Medical School:
Department: Pediatrics
- MD, University of Michigan Medical School (1969)
- BS, University of Michigan (MI) (1965)
- University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers Program (1970)
- University of Michigan Program, Pediatrics (1971)
- University of Colorado, Pediatric Infectious Diseases (1973)
Department: Pediatrics
Professional Titles
- Jules Amer Chair in Community Pediatrics
- Section Head, Epidemiology (Pediatrics)
- Director, Epidemiology, Clinical Outcomes and Clinical Microbiology, The Children's Hospital
Recognition & Awards
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Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine
(2014)
Awarded yearly since 2005 -
CDC Childhood Immunization Champion Award , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(2013)
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Champion in Health Care, Denver Business Journal
(2010)
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Big Shot of the Year, Colorado Children's Immunization Coalition
(2009)
Publications
- Messacar K, Parker SK, Todd JK, Dominguez SR. Implementation of Rapid Molecular Infectious Disease Diagnostics: The Role of Diagnostic and Antimicrobial Stewardship. J Clin Microbiol. 2016 Dec 28. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28031432
- Hurst AL, Child J, Pearce K, Palmer C, Todd JK, Parker SK. Handshake Stewardship: A Highly Effective Rounding-based Antimicrobial Optimization Service. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 Oct;35(10):1104-10. PubMed PMID: 27254036
- Dominguez SR, Anderson LJ, Kotter CV, Littlehorn CA, Arms LE, Dowell E, Todd JK, Frank DN. Comparison of Whole-Genome Sequencing and Molecular-Epidemiological Techniques for Clostridium difficile Strain Typing. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2016 Sep;5(3):329-32. PubMed PMID: 26407257
- Dominguez SR, Anderson LJ, Kotter CV, Littlehorn CA, Arms LE, Dowell E, Todd JK, Frank DN. Comparison of Whole-Genome Sequencing and Molecular-Epidemiological Techniques for Clostridium difficile Strain Typing. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2015 Apr 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26407257
- Olson D, Lamb MM, Gaensbauer JT, Todd JK, Halsey NA, Asturias EJ. Risk Factors for Death and Major Morbidity in Guatemalan Children with Acute Bacterial Meningitis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 Jul;34(7):724-8. PubMed PMID: 26069947
- Olson D, Birkholz M, Gaensbauer JT, Asturias EJ, Todd JK. Analysis of the pediatric health information system database as a surveillance tool for travel-associated infectious diseases. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 May;92(5):1067-9. PubMed PMID: 25778506
- Gaensbauer JT, Birkholz M, Pfannenstein K, Todd JK. Herpes PCR testing and empiric acyclovir use beyond the neonatal period. Pediatrics. 2014 Sep;134(3):e651-6. PubMed PMID: 25113288
- Smit MA, Nyquist AC, Todd JK. Infectious shock and toxic shock syndrome diagnoses in hospitals, Colorado, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Nov;19(11):1855-8. PubMed PMID: 24188357
- Dolan SA, Littlehorn C, Glodé MP, Dowell E, Xavier K, Nyquist AC, Todd JK. Association of Bacillus cereus infection with contaminated alcohol prep pads. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 Jul;33(7):666-71. PubMed PMID: 22669227
Practice Locations
Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234
Hospital Affiliation
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234
Hospital Affiliation
- Children's Hospital Colorado
- University of Colorado Hospital
Specialty Information
Specialties
- Pediatrics, Board Certification (1975)
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Board Certification (1997)
- Public Health and General Preventive Medicine
- Child and Teen Health - Pediatric Diseases and Conditions
- Infections - Bacterial Infections
- Symptoms and Manifestations
- Infections - Fungal Infections
- Infections - Influenza
- Infections - Pneumonia
- Infections - Viral Infections
- Child and Teen Health
- Infections
Clinical Interests
I am interested in pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of bacterial diseases, with emphasis on streptococci and staphylocci and bacterial toxin-mediated syndromes.
I am interested in pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of bacterial diseases, with emphasis on streptococci and staphylocci and bacterial toxin-mediated syndromes.
General Information
Medical Schools:
- MD, University of Michigan Medical School (1969)
Undergraduate Schools:
- BS, University of Michigan (MI) (1965)
Internships:
- University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers Program (1970)
Residency Programs:
- University of Michigan Program, Pediatrics (1971)
Fellowships:
- University of Colorado, Pediatric Infectious Diseases (1973)
Department: Pediatrics