Alexis M. Elward, M.D. [ contact information ]
Dr. Elward received her bachelor's degree at Loyola College in Baltimore and
her medical degree at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She completed
a pediatric residency and chief residency and then a fellowship in pediatric
infectious diseases at St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University
School of Medicine. She joined the Department of Pediatrics as an Instructor
in 2001.
Dr. Elward's research interests center around the epidemiology and outcomes
of nosocomial infections in children. She is currently investigating risk factors
for nosocomial blood stream infections and ventilator-associated pneumonia among
patients in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). In addition, she is studying
the attributable morbidity and mortality related to nosocomial infections acquired
in the PICU. A third focus is the relationship between duration and type of
prior antibiotic use and the development of nosocomial infections.
Education
- B.A., Loyola College, Baltimore, Maryland, 1988
- M.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine, 1994
Training
- Resident in Pediatrics, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University, 1994-97
- Chief Resident, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University 1997-98
- Fellow in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University 1998-2001
Licensure and Board Certification
Selected Publications
Elward AM, Hunstad DA, St. Geme, JWIII
(Eds. Polin RA, Ditmar MA):
Infectious Diseases,
in
Pediatric Secrets,
Third Edition,
2001;
Hanley & Belfus, Inc., Philadelphia.
Elward AM, Fraser VJ
(Eds. Ahya S, Flood K, Paranjothi S):
Immunizations and Postexposure Therapies,
in
The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics,
30th Edition,
2001;
Little Brown, Inc., Boston.
Elward AM, Fraser VJ
(Eds. Ahya S, Flood K, Paranjothi S):
Infection Control and Isolation Recommendations,
in
The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics,
30th Edition,
2001;
Little Brown, Inc., Boston.
Elward AM, Kim L, Warren D, Perez-Fontan J, Fraser VJ:
Risk factors and outcomes of
ventilator-associated pneumonia in pediatric
intensive care unit patients.
Submitted.
Elward AM, Zack J, Woodward J, Ferris V, Cox M, Fraser VJ:
Risk factors and outcomes of
nosocomial bloodstream infections and
ventilator-associated pneumonias in a community
hospital.
Submitted.
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