My research over the past five 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)
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
Faden HS. Effects of antibiotics on neutrophil functions. Clin Immunol Newslett. 1984; 5.
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. "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.
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, 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. Pediatr Res. 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. Pediatr Res. 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. Pediatr Res. 1974; 8(4).
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:
"Climate Change and the Evolving Landscape of Infectious Diseases" Pediatric Grand Rounds, University at Buffalo (2019)
"Climate Change and the Evolving Landscape of Infectious Diseases" Department of Medicine City-Wide Grand Rounds, University at Buffalo (2019)
"Diet and the Gut Microbiome: What You Should Know about Bile, Oligosaccharides and Bifidobacteria" Pediatric Grand Rounds, University at Buffalo (2019)
"Are We Experiencing an Outbreak of Outbreaks?" Pediatric Grand Rounds, University at Buffalo (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, University at Buffalo (2014)
"Revised AAP Acute Otitis Media Guidelines" Pediatric Grand Rounds, University at 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, University at Buffalo (2013)
"Acute Encephalitis: What‘s New? Why the Confusion?" Pediatric Grand Rounds, University at 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, University at 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, University at 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, University at Buffalo (2009)
"Clostridium Difficile Infections in Children Undergoing Colonoscopy" Digestive Diseases Week, American Gastroenterological Association (2009)
"Community-Acquired Clostridium difficile Infection" Pediatric Grand Rounds, University at Buffalo (2009)
"S. aureus Bacteremia in Children" Pediatric Grand Rounds, University at Buffalo (2008)
"Infection Control 2008: How Are We Doing?" Pediatric Grand Rounds, University at Buffalo (2008)
"Community-Acquired MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus)" Pediatric Grand Rounds, University at Buffalo (2007)
"What‘s New About Community-Acquired MRSA?" Pediatric Grand Rounds, University at Buffalo (2007)
"When Microbes and the Pharmacy Meet at the Women and Children’s Hospital" Pediatric Grand Rounds, University at 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)
"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" Invited Presentation, 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)
"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)
"Atypical Mycobacteria" Annual Meeting, Western New York Infection Control Officers (1993)
"Natural History and Immunology of Recurrent Otitis Media" Invited Presentation, Sapporo Medical College (1993)
"Natural History and Immunology of Recurrent Otitis Media" Invited Presentation, 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" Invited Presentation, 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)
"Models of Infectious Airway Injury in Children" Workshop, 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)
"Animal Models for Airway Diseases" Workshop, National Institutes of Health (1987)
"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)
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
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UBMD Pediatrics Division of Infectious Diseases 1001 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14203 Phone: (716) 323-0150 Fax: (716) 323-0296 hfaden@buffalo.edu