Howard S. Faden MD
Howard S. Faden
MD
Professor
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Pediatric Infectious Diseases; Pediatrics
Professional Summary:
My research over the past 5 years has focused on C. difficile in children, the Anginosus group of viridans streptococci and most recently on diet and the gut microbiome of children in the first three years of life.
Education and Training:
- Fellowship, Infectious Diseases, University of Utah School of Medicine (1975)
- Pediatric Residency, Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine (1971)
- Internship, Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine (1970)
- MD, Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine (1969)
- BS, University of Maryland (1965)
Employment:
- Professor, Pediatrics, University at Buffalo (1987-present)
- Attending Physician, Infectious Diseases, UBMD Pediatrics, Women and Children‘s Hospital of Buffalo (1984–2017)
- Medical Director, Infectious Diseases, Women and Children‘s Hospital of Buffalo (2011–2016)
- Division Chief, Infectious Diseases, UBMD Pediatrics (2011–2016)
- Director, Virology Laboratory, Kaleida Health (2009–2011)
- Co-Director, Infectious Diseases, Women and Children‘s Hospital of Buffalo (1991–2010)
- Director, Neter Bacteriology and Serology Laboratory, Women and Children‘s Hospital of Buffalo (1989–1992)
- Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University at Buffalo (1981–1987)
- Associate Attending Physician, Pediatrics, Women and Children‘s Hospital of Buffalo (1978–1984)
- Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, University at Buffalo (1976–1981)
- Assistant Attending Physician, Pediatrics, Women and Children‘s Hospital of Buffalo (1976–1978)
- Assistant Instructor, Pediatrics, University of Utah, College of Medicine (1975–1976)
- Resident, United States Navy Medical Corps (1971–1973)
Awards and Honors:
- Atlantic Health Systems: Ray A. Kroc Visiting Professor (1998)
- Japan Society for Promotion of Sciences: Management of Acute Otitis Media (1997)
- Food and Drug Administration: Certificate of Appreciation (1988)
- Women and Children‘s Hospital of Buffalo: Resident Teaching Award (1977)
- National Institutes of Health: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (1975)
- University of Colorado: Student Research Grant (1967)
- Harvard University: Student Research Grant (1966)
- University of Maryland: National Science Foundation Undergraduate Award (1964)
Grants and Sponsored Research:
- January 2016–December 2016
Research on C. difficile
Wildermuth Foundation
Role: Principal Investigator
$20,000 - January 1997–January 1998
Epidemiology of Pertussis
Wyeth-Lederle
Role: Principal Investigator
$16,000 - January 1997–January 1998
A Comparison Between Penicillins and Cephalosporins and the Development of Resistance
SmithKline Beecham
Role: Principal Investigator
$62,000 - January 1997–January 1998
Effectiveness of Education on Practice Patterns in Patients with Otitis Media
Wyeth-Ayerst; Bristol Myers/Squibb
Role: Principal Investigator
$23,000 - January 1997–January 1998
The Relationship Between Antibiotic Exposure and Emergency of Penicillin-Resistant S. pneumoniae in Children with Otitis Media in Buffalo, New York
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
Role: Principal Investigator
$27,850 - January 1995–December 1995
Pneumococcal Antibody in Human Milk and Protection Against Colonization and Otitis Media
Deafness Research Foundation
Role: Principal Investigator
$14,993 - January 1990–December 1995
Natural History and Immunology of Otitis Media due to NTHI
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Role: Principal Investigator
$1,247,749 - January 1986–December 1989
Natural History and Immunology of Otitis Media
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Role: Co-Investigator
$423,183 - January 1986–January 1988
The Efficacy of a New Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine
Merieux Institute
Role: Principal Investigator
$220,000
Journal Articles:
- Hao H, Zhu L, Faden HS. The milk-based diet of infancy and the gut microbiome. Gastroenterol Rep. 2019; 7(4).
- Cheng S, Zhu L, Faden HS. Interactions of bile acids and the gut microbiota: learning from the differences in Clostridium difficile infection between children and adults. Physiol Genomics. 2019; 51(6).
- Faden HS. Infections Associated with Streptococcus intermedius in Children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016; 35(9).
- Holmes LC, Ma C, Qiao H, Drabik C, Hurley C, Jones D, Judiewicz S, Faden HS. Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Therapy Reduces Failure and Recurrence in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin Abscesses after Surgical Drainage. J Pediatr. 2016; 169.
- Faden HS, Dryja D. Importance of asymptomatic shedding of Clostridium difficile in environmental contamination of a neonatal intensive care unit. Am J Infect Control. 2015; 43(8).
- Farooq O, Faden HS, Cohen ME, Ramanathan M, Barrett H, Farkas MK, Langan TJ, Yeh EA. Neurologic complications of 2009 influenza-a H1N1 infection in children. J Child Neurol. 2012; 27(4).
- Faden HS, Gill SR, Lesse AJ. Impact of Management and Bacterial Genomics on Outcomes of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in Children. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2011; 50(10).
- Faden HS, Wilby M, Hainer ZD, Rush-Wilson K, Ramani R, Lamson D, Boromisa R. Pediatric adenovirus infection: relationship of clinical spectrum, seasonal distribution, and serotype. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2011; 50(6).
- Farooq O, Memon Z, Stojanovski SD, Faden HS. Azithromycin-induced agitation and choreoathetosis. Pediatr Neurol. 2011; 44(4).
- Lemmens N, van Wamel W, Snijders S, Lesse AJ, Faden HS, van Belkum A. Genomic comparisons of USA300 Staphylococcus aureus colonizating the nose and rectum of children with skin abscesses. Microb Pathog. 2011; 50(3-4).
- Faden HS, Ramani R, Lamson D, St. George K. Pseudo-outbreak of adenovirus infection in a neonatal intensive care unit due to a false-positive antigen detection test. J Clin Microbiol. 2010; 48(11).
- Faden HS. Comparison of midturbinate flocked-swab specimens with nasopharyngeal aspirates for detection of respiratory viruses in children by the direct fluorescent antibody technique. J Clin Microbiol. 2010; 48(10).
- Baker SS, Faden HS, Sayej WN, Patel R, Baker RD. Increasing incidence of community-associated atypical Clostridium difficile disease in children. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2010; 49(7).
- Faden HS, Lesse AJ, Trask J, Hill JA, Hess DJ, Dryja D, Lee YH. Importance of colonization site in the current epidemic of staphylococcal skin abscesses. Pediatrics. 2010; 125(3).
- Farooq O, Buccilli A, Varma C, Reidy JJ, Faden HS. Posterior scleritis: a rare pediatric disorder. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2009; 48(8).
- Faden D, Faden HS. The high rate of adverse drug events in children receiving prolonged outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy for osteomyelitis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009; 28(6).
- Lehman HK, Faden HS, Fang YV, Ballow M. A case of recurrent sterile abscesses following vaccination: delayed hypersensitivity to aluminum. J Pediatr. 2008; 152(1).
- Faden HS, Rose R, Lesse A, Hollands C, Dryja D, Glick PL. Clinical and molecular characteristics of staphylococcal skin abscesses in children. J Pediatr. 2007; 151(6).
- Hakim H, Mylotte JM, Faden HS. Morbidity and mortality of Staphylococcal bacteremia in children. Am J Infect Control. 2007; 35(2).
- Faden HS, Patel PH, Campagna L. Pitfalls in the diagnosis of enteroviral infection in young children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2006; 25(8).
- Faden HS. Dacryocystitis in children. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2006; 45(6).
- Faden HS. The dramatic change in the epidemiology of pediatric epiglottitis. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2006; 22(6).
- Faden HS. Management of primary herpetic gingivostomatitis in young children. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2006; 22(4).
- Faden HS. Mastitis in children from birth to 17 years. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005; 24(12).
- Faden HS. Group C and G streptococcal disease among children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005; 24(11).
- Faden HS, Wynn RJ, Campagna L, Ryan RM. Outbreak of adenovirus type 30 in a neonatal intensive care unit. J Pediatr. 2005; 146(4).
- Hotomi M, Yamanaka N, Samukawa T, Suzumot M, Sakai A, Shimada J, Ikeda Y, Faden HS. Treatment and outcome of severe and non-severe acute otitis media. Eur J Pediatr. 2005; 164(1).
- Hotomi M, Yamanaka N, Shimada J, Ikeda Y, Faden HS. Factors associated with clinical outcomes in acute otitis media. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2004; 113(10).
- Yeh EA, Collins AR, Cohen ME, Duffner PK, Faden HS. Detection of coronavirus in the central nervous system of a child with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. Pediatrics. 2004; 113(1 Pt1).
- Kellermayer R, Faden HS, Grossi M. Clinical presentation of parvovirus B19 infection in children with aplastic crisis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2003; 22(12).
- Hays JP, van der Schee C, Loogman A, Eadie K, Verduin C, Faden HS, Verbrugh H, van Belkum A. Total genome polymorphism and low frequency of intra-genomic variation in the uspA1 and uspA2 genes of Moraxella catarrhalis in otitis prone and non-prone children up to 2 years of age. Consequences for vaccine design? Vaccine. 2003; 21(11-12).
- Faden HS, Heimerl M, Goodman G, Winkelstein P, Varma C. New technique (the NOW test) for rapid detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the nasopharynx. J Clin Microbiol. 2002; 40(12).
- Faden HS, Heimerl M, Varma C, Goodman G, Winkelstein P. Urinary excretion of pneumococcal cell wall polysaccharide in children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2002; 21(8).
- Bernstein, JM, Faden HS, Scannapieco FA, Belmont, M, Dryja, D, Wolfe, J. Interference of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis by Streptococcus oralis in adenoid organ culture: a possible strategy for the treatment of the otitis-prone child. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2002; 111(8).
- Murthy SN, Faden HS, Cohen ME, Bakshi R. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in children. Pediatrics. 2002; 110(2 Pt1).
- Faden HS, Poje CP, Pizzuto MP, Nagy ML, Brodsky LS. A new technique (the NOW test) for the detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the effusions of otitis media. J Laryngol Otol. 2002; 116(7).
- Shimada J, Yamanaka N, Hotomi M, Suzumoto M, Sakai A, Ubukata K, Mitsuda T, Yokota S, Faden HS. Household transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae among siblings with acute otitis media. J Clin Microbiol. 2002; 40(5).
- Abe Y, Murphy TF, Sethi S, Faden HS, Dmochowski J, Harabuchi Y, Thanavala YM. Lymphocyte proliferative response to P6 of Haemophilus influenzae is associated with relative protection from exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002; 165(7).
- Ostrom KM, Cordle CT, Schaller JP, Winship TR, Thomas DJ, Jacobs JR, Blatter MM, Cho S, Gooch WM III, Granoff DM, Faden HS, Pickering LR. Immune status of infants fed soy-based formulas with or without added nucleotides for 1 year: part 1: vaccine responses, and morbidity. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2002; 34(2).
- Emborsky ME, Faden HS. Ophthalmomyiasis in a child. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2002; 21(1).
- Harabuchi Y, Kodama H, Faden HS. Outcome of acute otitis media and its relation to clinical features and nasopharyngeal colonization at the time of diagnosis. Acta Otolaryngol. 2001; 121(8).
- Quataert S, Martin D, Anderson P, Giebink GS, Henrichsen J, Leinonen M, Granoff DM, Russell H, Siber G, Faden HS, Barnes D, Madore DV. A multi-laboratory evaluation of an enzyme-linked immunoassay quantitating human antibodies to Streptococcus pneumoniae polysaccharides. Immunol Invest. 2001; 30(3).
- Faden HS. The microbiologic and immunologic basis for recurrent otitis media in children. Eur J Pediatr. 2001; 160(7).
- Szucs K, O‘Neil KM, Faden HS. Urinary findings in asymptomatic subjects with spina bifida treated with intermittent catheterization. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2001; 20(6).
- Faden HS, Ferguson S. Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and intrafamily spread of pustular disease. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2001; 20(5).
- Ogra PL, Faden HS, Welliver RC. Vaccination strategies for mucosal immune responses. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2001; 14(2).
- Samukawa T, Yamanaka S, Hollingshead S, Murphy TF, Faden HS. Immune response to surface protein A of Streptococcus pneumoniae and to high-molecular-weight outer membrane protein A of Moraxella catarrhalis in children with acute otitis media. J Infect Dis. 2000; 181(5).
- Samukawa T, Yamanaka N, Hollingshead S, Klingman K, Faden HS. Immune responses to specific antigens of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Moraxella catarrhalis in the respiratory tract. Infect Immun. 2000; 68(3).
- Teach SJ, Wallace HL, Evans MJ, Duffner PK, Hay J, Faden HS. Human herpesviruses types 6 and 7 and febrile seizures. Pediatr Neurol. 1999; 21(4).
- Rotta A, Grossi M, Fisher JE, Faden HS. Delayed myonecrosis in a leukemic patient with invasive group A streptococcal disease. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1999; 18(6).
- Kodama H, Faden HS, Harabuchi Y, Kataura A, Bernstein JM, Brodsky LS. Cellular immune response of adenoidal and tonsillar lymphocytes to the P6 outer membrane protein of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae and its relation to otitis media. Acta Otolaryngol. 1999; 119(3).
- Hotomi M, Yamanaka N, Saito T, Shimada J, Suzumoto M, Suetake M, Faden HS. Antibody responses to the outer membrane protein P6 of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae and pneumococcal capsular polysaccharides in otitis-prone children. Acta Otolaryngol. 1999; 119(6).
- Faden HS, Duffy LC, Boeve M. Otitis media: back to basics. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1998; 17(12).
- Harabuchi Y, Murakata H, Goh M, Kodama H, Kataura A, Faden HS, Murphy TF. Serum antibodies specific to CD outer membrane protein of Moraxella catarrhalis, P6 outer membrane protein of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae and capsular polysaccharides of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children with otitis media with effusion. Acta Otolaryngol. 1998; 118(6).
- Sluijter M, Faden HS, de Groot R, Lemmens N, Goessens WH, van Belkum A, Hermans PW. Molecular characterization of pneumococcal nasopharynx isolates collected from children during their first 2 years of life. J Clin Microbiol. 1998; 36(8).
- Faden HS. Monthly prevalence of group A, B and G Streptococcus, Haemophilus influenzae types E and F and Pseudomonas aeruginosa nasopharyngeal colonization in the first two years of life. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1998; 17(3).
- Bernstein JM, Reddy M, Faden HS, Ballow M, Scannapieco FA. The microbial ecology and immunology of the adenoid: implications for otitis media. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1997; 830.
- Faden HS. Immunology of the middle ear: role of local and systemic antibodies in clearance of viruses and bacteria. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1997; 830.
- Duffy LC, Faden HS, Wasielewski R, Wolf J, Krystofik D. Exclusive breastfeeding protects against bacterial colonization and day care exposure to otitis media. Pediatrics. 1997; 100(4).
- Faden HS, Duffy LC, Wasielewski R, Wolf J, Krystofik D, Tung Y. Relationship between nasopharyngeal colonization and the development of otitis media in children. Tonawanda/Williamsville Pediatrics. J Infect Dis. 1997; 175(6).
- Reddy M, Murphy TF, Faden HS, Bernstein JM. Middle ear mucin glycoprotein: purification and interaction with nontypable Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1997; 116(2).
- Reddy M, Bernstein JM, Murphy TF, Faden HS. Binding between outer membrane proteins of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae and human nasopharyngeal mucin. Infect Immun. 1996; 64(4).
- Faden HS, Duffy LC, Hong JJ. Adherence of nontypable Haemophilus influenzae to respiratory epithelium of otitis prone and normal children. Acta Otolaryngol Suppl. 1996; 523.
- Faden HS, Duffy LC, Williams A, Krystofik DA, Wolf J. Epidemiology of nasopharyngeal colonization with nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae in the first two years of life. Acta Otolaryngol Suppl. 1996; 523.
- Kodama H, Faden HS, Harabuchi Y, Kataura A, Bernstein JM, Brodsky LS. Adenoid lymphocyte responses to outer membrane protein P6 of nontypable Haemophilus influenzae in children with and without otitis media. Acta Otolaryngol Suppl. 1996; 523.
- Kodama H, Faden HS. Cellular immunity to the P6 outer membrane protein of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae. Infect Immun. 1995; 63(7).
- Faden HS, Duffy LC, Williams A, Krystofik DA, Wolf J. Epidemiology of nasopharyngeal colonization with nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae in the first 2 years of life. J Infect Dis. 1995; 172(1).
- Harabuchi Y, Faden HS, Yamanaka N, Duffy LC, Wolf J, Krystofik D. Nasopharyngeal colonization with nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae and recurrent otitis media. Tonawanda/Williamsville Pediatrics. J Infect Dis. 1994; 170(4).
- Faden HS, Hong JJ, Pahade N. Immune response to Moraxella catarrhalis in children with otitis media: opsonophagocytosis with antigen-coated latex beads. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1994; 103(7).
- Faden HS, Doern G, Wolf J, Blocker M. Antimicrobial susceptibility of nasopharyngeal isolates of potential pathogens recovered from infants before antibiotic therapy: implications for the management of otitis media. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1994; 13(7).
- Faden HS, Harabuchi Y, Hong JJ. Epidemiology of Moraxella catarrhalis in children during the first 2 years of life: relationship to otitis media. J Infect Dis. 1994; 169(6).
- Harabuchi Y, Faden HS, Yamanaka N, Duffy LC, Wolf J, Krystofik D. Human milk secretory IgA antibody to nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae: possible protective effects against nasopharyngeal colonization. J Pediatr. 1994; 124(2).
- Faden HS, Duffy LC, Sun M, Shuff C. Long-term immunity to poliovirus in children immunized with live attenuated and enhanced-potency inactivated trivalent poliovirus vaccines. J Infect Dis. 1993; 168(2).
- Faden HS. Poliovirus vaccination: a trilogy. J Infect Dis. 1993; 168(1).
- Yamanaka N, Faden HS. Local antibody response to P6 of nontypable Haemophilus influenzae in otitis-prone and normal children. Acta Otolaryngol. 1993; 113(4).
- Yamanaka N, Faden HS. Antibody response to outer membrane protein of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae in otitis-prone children. J Pediatr. 1993; 122(2).
- Clayton C, Faden HS. Erythromelalgia in a twenty-year-old with infectious mononucleosis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1993; 12(1).
- Bernstein JM, Faden HS, Dryja DM, Wactawski-Wende J. Micro-ecology of the nasopharyngeal bacterial flora in otitis-prone and non-otitis-prone children. Acta Otolaryngol. 1993; 113(1).
- Faden HS, Duffy LC. Effect of concurrent viral infection on systemic and local antibody responses to live attenuated and enhanced-potency inactivated poliovirus vaccines. Am J Dis Child. 1992; 146(11).
- Faden HS, Gary GW, Anderson LJ. Chronic parvovirus infection in a presumably immunologically healthy woman. Clin Infect Dis. 1992; 15(4).
- Novotny W, Faden HS, Mosovich L. Emergence of invasive group A streptococcal disease among young children. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1992; 31(10).
- Faden HS, Hong J, Murphy TF. Immune response to outer membrane antigens of Moraxella catarrhalis in children with otitis media. Infect Immun. 1992; 60(9).
- Faden HS, Zyndol N. Significance of viridans streptococci in blood cultures from children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1992; 11(5).
- Adenyi-Jones SCA, Faden HS, Ferdon MB, Kwong MS, Ogra PL. Systemic and local immune responses to enhanced-potency inactivated poliovirus vaccine in premature and term infants. J Pediatr. 1992; 120(5).
- Patel J, Faden HS, Sharma S, Ogra PL. Effect of respiratory syncytial virus on adherence, colonization and immunity of non-typable Haemophilus influenzae: implications for otitis media. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 1992; 23(1).
- Faden HS, Bernstein J, Brodsky LS, Stanievich J, Ogra PL. Effect of prior antibiotic treatment on middle ear disease in children. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1992; 101(1).
- Faden HS. Immune response to nontypable Haemophilus influenzae following neonatal sepsis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1992; 11.
- Bernstein JM, Faden HS, Loos BG, Murphy TF, Ogra PL. Recurrent otitis media with non-typable Haemophilus influenzae: the role of serum bactericidal antibody. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 1992; 23(1).
- Faden HS. Results of a clinical study of polio vaccine: the Buffalo experiences. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1991; 10(12).
- Garofalo R, Faden HS, Sharma S, Ogra PL. Release of leukotriene B4 from human neutrophils after interaction with nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae. Infect Immun. 1991; 59(11).
- Bernstein JM, Faden HS, Ogra PL. Nasopharyngeal colonization by nontypeable Hemophilus influenzae in children: the effect of serum bactericidal antibody. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1991; 105(3).
- Faden HS, Waz MJ, Bernstein JM, Brodsky LS, Stanievich J, Ogra PL. Nasopharyngeal flora in the first three years of life in normal and otitis-prone children. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1991; 100(8).
- Brodsky LS, Faden HS, Bernstein J, Stanievich J, DeCastro G, Volovitz B, Ogra PL. Arachidonic acid metabolites in middle ear effusions of children. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1991; 100(7).
- Ogra PL, Faden HS, Abraham R, Duffy LC, Sun M, Minor PD. Effect of prior immunity on the shedding of virulent revertant virus in feces after oral immunization with live attenuated poliovirus vaccines. J Infect Dis. 1991; 164(1).
- Faden HS. Meningitis caused by nontypable Haemophilus influenzae in a four-month-old infant. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1991; 10(3).
- Faden HS, Grossi M. Acute osteomyelitis in children. Reassessment of etiologic agents and their clinical characteristics. Am J Dis Child. 1991; 145(1).
- Faden HS, Modlin JF, Thoms ML, McBean AM, Ferdon MB, Ogra PL. Comparative evaluation of immunization with live attenuated and enhanced-potency inactivated trivalent poliovirus vaccines in childhood: systemic and local immune responses. J Infect Dis. 1990; 162(6).
- Faden HS, Stanievich J, Brodsky L, Bernstein J, Ogra PL. Changes in nasopharyngeal flora during otitis media of childhood. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1990; 9(9).
- Faden HS, Gary GW, Korman M. Numbness and tingling of fingers associated with parvovirus B19 infection. J Infect Dis. 1990; 161(2).
- Faden HS, Bernstein J, Brodsky LS, Stanievich J, Krystofik D, Shuff C, Hong JJ, Ogra PL. Otitis media in children. I. The systemic immune response to nontypable Hemophilus influenzae. J Infect Dis. 1989; 160(6).
- Faden HS, Dryja D. Recovery of a unique bacterial organism in human middle ear fluid and its possible role in chronic otitis media. J Clin Microbiol. 1989; 27(11).
- Faden HS, Brodsky LS, Bernstein J, Stanievich J, Krystofik D, Shuff C, Hong JJ, Ogra PL. Otitis media in children: local immune response to nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae. Infect Immun. 1989; 57(11).
- Zhaori G, Sun M, Faden HS, Ogra PL. Nasopharyngeal secretory antibody response to poliovirus type 3 virion proteins exhibit different specificities after immunization with live or inactivated poliovirus vaccines. J Infect Dis. 1989; 159(6).
- Piedra PA, Faden HS, Camussi G, Wong DT, Ogra PL. Mechanism of lung injury in cotton rats immunized with formalin-inactivated respiratory syncytial virus. Vaccine. 1989; 7(1).
- Faden HS, Krystofik DA, Hong JJ, Bernstein JM, Brodsky L, Stanievich J, Ogra PL. Immune response to nontypeable Hemophilus influenzae in the general population and among children with otitis media with effusion. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Suppl. 1988; 132.
- Volovitz B, Faden HS, Ogra PL. Release of leukotriene C4 in respiratory tract during acute viral infection. J Pediatr. 1988; 112(2).
- Faden HS. Models of Infectious Airway Injury in Children. Am Rev Resp Dis. 1988; 137.
- Ogra PL, Faden HS. Poliovirus vaccines: live or dead. J Pediatr. 1986; 108(6).
- Faden HS, Ogra PL. Neutrophils and antiviral defense. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1986; 5(1).
- Faden HS, Hong JJ, Ogra PL. In-vivo effects of clindamycin on neutrophil function. J Antimicrob Chemother. 1985; 16(5).
- Ogra PL, Faden HS. Urinary tract infections in childhood: an update. J Pediatr. 1985; 106(6).
- Faden HS, Jockin H, Talty MR, Fazilli R, Barrett H. Fatal disseminated adenovirus infection featuring liver necrosis and prolonged viremia in an immunosuppressed child with malignant histiocytosis. Am J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 1985; 7(1).
- Faden HS, Rossi TM. Chemiluminescent response of neutrophils from patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Dig Dis Sci. 1985; 30(2).
- Randolph C, Faden HS. ‘Pseudoerysipelas‘ in a child with Turner‘s syndrome. Clin Pediatr. 1985; 24(1).
- Kaul TN, Welliver RC, Faden HS, Ogra PL. The development of respiratory syncytial virus-specific immune complexes in nasopharyngeal secretions following natural infection. J Clin Lab Immunol. 1984; 15(4).
- Ogra PL, Welliver RC, Riepenhoff-Talty MR, Faden HS. Interaction of mucosal immune system and infections in infancy: implications in allergy. Ann Allergy. 1984; 53(6 Pt).
- Faden HS, Hong JJ, Ogra PL. Interaction of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and viruses in humans: adherence of polymorphonuclear leukocytes to respiratory syncytial virus-infected cells. J Virol. 1984; 52(1).
- Faden HS, Lin T, Hong JJ, Ogra PL. Immune response to respiratory syncytial virus: prevention of syncytia formation by human serum during in vitro infection. Pediatr Res. 1984; 18(10).
- Kaul TN, Faden HS, Baker R, Ogra PL. Virus-induced complement activation and neutrophil-mediated cytotoxicity against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Clin Exp Immunol. 1984; 56(3).
- La Scolea LJ, Paroski JS, Burzynski L, Faden HS. Chlamydia trachomatis infection in infants delivered by cesarean section. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1984; 23(2).
- Kaul TN, Faden HS, Baker RD, Ogra PL. Activation of complement components by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). A possible mechanism of viral elimination during RSV infection. Clin Exp Immunol. 1984; 56.
- Faden HS. Effects of antibiotics on neutrophil functions. Clin Immunol Newslett. 1984; 5.
- Faden HS, Hong JJ, Ogra PL. In-vivo effects of clindamycin on neutrophil function--a preliminary report. J Antimicrob Chemother. 1983; 12(Sup C).
- Faden HS, Kaun TN, Ogra PL. Activation of oxidative and arachidonic acid metabolism in neutrophils by respiratory syncytial virus antibody complexes: possible role in disease. J Infect Dis. 1983; 148(1).
- Faden HS, Neidermeyer L, Szefler S, Eddy E. Chloramphenicol use among hospitalized children. Hospital Formulary. 1983; 18.
- Faden HS, Deshpande G, Grossi M. Renal and Auditory toxic effects of amikacin in children with cancer. Am J Dis Child. 1982; 136(3).
- Faden HS. Etiologic agents of meningitis in early life. N Y State J Med. 1981; 81(11).
- Faden HS, Maciejewski N. Whole blood luminol-dependent chemiluminescence. J Reticuloendothel Soc. 1981; 30(3).
- Faden HS, Humbert J, Lee J, Sutyla P, Ogra PL. The in vitro effects of Newcastle disease virus on the metabolic and antibacterial functions of human neutrophils. Blood. 1981; 58(2).
- Kaul TN, Faden H, Ogra PL. Effect of respiratory syncytial virus and virus-antibody complexes on the oxidative metabolism of human neutrophils. Infect Immun. 1981; 32(2).
- Faden HS, Britt M, Epstein B. Sinus contamination with Pseudomonas paucimobilis: a pseudoepidemic due to contaminated irrigation fluid. Infect Control. 1981; 2(3).
- Faden HS. Prophylactic antibiotics in pediatrics cardiovascular surgery: current practices. Ann Thorac Surg. 1981; 31(3).
- Faden H. Prophylactic antibiotics in pediatric orthopedic surgery: current practices. Infect Control. 1981; 2(2).
- Green ER, Subramanian S, Faden HS, Quintiliani R, Nightingale CH. A comparison of the penetration characteristics of cephapirin and cephalothin into right atrial appendage, muscle, fat, and pericardial fluid of pediatric patients undergoing open-heart operation. Ann Thorac Surg. 1981; 31(2).
- Faden HS, Lewin N, Subramanian S. Pseudomonas aeruginosa endocarditis in a child with tetralogy of Fallot. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1981; 20(2).
- Faden HS, Deshpande GN, Grossi M, Surgalla M, Ettinger LJ, Freeman AI. Efficacy of amikacin and ticarcillin as empiric therapy in febrile neutropenic children with cancer. Med Pediatr Oncol. 1981; 9(5).
- Faden HS, Deshpande GN, Grossi M, Surgalla M, Ettinger LJ, Freeman AI. Efficacy of amikacin and ticarcillin as empiric therapy in febrile neutropenic children with cancer. Med Pediatr Oncol. 1981; 9(5).
- Abbott R, Anbar M, Faden HS, McReynolds J, Rieth W, Scanlon M, Verkh L, Wolff B. Diagnosis of viral infections by multicomponent mass spectrometric analysis. Clin Chem. 1980; 26(10).
- Faden HS, Gallagher M. Disseminated infection due to adenovirus type 4. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1980; 19(6).
- Branski D, Lebenthal E, Faden HS, Hatch TF, Krasner J. Small intestinal epithelial brush border enzymatic changes in suckling mice infected with reovirus type 3. Pediatr Res. 1980; 14(6).
- Faden HS, Eddy E. Evaluation of the use of antibiotics in a pediatric hospital. Hospital Formulary. 1980; 12.
- Branski D, Lebenthal E, Faden HS, Hatch TF, Krasner J. Reovirus type 3 infection in a suckling mouse: the effects on pancreatic structure and enzyme content. Pediatr Res. 1980; 14(1).
- Faden HS, Lee J, Ogra PL. Employee health screening; in pediatric hospital. N Y State J Med. 1979; 79(11).
- Faden HS, Sutyla P, Ogra PL. Effect of viruses on luminol-dependent chemiluminescence of human neutrophils. Infect Immun. 1979; 24(3).
- Faden HS. Treatment of Haemophilus influenzae type B epiglottitis. Pediatrics. 1979; 63(3).
- Faden HS, Neter E, McLaughlin S, Giacoia G. Gentamicin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Emergence in an intensive care nursery. JAMA. 1979; 241(2).
- Faden HS, Keller N, Ogra PL. Effect of human and murine neutrophils on encephalomyocarditis, vesicular stomatitis, and reo type 3 virus infections in tissue culture. J Reticuloendothel Soc. 1978; 24(6).
- Faden HS, Glasgow LA, Overall JC. Variable effect of encephalomyocarditis virus on host defense mechanisms. Infect Immun. 1978; 19(1).
- Faden HS, Gallagher M, Ogra PL. Nosocomial outbreak of pharyngo-conjunctival fever due to adenovirus, type 4-New York. Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1978; 27.
- Faden HS, Bybee BL, Overall JC, lahey ME. Disseminated Herpesvirus hominis infection in a child with acute leukemia. J Pediatr. 1977; 90(6).
- Faden HS, Overall JC. Hemophilus influenzae empyema--two cases. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1976; 15(12).
- Faden HS. Early diagnosis of neonatal bacteremia by buffy-coat examination. J Pediatr. 1976; 88(6).
- Faden HS, Durham G, Tinker J, Rowley A, Glasgow LA. Septic thrombosis following subclavian vein catheterization. J Pediatr. 1976; 88(5).
- Faden HS, Burke JP, Glasgow LA, Everett JR. Nursery outbreak of scalded-skin syndrome. Scarlatiniform rash due to phage group I Staphylococcus aureus. Am J Dis Child. 1976; 130(3).
- Faden HS. Letter: Dental procedures and bacteremia. Ann Intern Med. 1974; 81(2).
Books and Book Chapters:
- Faden HS. "Role of Nasopharyngeal Colonization in Recurrent Otitis Media". Advanced Therapy of Otitis Media. 2004.
- Faden HS. "Changing Poliovirus Vaccine Policy Can Be Controversial at Best". Advances in Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 1998.
- Faden HS. "Polioviruses". Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 1997.
- Faden HS. "Otitis Externa". Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 1997.
- Faden HS. "Otitis Media". Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 1997.
- Faden HS. "Immunology of the Middle Ear: Role of Local and Systemic Antibodies in Clearance of Viruses and Bacteria". Immunologic Diseases of the Ear. 1997.
- Faden HS. "Poliovirus Combined Immunization with Inactivated and Live Attenuated Vaccines". Measles and Poliomyelitis. 1993.
- Bernstein JM, Faden HS, Loos BG, Murphy TF, Ogra PL. "Recurrent Otitis Media with Nontypable Haemophilus Influenzae (NTHI)". Immunological and Allergological Items in Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 1991.
- Faden HS, Piedra P. "Wegener‘s Granulomatosis and Other Granulomatous Diseases of the Ear". Immunology of the Ear. 1987.
- Faden HS. "Luminol-dependent Whole Blood Chemiluminescence Assay". Cellular Chemiluminescence. 1987.
- Faden HS, Rosales S. "Infections in the Compromised Host". Neonatal Infections: Nutritional and Immunologic Interactions. 1984.
- Neter E, Faden HS. "Salmonella, Shigella, Enteropathogenic E. Coli Infections". Pediatrics, Edition 17. 1982.
- Neter E, Faden HS. "Typhoid Fever". Current Pediatric Therapy 10. 1982.
- Faden HS, Ogra PL. "Breast Milk as an Immunologic Vehicle for Transportation of Immunocompetence". Gastroenterology and Nutrition in Infancy. 1981.
- Faden HS, Ellis EF. "Acute Bronchopulmonary Infections". Allergic Diseases of Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence. 1980.
- Faden HS. "Antibiotics and the Gut". Digestive Diseases in Children. 1978.
Abstracts:
- Holmes LC, St. George K, Faden HS, Burg M, Berti R, Lamson D, Lehman HK. Retrospective Study on Patients Presenting with Wheezing and Enterovirus D68 Infection. Pediatrics. 2017; 140(1).
- Farooq O, Faden HS, Cohen ME, Ramanathan M, Barrett H, Farkas MK, Langan TJ, Yeh EA. Neurologic Complications of 2009 H1N1 Influenza Infection in Children. American Academy of Neurology. 2011.
- Farooq O, Faden HS, Cohen ME, Langan TJ, Finnegan SG, Weinstock AL, Weinstock-Guttman B, McVige J, Yeh EA. Acute CNS Demyelination after 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine. Child Neurology Society. 2010.
- Farooq O, Faden HS, Cohen ME, Ramanathan M, Barrett H, Farkas MK, Langan TJ, Yeh EA. Neurologic Complications of 2009 H1N1 Influenza Infection in Children. Child Neurology Society. 2010.
- Faden HS, Brodsky LS, Pizzuto MP, Poje CP, Nagy ML. Detection of S. pneumoniae in Chronic Otitis Media with Effusion Utilizing the NOW Test. Proceedings of the 4th Extraordinary International Symposium on Recent Advances in Otitis Media. 2001.
- Faden HS, Goodman G, Heimerl M, Varma C. Rapid Detection of S. pneumoniae in the Airways of Children with Acute Otitis Media. Pediatr Res. 2001; 49.
- Faden HS, Hotomi M, Yamanaka N. The Importance of Streptococcus pneumoniae Colonization on the Course of Acute Otitis Media. Pediatr Res. 2001; 49.
- Hyatt JM, Bhavnani SM, Forrest A, Faden HS. Factors Associated with Changes in Nasopharyngeal Strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Children from Birth through Two Years of Age. Proceedings of the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 1998.
- Bhavnani SM, Forrest A, Hyatt JM, Faden HS, Schentag JJ. Factors Associated with Nasopharyngeal (NP) Acquisition of Penicillin-Resistant S. pneumoniae During the First Two Years of Life. Proceedings of the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 1997.
- Dryja D, Faden HS. Characteristics of a Newly Described Bacterial Middle Ear Pathogen. J Clin Microbiol. 1990.
- Ogra PL, Faden HS, Duffy LC, Minor P. Effect of Prior Polio Immunization on the Biology of Polioviruses Excreted in Feces: Implications in Secondary Spread of Vaccine Virus and Development of Paralytic Disease. SPR Meeting Abstracts. 1990.
- Faden HS, Modlin J, Thomas ML, McBean AM, Ogra PL. Immunization with Live Attenuated (OPV) and Enhanced Potency Inactivated (IPV) Trivalent Poliovirus Vaccines: Systemic Immune Response. Proceedings of the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 1990.
- Zhaori G, Faden HS, Ogra PL. Antibody Response to Poliovirus Exhibits Specificity to Different Antigenic Epitopes After Immunization with Live or Inactivated Poliovaccine. APS Meeting Abstracts. 1989.
- Garofalo R, Faden HS, Ogra PL. Release of Leukotriene B4 (LTB4) from Neutrophils is Dependent on Bacterial Opsonization. APS Meeting Abstracts. 1989.
- Dryja D, Faden HS. Recovery of a Unique Bacterial Organism in Human Middle Ear Fluid (MEF): Possible Role in Chronic Otitis Media. APS Meeting Abstracts. 1989.
- Patel JA, Faden HS, Ogra PL. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection Enhances Replication of Nontypable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) in the Nasopharynx: Implications in Otitis Media with Effusion (OME). SPR Meeting Abstracts. 1989.
- Faden HS, Hong JJ, Krystofik D, Bernstein J, Brodsky LS, Stanievich J, Ogra PL. Immunity to Nontypable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) in the Normal Population and in Children with Otitis Media (OM). Proceedings of the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 1987.
- Faden HS, Hong JJ, Ogra PL. Effect of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection on the Adherence of Pathogenic Bacteria to Human Epithelial Cells. Proceedings of the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 1985.
- Faden HS, Hong JJ, Ogra PL. The Synergistic Relationship Between Antibiotics and Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes (PMN) in Bactericidal Activity. SPR Meeting Abstracts. 1984; 18.
- Faden HS, Tzoy-Yien L, Hong JJ, Ogra PL. Antibody Response to Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in Man: Development of a Specific Antibody which Prevents Cell Fusion and Syncytia Formation. SPR Meeting Abstracts. 1983; 17.
- Faden HS, Glasglow L, Overall J. Effect of Encephalomyocarditis (EMC) Virus on Spleen Cell Function. J Reticuloendothel Soc. 1975; 18.
- Faden HS. Nursery Outbreak of Scalded Skin Syndrome due to Group I Staphylococcus aureus. SPR Meeting Abstracts. 1974; 8(4).
Professional Memberships:
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Society (1994–present)
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Society: Fellow (1988–present)
- Infectious Disease Society of America: Fellow (1987–present)
- Infectious Disease Society of America (1980–present)
- American Pediatric Society
- American Federation for Clinical Research
- Society for Pediatric Research
Presentations:
- "Diet and the Gut Microbiome: What You Should Know about Bile, Oligosaccharides and Bifidobacteria" Pediatric Grand Rounds, Oishei Children's Hospital (2019)
- "Are We Experiencing an Outbreak of Outbreaks?" Pediatric Grand Rounds, Oishei Children's Hospital (2018)
- "Infections You Might See at School" Monthly Meeting, Western New York Association of School Nurses (2017)
- "The Increasing Incidence of C. difficile among Children in the Community" 7th European Spores Conference, Federation of European Microbiological Societies (2016)
- "An Important Pathogen in ENT" ENT Chairman‘s Retirement Celebration, Wakayama Medical College (2016)
- "Granulomatous Adenoiditis in a Teenager" ENT Chairman's Retirement Celebration, Wakayama Medical College (2016)
- "Retrospective Study on Patients Presenting with Wheezing and Enterovirus D68 Infection" National Conference and Exhibition, American Academy of Pediatrics (2015)
- "Was the Death of PANDAS Premature?" Pediatric Grand Rounds, Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo (2014)
- "Revised AAP Acute Otitis Media Guidelines" Pediatric Grand Rounds, Women and Children‘s Hospital of Buffalo (2013)
- "Long-Term Occurrence of New Lesions After Surgical Drainage and Antibiotics for Skin Abscesses in Children and Their Household Contacts" Annual Meeting, Pediatric Academic Societies (2013)
- "Follow-Up on Intriguing Cases" Pediatric Grand Rounds, Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo (2013)
- "Acute Encephalitis: What's New? Why the Confusion?" Pediatric Grand Rounds, Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo (2013)
- "Duration of Antibiotic Use in Skin Abscesses After Surgical Drainage in Pediatric Patients, and Effect on Clinical Resolution and New Lesion Formation" Annual Meeting, Pediatric Academic Societies (2012)
- "Duration of Antibiotic Use in Skin Abscesses After Surgical Drainage in Pediatric Patients, and Effect on Clinical Resolution, Recurrence and Secondary Infection to Household Members" Annual Meeting, Pediatric Academic Societies (2011)
- "Genetic Variation in Antimicrobial Peptide, Human Beta-Defensin-1 (DEFB1), is Associated with Recurrent Staphylococcal aureus Skin Infection in Children" Annual Meeting, Pediatric Academic Societies (2011)
- "Duration of Antibiotic Use in Staphylococcus aureus Skin Abscesses after Surgical Drainage in Pediatric Patients, and Effect on Clinical Resolution, Recurrence and Secondary Infection to Household Members" 10th Annual Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference, St. Jude‘s Children‘s Research Hospital/Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (2011)
- "Genetic Variation in Antimicrobial Peptide, Human Beta-Defensin-1 (DEFB1), is Associated with Recurrent Staphylococcal aureus Skin Infection in Children" 10th Annual Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference, St. Jude‘s Children‘s Research Hospital/Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (2011)
- "Hospital-Acquired Infections at WCHOB: How Did We Do in 2009?" Pediatric Grand Rounds, Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo (2011)
- "Short and Long Term Immune Response to Trivalent Oral Poliovirus, Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccines and Combinations of the Vaccines" Polio Meeting, WHO India Expert Advisory Group (2010)
- "Hospital-Acquired Infections at WCHOB: How Did We Do in 2009?" Pediatric Grand Rounds, Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo (2010)
- "The Role of Colonization in the Nose and Nasopharynx in Disease" 7th International Symposium on Tonsils and Mucosal Barriers of the Upper Airways (2010)
- "A Comparison of Mid-Turbinate Flocked Swab Specimens with Nasopharyngeal Aspirates for the Detection of Respiratory Viruses by Direct Fluorescent Antibody Technique" 26th Annual Clinical Virology Symposium, Pan American Society for Clinical Virology (2010)
- "A Pseudo-Outbreak of Adenovirus in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit" 26th Annual Clinical Virology Symposium, Pan American Society for Clinical Virology (2010)
- "Adenovirus Disease in Children of Buffalo, NY, 2009" 26th Annual Clinical Virology Symposium, Pan American Society for Clinical Virology (2010)
- "The High Rate of Adverse Drug Events in Children Receiving Prolonged Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotics for Osteomyelitis" Pediatric Grand Rounds, Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo (2009)
- "Clostridium Difficile Infections in Children Undergoing Colonoscopy" Digestive Diseases Week, American Gastroenterological Association (2009)
- "Community-Acquired Clostridium difficile Infection" Pediatric Grand Rounds, Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo (2009)
- "S. aureus Bacteremia in Children" Pediatric Grand Rounds, Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo (2008)
- "Infection Control 2008: How Are We Doing?" Pediatric Grand Rounds, Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo (2008)
- "Community-Acquired MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus)" Pediatric Grand Rounds, Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo (2007)
- "What's New About Community-Acquired MRSA?" Pediatric Grand Rounds, Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo (2007)
- "When Microbes and the Pharmacy Meet at the Women and Children’s Hospital" Pediatric Grand Rounds, Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo (2007)
- "EBV: A Virus for All Seasons" 5th International Symposium on Tonsils and Mucosal Barriers of the Upper Airways (2003)
- "The Microbiology and Immunology of Otitis Media: Future Directions" 5th International Symposium on Tonsils and Mucosal Barriers of the Upper Airways (2003)
- "Rapid Detection of S. pneumoniae in the Airways of Children with Acute Otitis Media" Annual Meeting, American Society for Microbiology (2001)
- "Detection of S. pneumoniae in Chronic Otitis Media with Effusion Utilizing the NOW Test" 4th Extraordinary International Symposium on Recent Advances ini Otitis Media (2001)
- "New Thoughts on the Treatment of Acute Otitis Media" Annual Meeting, Pediatric ENT Society (2001)
- "The Importance of Streptococcus pneumoniae Colonization on the Course of Acute Otitis Media" Annual Meeting, Pediatric Academic Societies (2001)
- "The Return of Pertussis" Spring Seminar, New York State Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (2000)
- "Effect of Antibiotics on Resistance Patterns of Nasopharyngeal Flora" 7th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Otitis Media (1999)
- "The Effects of Oral Antibiotics on Duration of Nasopharyngeal Colonization" 7th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Otitis Media (1999)
- "Effect of Antibiotics on Resistance Patterns of Nasopharyngeal Flora" Annual Meeting, Pediatric Academic Societies/Society for Pediatric Research (1999)
- "Risk of Developing Pertussis Among Vaccines According to Brand of Whole Cell Vaccine Received" Annual Meeting, Pediatric Academic Societies/Society for Pediatric Research (1999)
- "Factors Associated with Changes in Nasopharyngeal Strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Children from Birth through Two Years of Age" 38th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, American Society for Microbiology (1998)
- "Nasopharyngeal Colonization with Middle Ear Pathogens" , SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals (1998)
- "Reducing the Use of Antibiotics in Otitis Media" Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration (1998)
- "Characterization of Pneumococcal Colonization in Children by Various Typing Methods" 37th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, American Society for Microbiology (1997)
- "Factors Associated with Nasopharyngeal (NP) Acquisition of Penicillin-Resistant S. pneumoniae During the First Two Years of Life" 37th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, American Society for Microbiology (1997)
- "Epidemiology of Otitis Media: Breast Feeding and Protection Against Pneumococcal Otitis Media" , Oita Medical College, Wakayama Medical College and Sapporo Medical College (1997)
- "Immunology of the Ear" Symposium on Immunologic Disease of the Ear (1996)
- "Management of Children with AIDS" Annual Conference, Nemours Foundation (1996)
- "Otitis Media - The Pediatrician's View" Annual Conference, Nemours Foundation (1996)
- "Viral Infections in the Winter" Annual Conference, Nemours Foundation (1996)
- "Risk Factors (RF) Associated with Acute Otitis Media (AOM) and Otitis Media with Effusion (OME) in Young Children" Annual Meeting, Pediatric Academic Societies (1996)
- "The Effect of Infant Feeding on Pneumococcal Colonization" Annual Meeting, American Society for Microbiology (1996)
- "The Effect of Infant Feeding on Pneumococcal Colonization" Annual Meeting, Pediatric Academic Societies (1996)
- "Detection of Enterovirus in Cerebrospinal Fluid by Polymerse Chain Reaction" Clinical Virology Symposium, Pan American Society for Clinical Virology (1996)
- "Review of Buffalo's Poliovirus Vaccine Studies" Ross Products Division, Abbott Laboratories (1996)
- "Otitis Media" Department of Pediatrics, Groningen University (1995)
- "Otitis Media" Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus University (1995)
- "Otitis Media" Seminar, National Institutes of Health (1995)
- "Poliovirus Vaccination" Roundtable Meeting, Childhood Vaccines Advisory Board (1994)
- "Nasopharyngeal Colonization: Normal or Abnormal" Western New York Branch Meeting, American Society for Microbiology (1994)
- "Otitis Media" Scientific Sessions, University of Maryland School of Medicine (1994)
- "Studies of Strain Relatedness of Moraxella catarrhalis Isolates in Children with Otitis Media" Annual Meeting, American Society for Microbiology (1994)
- "Otitis Media" Symposium on Current Medical and Surgical Treatment of Otitis Media, Rochester Otolaryngology Society (1994)
- "Mechanisms of Recurrent Otitis Media" 5th Annual Atlantic Respirology Conference (1993)
- "Atypical Mycobacteria" Annual Meeting, Western New York Infection Control Officers (1993)
- "Natural History and Immunology of Recurrent Otitis Media" , Sapporo Medical College (1993)
- "Natural History and Immunology of Recurrent Otitis Media" , Wakayama Medical College (1993)
- "Relationship Between Nasopharyngeal (NP) Colonization and Local Antibody (Ab) Production to Nontypable Haemophilus influenzae (nHI)" Annual Meeting, Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Advances in Children, Inc. (1992)
- "Local Immune Response to the P6 Protein of Nontypable Haemophilus influenzae (nHI) in Children" 32nd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, American Society for Microbiology (1992)
- "Poliovirus Vaccination: A Trilogy" Annual Meeting, Infectious Disease Society of America (1992)
- "Review of Mixed Schedule Studies. Polio Immunization: Strategy Update" Annual Meeting, Infectious Disease Society of America (1992)
- "Absence of Cross Reactivity Between Chlamydia and Respiratory Viruses" Annual Meeting, American Society for Microbiology (1992)
- "Antibody Response to P-6 of Nontypable H. influenzae (NTHI) in Otitis Prone and Non-Otitis Prone Children" Annual Meeting, Society for Pediatric Research (1992)
- "Comparison of Antibiotic Susceptibility of Haemophilus influenzae Tested on Haemophilus Test Medium (HTM) and Mueller-Hinton Chocolate Medium (MHC)" Annual Meeting, American Society for Microbiology (1992)
- "Epidemiology of Moraxella catarrhalis in Children During the First Two Years of Life" Midwinter Meeting, Association for Research in Otolaryngology (1992)
- "Immune Response to Moraxella catarrhalis (MC) in Children with Otitis Media (OM)" Midwinter Meeting, Association for Research in Otolaryngology (1992)
- "Relationship Between Breast Feeding, Nasopharyngeal Colonization (NPC) and the Development of Otitis Media (OM)" Midwinter Meeting, Association for Research in Otolaryngology (1992)
- "Bugs and Bones" 2nd Northeastern U.S. Pediatric Infectious Diseases Conference (1991)
- "Nasopharyngeal Flora and Causes of Otitis Media in Children" , Empire State Association for Medical Technology, Inc. (1991)
- "AIDS and Juvenile Law" Law Guardian Seminar, Women and Children‘s Hospital of Buffalo (1991)
- "Poliovirus Immunizations: The Buffalo Experience" Annual Meeting, American Academy of Pediatrics (1991)
- "Comparative Trial of Poliovirus Vaccines" Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Centers for Disease Control (1991)
- "Immunization with Live Attenuated (OPV) and Enhanced Potency Inactivated (IPV) Trivalent Poliovirus Vaccines: Systemic Immune Response" 30th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, American Society for Microbiology (1990)
- "Characteristics of a Newly Described Bacterial Middle Ear Pathogen" Annual Meeting, American Society for Microbiology (1990)
- "Effect of Prior Polio Immunization on the Biology of Polioviruses Excreted in Feces: Implications in Secondary Spread of Vaccine Virus and Development of Paralytic Disease" Annual Meeting, Society for Pediatric Research (1990)
- "Antibody Response to Poliovirus Exhibits Specificity to Different Antigenic Epitopes After Immunization with Live or Inactivated Poliovaccine" Annual Meeting, American Pediatric Society (1989)
- "Recovery of a Unique Bacterial Organism in Human Middle Ear Fluid (MEF): Possible Role in Chronic Otitis Media" Annual Meeting, American Pediatric Society (1989)
- "Release of Leukotriene B4 (LTB4) from Neutrophils is Dependent on Bacterial Opsonization" Annual Meeting, American Pediatric Society (1989)
- "Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection Enhances Replication of Nontypable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) in the Nasopharynx: Implications in Otitis Media with Effusion (OME)" Annual Meeting, Society for Pediatric Research (1989)
- "Models of Infectious Airway Injury in Children" Workshop, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (1988)
- "Leukotriene B4 Release by Human Neutrophils Stimulated with Nontypable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI)" Fall Meeting, Society for Pediatric Pathology (1988)
- "Workshop on Vaccines for Otitis Media" (1988)
- "Workshop on Models of Infectious Airway Injury in Children" , National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (1988)
- "Immunity to Nontypable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) in the Normal Population and in Children with Otitis Media (OM)" 27th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, American Society for Microbiology (1987)
- "Characteristics of the Immune Response to a Vero Cell Derived Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine (IPV) in Term (T) and Premature (P) Infants" Annual Meeting, American Society for Virology (1987)
- "Workshop on Animal Models for Airway Diseases" , National Institutes of Health (1987)
- "Symposium on Otitis Media" (1986)
- "Significance of Tissue Culture Components in Inactivated Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccine: Role in Production of Pulmonary Pathology" 26th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, American Society for Microbiology (1986)
- "Release of Leukotrienes in Human Respiratory Tract During Acute Viral Infections: Implications in Virus-induced Wheezing" 42nd Annual Meeting, American Academy of Allergy and Immunology (1986)
- "Selective Activity of Plant Flavonoids on Neutrophil Chemiluminescence (CL)" 42nd Annual Meeting, American Academy of Allergy and Immunology (1986)
- "Effect of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection on the Adherence of Pathogenic Bacteria to Human Epithelial Cells" 25th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, American Society for Microbiology (1985)
- "Antiviral Activity of Synthetic Flavonoids" 69th Annual Meeting, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) (1985)
- "Activation and Mucosal Migration of Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes (PMN) During Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection" 24th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, American Society for Microbiology (1984)
- "The Synergistic Relationship Between Antibiotics and Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes (PMN) in Bactericidal Activity" Annual Meeting, Society for Pediatric Research (1984)
- "Activation of Complement Components by Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV): A Possible Mechanism of Viral Elimination During RSV Infection" Annual Meeting, Society for Pediatric Research (1983)
- "Antibody Response to Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in Man: Development of a Specific Antibody which Prevents Cell Fusion and Syncytia Formation" Annual Meeting, Society for Pediatric Research (1983)
- "Mechanisms of Interactions Between Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes (PMN) and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) In Vitro: Implications for Human Disease" 67th Annual Meeting, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) (1983)
- "Activation of Oxidative and Arachidonic Acid Metabolism in Neutrophils by Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) - Antibody Complexes: Possible Role in Disease" 22nd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, American Society for Microbiology (1982)
- "Chemiluminescence of Neutrophils as a New Index of Disease Activity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)" Annual Meeting, American College of Gastroenterology (1982)
- "Role of Neutrophils and RSV Immune Complexes in the Pathogenesis of RSV Lower Respiratory Tract Disease" Workshop on Respiratory Viruses, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (1982)
- "Release of Pharmacological Mediators from Human Neutrophils by Viral Immune Complexes: Effects on Mucosal Smooth Muscle Function and Possible Role in Clinical Disease" Annual Meeting, Society for Pediatric Research (1982)
- "The Effect of Antimicrobial Agents on the Biological Activity of the Middle Ear with Otitis Media" Interaction Between Viruses and Neutrophils Workshop, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Otitis Media Research Center (1981)
- "Interaction of Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes and Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Possible Role in Pathogenesis of Bronchiolitis" Annual Meeting, Society for Pediatric Research (1981)
- "The In Vitro Effects of Newcastle Disease Virus on the Oxidative Metabolism and Antibacterial Functions of Human Neutrophils" Gordon Conference on Oxygen Radicals in Biology and Medicine (1981)
- "Amikacin (A) and Ticarcillin in Children with Cancer: Evaluation of Toxicity" 20th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, American Society for Microbiology (1980)
- "The In Vitro Effects of a Myxovirus on the Metabolic and Antibacterial Functions of Neutrophils: Possible Role in the In Vitro Human Viral Infections" Annual Meeting, Society for Pediatric Research (1980)
- "A Nonparallel Decrease in Pancreatic Enzymes in Reovirus Type 3 Infection of Suckling Mice" Joint Meeting, European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition/North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology (1978)
- "Effect of Human and Murine Neutrophils on the Replication of Encephalomyocarditis (EMC), Vesicular Stomatitis (VSV) and Reo, Type 3 Viruses" Annual Meeting, American Society for Microbiology (1978)
- "Emergence of Gentamicin-resistant S. aureus in a Pediatric Hospital" Annual Meeting, American Society for Microbiology (1978)
- "The Effect or Reovirus Type 3 on the Small Intestine of Suckling Mice" Joint Meeting, European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition/North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology (1978)
- "Effect of Hydrocortisone on Phagocytosis and Superoxide Production by Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes" Annual Meeting, American Federation for Clinical Research (1978)
- "Effects of Live Viruses on Luminol-dependent Chemiluminescence of Neutrophils" Annual Meeting, American Federation for Clinical Research (1978)
- "Effect of Encephalomyocarditis (EMC) Virus on Spleen Cell Function" Annual Meeting, Reticuloendothelial Society (1975)
- "Nursery Outbreak of Scalded Skin Syndrome due to Group I Staphylococcus aureus" Annual Meeting, Society for Pediatric Research (1974)
Service Activities:
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Research Conferences for Department of Pediatrics; Chair (2018–present)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Pediatric Scientific Review Committee; Committee Member (2017–present)
- Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo: Medical Executive Committee; Committee Member (2011–2012)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Chairman's Grand Rounds; Coordinator (2004)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Pediatric QA Grand Rounds; Coordinator (2004)
- NICDCD: Board of Scientific Counselors; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2000)
- Swiss Pediatric Society: 93rd Annual Meeting; Invited Participant (2000)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Quality Assurance Committee; Committee Member (2000–2004)
- Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo: Antibiotic Streamline Subcommittee; Chair (2000)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Promotions and Appointments Committee - Qualified Rank; Committee Member (1998)
- NICDCD: Special Emphasis Panel; Consultant (1997)
- 3rd International Symposium on Tonsils (Sapporo, Japan): Scientific Committee; Committee Member (1995)
- National Institutes of Health: Site Visit to University of Pittsburgh/Children‘s Hospital of Pittsburgh; Consultant (1994)
- 2nd Extraordinary International Symposium on Recent Advances in Otitis Media (Oita, Japan): Immunology Section; Chair (1993)
- University at Buffalo: Faculty Council - Facility Planning and Budget Committee; Committee Member (1993)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Biosafety Committee; Committee Member (1991)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: CME Committee; Committee Member (1991)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Task Group on College and Professional Education for Microbiology; Member (1991)
- Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo: Medical Staff Executive Committee; Committee Member (1991)
- National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders: Site Visit to University of Minnesota at Minneapolis; Otitis Media Clinical Research Center Grant; Consultant (1990)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Pediatric Research Focus Group; Coordinator (1990)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Promotions Committee; Committee Member (1990)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Task Force for Undergraduate and Graduate Training in Microbiology; Member (1990)
- National Institutes of Health: Site Visit to University of Texas at Dallas; Otitis Media Project; Consultant (1988)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: LCME Departmental Self-Study; Coordinator (1988)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Pediatric Honors Program for 4th Year Medical Students; Coordinator (1988)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Search Committee for Pharmacology; Committee Member (1988)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Curriculum Committee; Committee Member (1987–1988)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Promotions and Appointments Committee - Nonqualified Rank; Committee Member (1987)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Pediatric Grand Rounds; Coordinator (1987)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Search Committee; Committee Member (1987)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Subcommittee on Evaluations of New Courses; Committee Member (1987)
- Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo: Laboratory Managers Council; Member (1987)
- Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo: Library Committee; Committee Member (1987)
- Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo: Quality Assurance Committee; Committee Member (1987)
- Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo: Child Abuse Committee; Committee Member (1986)
- Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo: Hazardous Waste Management Committee; Chair (1986)
- University at Buffalo: Faculty Council; Member (1984)
- University at Buffalo: Faculty Council - Bylaws Subcommittee; Committee Member (1984)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Pediatric Morbidity and Mortality Committee; Committee Member (1983)
- Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo: Institutional Review Board; Member (1983)
- Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo: Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee; Committee Member (1982)
- Women and Children‘s Hospital of Buffalo: Building Committee; Chair (1981)
- Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo: Antibiotic Utilization Committee; Committee Member (1979)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Pediatric Resident Recruitment Committee; Committee Member (1978)
- University at Buffalo: Faculty Council; Member (1977)
- Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo: Utilization Audit Program Committee; Committee Member (1977)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Pediatric Research Seminars; Chair (1976)
- Women and Children‘s Hospital of Buffalo: Hospital Infection Control Committee; Committee Member (1976)
- British Medical Journal; Reviewer
- Clinical Infectious Diseases; Reviewer
- Journal of Infectious Diseases; Reviewer
- Journal of Pediatrics; Reviewer
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal; Reviewer
- Pediatrics (Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics); Reviewer
- The Lancet; Reviewer