AnitaMcElroyMD

Pediatric Infectious Disease • Jennerstown, PA

Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, PA UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

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Office
4724 Penn Ave
Jennerstown, PA 15547
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Education & Training

Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2010 - 2013
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 2007

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2017 - 2024
GA State Medical License 2011 - 2018
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Rift Valley Fever Virus Encephalitis: Viral and Host Determinants of Pathogenesis.
Lindsay R Wilson, Anita K McElroy> ;Annual Review of Virology. 2024 Apr 18
Limiting viral replication in hepatocytes alters Rift Valley fever virus disease manifestations.
Lingqing Xu, Alden C Paine, Dominique J Barbeau, Frances Alencastro, Andrew W Duncan, Anita K McElroy> ;Journal of Virology. 2023 Sep 28
2 citations
Human Metapneumovirus Reinfection in Aged Mice Recapitulates Increased Disease Severity in Elderly Humans Infected with Human Metapneumovirus.
Olivia B Parks, Taylor Eddens, Yu Zhang, Tim D Oury, Anita McElroy, Williams, J., Williams, J., Williams, J., Williams, J., Williams, J., Williams, J., John V Williams> ;Immunohorizons. 2023 Jun 1
5 citations
Immune correlates of protection following Rift Valley fever virus vaccination.
Joshua D Doyle, Dominique J Barbeau, Haley N Cartwright, Anita K McElroy> ;NPJ Vaccines. 2022 Oct 28
15 citations
Comparative analysis of human immune responses following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination with BNT162b2, mRNA-1273, or Ad26.COV2.S.
Dominique J Barbeau, Judith M Martin, Emily Carney, Emily Dougherty, Joshua D Doyle, Terence S Dermody, Alejandro Hoberman, John V Williams, Marian G Michaels, John F ...> ;NPJ Vaccines. 2022 Jul 6
10 citations
Genetic diversity of collaborative cross mice enables identification of novel rift valley fever virus encephalitis model.
Haley N Cartwright, Dominique J Barbeau, Joshua D Doyle, Ed Klein, Mark T Heise, Martin T Ferris, Anita K McElroy> ;Plos Pathogens. 2022 Jul 1
5 citations
A mycobacteriophage-based vaccine platform: Sars-cov-2 antigen expression and display
Krista G. Freeman, Katherine S. Wetzel, Yu Zhang, Kira M. Zack, Deborah Jacobs-Sera, Sara M. Walters, Dominique J. Barbeau, Anita K. McElroy, Graham F. Hatfull> ;Microorganisms. 2021 Nov 23
SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Response is Associated with Age in Convalescent Outpatients
B. Zhai, Karen S. Clarke, David L. Bauer, S. Kupul, L. J. Schratz, Mary Patricia Nowalk, Anita K. McElroy, James B. McLachlan, Richard K. Zimmerman, John F. Alcorn> ;Medrxiv. 2021 Nov 8
41 citations
Lrp1 is a host entry factor for Rift Valley fever virus.
Safder Ganaie, Madeline M. Schwarz, Cynthia M. McMillen, David A. Price, Annie X. Feng, Joseph R. Albe, Wenjie Wang, Shane Miersch, Anthony Orvedahl, Aidan R. Cole, Mo...> ;Cell. 2021 Sep 30
4 citations
Isotype-Specific Fc Effector Functions Enhance Antibody-Mediated Rift Valley Fever Virus Protection In Vivo.
Haley N. Cartwright, Dominique J. Barbeau, Anita K. McElroy> ;Msphere. 2021 Sep 8
5 citations
Identification and Characterization of Rift Valley Fever Virus-Specific T Cells Reveals a Dependence on CD40/CD40L Interactions for Prevention of Encephalitis.
Dominique J. Barbeau, Haley N. Cartwright, Jessica R. Harmon, Jessica R. Spengler, Christina F. Spiropoulou, John Sidney, Alessandro Sette, Anita K. McElroy> ;Journal of Virology. 2021 Sep 8
7 citations
Multiplex assessment of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies improves assay sensitivity and correlation with neutralizing antibodies.
Lingqing Xu, Shaymaa Hegazy, Bradley J. Wheeler, Adam R. Anderson, Nancy Critelli, Mary Yost, Anita K. McElroy, Michael R. Shurin, Sarah E Wheeler, Nathan Cook> ;Clinical Biochemistry. 2021 Aug 26
7 citations
A Cross-Sectional Study of SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence between Fall 2020 and February 2021 in Allegheny County, Western Pennsylvania, USA
Lingqing Xu, Joshua D. Doyle, Dominique J. Barbeau, Valerie Le Sage, Alan Wells, W. Paul Duprex, Michael R. Shurin, Sarah E Wheeler, Anita K. McElroy> ;Pathogens. 2021 Jun 6
7 citations
Rift Valley Fever Virus Infection Causes Acute Encephalitis in the Ferret.
Dominique J. Barbeau, Joseph R. Albe, Sham Nambulli, Natasha L. Tilston-Lunel, Amy L. Hartman, Seema S. Lakdawala, Ed Klein, W. Paul Duprex, Anita K. McElroy> ;Msphere. 2020 Oct 28
11 citations
Severe Human Lassa Fever Is Characterized by Nonspecific T-Cell Activation and Lymphocyte Homing to Inflamed Tissues.
Julia R Port, David M. Wozniak, Lisa Oestereich, Elisa Pallasch, Beate Becker-Ziaja, Jonas Müller, Monika Rottstegge, Catherine Olal, Sergio Gómez-Medina, Jennifer Oya...> ;Journal of Virology. 2020 Oct 14
563 citations
Animal models for COVID-19.
César Muñoz-Fontela, William E. Dowling, Simon G. P. Funnell, Pierre Stéphane Gsell, A. Ximena Riveros-Balta, Randy A. Albrecht, Hanne Leth Andersen, Ralph S. Baric, M...> ;Nature. 2020 Sep 23
90 citations
SARS-CoV-2 infection of African green monkeys results in mild respiratory disease discernible by PET/CT imaging and shedding of infectious virus from both respiratory ...
Amy L. Hartman, Sham Nambulli, Cynthia M. McMillen, Alexander G. White, Natasha L. Tilston-Lunel, Joseph R. Albe, Emily L. Cottle, Matthew D. Dunn, L. James Frye, Ther...> ;Plos Pathogens. 2020 Sep 18
7 citations
Dynamics of human B and T cell adaptive immune responses to Kyasanur Forest disease virus infection.
Santhosha Devadiga, Anita K. McElroy, Suresha G. Prabhu, Govindakarnavar Arunkumar> ;Scientific Reports. 2020 Sep 17
17 citations
Rift Valley Fever Virus Is Lethal in Different Inbred Mouse Strains Independent of Sex.
Haley N. Cartwright, Dominique J. Barbeau, Anita K. McElroy> ;Frontiers in Microbiology. 2020 Aug 21
93 citations
SARS-CoV-2 growth, furin-cleavage-site adaptation and neutralization using serum from acutely infected hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
William B. Klimstra, Natasha L. Tilston-Lunel, Sham Nambulli, James Boslett, Cynthia M. McMillen, Theron Gilliland, Matthew D. Dunn, Chengqun Sun, Sarah E Wheeler, Ala...> ;The Journal of General Virology. 2020 Aug 21
26 citations
Prospective Cohort Study of Next-Generation Sequencing as a Diagnostic Modality for Unexplained Encephalitis in Children
Julia C Haston, Christina A. Rostad, Robert C. Jerris, Sarah S Milla, Courtney McCracken, Catherine B. Pratt, Michael R. Wiley, Karla Prieto, Gustavo Palacios, Andi L....> ;Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 2020 Jul 13
15 citations
SARS-CoV-2 growth, furin-cleavage-site adaptation and neutralization using serum from acutely infected, hospitalized COVID-19 patients
William B. Klimstra, Natasha L. Tilston-Lunel, Sham Nambulli, James Boslett, Cynthia M. McMillen, Theron Gilliland, Matthew D. Dunn, Chengqun Sun, Sarah E Wheeler, Ala...> ;Biorxiv. 2020 Jun 22
20 citations
Immunologic timeline of Ebola virus disease and recovery in humans
Anita K. McElroy, Rama Akondy, David R. Mcllwain, Han Chen, Zach Bjornson-Hooper, Nilanjan Mukherjee, Aneesh K. Mehta, Garry P. Nolan, Stuart T. Nichol, Christina F. S...> ;JCI Insight. 2020 May 21
2 citations
Rift Valley fever virus vaccination induces long-lived, antigen-specific human T cell responses.
Jessica R Harmon, Dominique J Barbeau, Stuart T Nichol, Christina F Spiropoulou, Anita K McElroy> ;NPJ Vaccines. 2020 Jan 1
14 citations
Fluorescent Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus illuminates tissue tropism patterns and identifies early mononuclear phagocytic cell targets in Ifnar-/- mice.
Stephen R. Welch, Jana M. Ritter, Anita K. McElroy, Jessica R. Harmon, JoAnn D. Coleman-McCray, Florine E. M. Scholte, Gary P. Kobinger, Eric Bergeron, Sherif R. Zaki,...> ;Plos Pathogens. 2019 Dec 2
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Press Mentions

Experts Discuss COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Parents of Young ChildrenAugust 7th, 2022
Study Shows Young Adults Have Lowest Antibody Levels After COVID-19 Infection, Indicating Vaccination Still KeyNovember 13th, 2021
New Film ‘Chasing COVID’ Parallels Pitt’s Polio History with Battle Against CoronavirusApril 12th, 2021
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