MichaelRWesselsMD
Infectious Disease • Boston, MAJohn F. Enders Professor of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital
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Office
300 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 02115Phone+1 617-919-2900Fax+1 617-730-0254
Summary
- Dr. Michael Wessels, MD is an infectious disease specialist in Boston, Massachusetts. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts. He is affiliated with Boston Children's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Education & Training
Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1985 - 1986
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1982 - 1985- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1982
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1979
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1982 - 2025- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1995
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 234 citationsIdentification of csrR/csrS, a genetic locus that regulates hyaluronic acid capsule synthesis in group A StreptococcusJames C. Levin, Michael R. Wessels
Molecular Microbiology. 1998-10-01 - 129 citationsThe Apoptotic Response to Pneumolysin Is Toll-Like Receptor 4 Dependent and Protects against Pneumococcal DiseaseAmit Kumar Srivastava, Philipp Henneke, Alberto Visintin, Sarah C. Morse, Victoria Martin
Infection and Immunity. 2005-10-01 - 531 citationsRecognition of pneumolysin by Toll-like receptor 4 confers resistance to pneumococcal infection.Richard Malley, Philipp Henneke, Sarah C. Morse, Michael J. Cieslewicz, Marc Lipsitch
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2003-02-18
Press Mentions
IDSA Recognizes Leading Infectious Diseases ExpertsSeptember 30th, 2021
Grant Support
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research TrainingEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2008–2012
- Virulence Mechanisms Of Group A Streptococcal ToxinsNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2008–2011
- Host-Pathogen Signaling In Group A Streptococcal InfectionNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2008–2011
- Virulence Regulation In Group B StreptococcusNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2004–2008
- Immune Response To The Group A Streptococcal CapsuleNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2004
- Mechanisms Of Group B Streptococcus Capsule ExpressionNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1999–2003
- Immune Response To The Group A Streptococcal CapsuleNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1991–2003
- Mechanisms Of Group B Streptococcus Capsule ExpressionNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1998
- Group B Streptococcal Capsule And VirulenceNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1994–1996
- Group B Streptococcal Capsule &VirulenceNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1990–1992
