmer MD
Section Chief, Infectious Diseases, Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System
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2400 Canal StreetNew Orleans, LA 70119
Phone+1 504-507-2000
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Summary
- Kyle Widmer, MD, is an infectious disease specialist based in New Orleans, LA. She completed her medical education and residency in Internal Medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine, where she also served as Chief Resident. Dr. Widmer further specialized by completing a fellowship in Infectious Disease at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She has been an Attending Physician at Tulane Medical Center and the Section Chief at Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System since 2012, while also serving as an Assistant Professor at Tulane University. Her publications include research on bacteremia related to unpasteurized raw milk, the impact of tobacco use on SARS-CoV-2 mortality in veterans, chronic HCV infection mechanisms, and the burden of respiratory viruses in adults, with several articles receiving multiple citations in other works.
Education & Training
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2009 - 2012
Tulane UniversityChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2008 - 2009- Tulane UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2008
- Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
LA State Medical License 2006 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Infectious Disease
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsbacteremia in a patient with exposure to unpasteurised raw milk.Shanan Immel, Kyle Widmer
BMJ Case Reports. 2023-03-22 - 1 citationsResponse to Baeza et al. re: "Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Clinical Protocol #36: The Mastitis Spectrum, Revised 2022".Katrina B Mitchell, Helen M Johnson, Juan Miguel Rodriguez, Anne Eglash, Charlotte Scherzinger
Breastfeeding Medicine. 2022-11-01 - 29 citationsAcademy of Breastfeeding Medicine Clinical Protocol #36: The Mastitis Spectrum, Revised 2022.Katrina B Mitchell, Helen M Johnson, Juan Miguel Rodríguez, Anne Eglash, Charlotte Scherzinger
Breastfeeding Medicine. 2022-05-01
Professional Memberships
- Infectious Diseases Society of AmericaMember
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