Dr. McGann's previous basic research interests focused on the role of the placenta in vertical transmission of HIV. Her present interests are clinical and revolve around inpatient and outpatient consultative care of patients with a wide variety of infectious diseases. Specific interests include care of HIV-exposed infants and children and adolescents, congenital infections, and infections in immunocompromised hosts (e.g. transplant recipients, etc). She is Medical Co-Director for Project A.R.K. (AIDS/HIV Resources for Kids) and the Pediatric and Adolescent HIV Specialty Clinic. In addition, she is Co-Coursemaster for the Pediatric medical student clerkship of the Women and Children's Health Clerkship.

Education

• B.A., University of Colorado, Boulder, 1981
• M.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1985

Training

• Resident in Pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital (Northwestern), Chicago,
  1985-88
• Chief Resident in Pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital (Northwestern), Chicago, 1988-89
• Fellow in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1989-92

Licensure and Board Certification

• Missouri license, 1994
• National Board of Medical Examiners
• American Board of Pediatrics, 1989
• Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 1994, 2001

Honors

• Boettcher Foundation Scholarship, (Full tuition scholarship, University of Colorado), 1977-81
• Mortar Board, University of Colorado, 1980-81
• Phi Beta Kappa, University of Colorado Chapter, 1980
• Graduation with Distinction, University of Colorado, 1981
• Mary Love Collins Memorial Scholarship, 1981-82
• Dr. A.O.J. Kelly Prize, University of Pennsylvania Medical School Graduation, 1985
• Resident Teaching Award PL-2, Children's Memorial Hospital, 1987
• Senior Resident Research Project Award, PL-3, Children's Memorial Hospital, 1988
• Fellow Teacher of the Year Award, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1990
• Faculty Outstanding Teaching Award, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 1996-97
• Faculty Outstanding Teacher Award, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 1999-2000
• Clinical Teacher of the Year Award, Washington University Medical Students, Class of 2001
• Samuel R. Goldstein Leadership Award in Medical Student Education, Washington University School of Medicine, 2000
• 2002 AIDS Pioneer Award, The AIDS Foundation of St. Louis

Selected Publications

1. McGann KA, Collman R, Kolson DL, Gonzalez-Scarano F, Coukos G, Coutifaris C, Strauss JF, Nathanson N: Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 causes productive infection of macrophages in primary placental cell cultures. J Infect Dis 1994; 169:746-53.

2. Nathanson N, McGann KA, Wilesmith J (Eds. Gibbs A, Calisher CH, Garcia-Arenal F): The evolution of virus diseases: their emergence, epidemicity, and control Illustrated by poliomyelitis and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). in Molecular Basis of Virus Evolution 1995; Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, Ma. pp 31-46.

3. McGann KA: Herpesvirus infections in the fetus and neonate: Epidemiology and clinical manifestations. Seminars in Pediatric Infectious Diseases 1997; 8:136:150.

4. McGann KA (Ed. Powderly WG): Manual of HIV Therapeutics. in Chapter 7: Overview of Pediatric HIV Infection 1997; Lipincott-Raven Publishers, New York, pp 50-59.

5. Working Group on Antiretroviral Therapy and Medical Management of HIV-infected Children: Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in pediatric HIV infection. CDC. MMWR 1998; 47 (No. RR-4).

6. Elward AM, McGann KA: Steps to Reduce Nosocomial Infections in Children. Infections in Medicine 2002; 19:414-424.