J.GaryWheelerMD

Pediatric Infectious Disease • Little Rock, AR

Pharmacy Resident, Clinical Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

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Office
1 Childrens Way # 653
Little Rock, AR 72202
Phone+1 501-364-1100
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Education & Training

Wake Forest University School of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 1981 - 1982
Emory University School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1980 - 1981
Baylor College of MedicineClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

AR State Medical License 1991 - 2024
NC State Medical License 1983 - 2001
TX State Medical License 1980 - 1988
American Board of Allergy and Immunology Allergy & Immunology
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Bloodstream Infections With a Novel Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Involving 52 Outpatient Oncology Clinic Patients-Arkansas, 2018.
Sarah M Labuda, Kelley Garner, Michael Cima, Heather Moulton-Meissner, Alison Laufer Halpin, Nadege Charles-Toney, Peter Yu, Erin Bolton, Reid Pierce, Matthew B. Crist...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2020 Oct 23
93 citations
High COVID-19 Attack Rate Among Attendees at Events at a Church - Arkansas, March 2020.
Allison E James, Lesli Eagle, Cassandra Phillips, D. Stephen Hedges, Cathie Bodenhamer, Robin Brown, J. Gary Wheeler, Hannah L Kirking> ;MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2020 May 22
33 citations
Mumps in a highly vaccinated Marshallese community in Arkansas, USA: an outbreak report.
Virgie Fields, Haytham Safi, Catherine M. Waters, Jennifer Dillaha, Lucy Capelle, Sheldon Riklon, J. Gary Wheeler, Dirk Haselow> ;The Lancet. Infectious Diseases. 2019 Feb 1
5 citations
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Smoking Cessation in Arkansas, 2014.
Uwemedimbuk Smart Ekanem, Victor M. Cardenas, Ruiqi Cen, Wanda Simon, Irene P. Chedjieu, Morgan Woodward, Robert R. Delongchamp, J. Gary Wheeler> ;Public Health Reports. 2017 Mar 1
7 citations
Variation in Tularemia Clinical Manifestations—Arkansas, 2009–2013
Laura K. Lester Rothfeldt, Richard F. Jacobs, J. Gary Wheeler, Susan Weinstein, Dirk Haselow> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2017 Jan 1
2 citations
Comparison of Office-Based Versus Outsourced Immunization Recall Services.
Kristina L. Bondurant, J. Gary Wheeler, Zoran Bursac, Tereasa Holmes, J. Mick Tilford> ;Clinical Pediatrics. 2017 Jan 1
3 citations
Airborne pathogen isolation capability in emergency departments of US children's hospitals.
Kelley Garner, J. Gary Wheeler, Terry Yamauchi> ;American Journal of Infection Control. 2016 Dec 1
6 citations
Notes from the Field: Cluster of Tuberculosis Cases Among Marshallese Persons Residing in Arkansas - 2014-2015
Laura K. Lester Rothfeldt, Naveen Patil, Dirk Haselow, Sandy Hainline Williams, J. Gary Wheeler, Leonard Mukasa> ;MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2016 Aug 26
14 citations
Use of electronic nicotine delivery systems and recent initiation of smoking among US youth.
Victor M. Cardenas, Victoria L. Evans, Appathurai Balamurugan, Mohammed F. Faramawi, Robert R. Delongchamp, J. Gary Wheeler> ;International Journal of Public Health. 2016 Feb 1
6 citations
Mobilizing a Statewide Network to Provide Ebola Education and Support.
J RhoadsSarah, BushErin, HaselowDirk, S VyasKeyur, WheelerJ. Gary, FaulknerAlan, LoweryCurtis> ;Telemedicine Journal and e-Health. 2016 Jan 27
12 citations
Influenza a outbreak in an ambulatory stem cell transplant center.
Senu Apewokin, Keyur Vyas, Laura Lester, Monica Grazzuitti, Dirk Haselow, Frankie Wolfe, Michelle Roberts, William T. Bellamy, Naveen Sanath Kumar, Dolris Hunter, Jean...> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2014 Sep 1
21 citations
Vaccine policy and Arkansas childhood immunization exemptions: a multi-year review.
Haytham Safi, J. Gary Wheeler, Gordon R. Reeve, Eduardo R. Ochoa, Jose R. Romero, Robert H. Hopkins, Kevin W. Ryan, Richard F. Jacobs> ;American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2012 Jun 1
Tick-related illnesses in Arkansas: myths and management.
Wheeler, J. G.,Romero, J. R.> ;J Ark Med Soc. 2012 Jun 12
24 citations
Treatment for Tobacco Dependence for Rural, Lower-Income Smokers: Outcomes, Predictors, and Measurement Considerations
Christine E. Sheffer, Stitzer Ml, Thomas J. Payne, Bradford W. Applegate, David Bourne, J. Gary Wheeler> ;American Journal of Health Promotion. 2009 May 1
1 citations
Making hospital grounds smoke-free: a case study of Arkansas Act 134 of 2005.
Holly C. Felix, J. Gary Wheeler, LeaVonne Pulley, M. Kathryn Stewart, Zoran Bursac, Glen P. Mays, Diane S. Mackey> ;Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 2009 Mar 1
11 citations
Smoke-Free Medical Facility Campus Legislation: Support, Resistance, Difficulties and Cost
Christine E. Sheffer, Maxine L. Stitzer, J. Gary Wheeler> ;International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2009 Jan 13
27 citations
Impact of a smoke-free hospital campus policy on employee and consumer behavior.
J. Gary Wheeler, LeaVonne Pulley, Holly C. Felix, Zoran Bursac, Nadia J. Siddiqui, M. Kathryn Stewart, Glen P. Mays, C. Heath Gauss> ;Public Health Reports. 2007 Nov 1
51 citations
Impact of Addition of Philosophical Exemptions on Childhood Immunization Rates
Joseph W. Thompson, Shirley Tyson, Paula Card-Higginson, Richard F. Jacobs, J. Gary Wheeler, Pippa Simpson, James E. Bost, Kevin W. Ryan, Daniel A. Salmon> ;American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2007 Mar 1
271 citations
Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia Due to Staphylococcus aureus, 2003–04 Influenza Season
Jeffrey C. Hageman, Timothy M. Uyeki, John S. Francis, Daniel B. Jernigan, J. Gary Wheeler, Carolyn B. Bridges, Stephen J. Barenkamp, Dawn M. Sievert, Arjun Srinivasan...> ;Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2006 Jun 1
37 citations
Effect of Dietary Ribonucleotides on Infant Immune Status. Part 1: Humoral Responses
Joseph P. Schaller, Matthew J. Kuchan, Debra L. Thomas, Christopher T. Cordle, Timothy R. Winship, Rachael Buck, Geraldine E. Baggs, J. Gary Wheeler> ;Pediatric Research. 2004 Dec 1
21 citations
Characteristics of children with asthma who are enrolled in a Head Start program.
Perla A. Vargas, Pippa Simpson, J. Gary Wheeler, Rajiv Goel, Charles R. Feild, John M. Tilford, Stacie M. Jones> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2004 Sep 1
16 citations
Nonadherence with pediatric human immunodeficiency virus therapy as medical neglect
Gretchen M. Roberts, J. Gary Wheeler, Nancy C. Tucker, Chris Hackler, Karen L. Young, Holly D. Maples, Toni Darville> ;Pediatrics. 2004 Sep 1
6 citations
Barriers to public health management of a pertussis outbreak in Arkansas.
J. Gary Wheeler, Tracy C. Tran, Paula E. North, Toni Beavers-May, Gordon E. Schutze, Sandra L. Snow> ;Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2004 Feb 1
19 citations
Parental Emotional and Time Costs Predict Compliance With Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prophylaxis
James M. Robbins, John M. Tilford, Stephen R. Gillaspy, Jennifer L. Shaw, Donald D. Simpson, Richard F. Jacobs, J. Gary Wheeler> ;Ambulatory Pediatrics. 2002 Nov 1
75 citations
Prevalence of superantigen-secreting bacteria in patients with Kawasaki disease.
Donald Y.M. Leung, H. Cody Meissner, Stanford T. Shulman, Wilbert H. Mason, Michael A. Gerber, Mary P. Glode, Barry L. Myones, J. Gary Wheeler, Robin Ruthazer, Patrick...> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2002 Jun 1
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Professional Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics - AAP
Fellow