John K Podgore DO

Pediatric Infectious Disease•Fort Worth, TX

Pediatric Travel and Tropical Medicine

Professor of Pediatrics, Co-Director of Global Medicine Education, University of North Texas Health Science Center

855 Montgomery StFort Worth, TX 76107
Phone+1 817-735-2363
Fax+1 817-735-2653

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Education & Training

University of North Texas School of Public HealthMPH, Global Health, 1999 - 2001
Madigan Army Medical CenterResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1979 - 1982
Tripler Army Medical CenterFellowship / Infectious Diseases, 1973 - 1975
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Pediatrics, 1970 - 1973
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 1967

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Certifications & Licensure

TX State License 1972 - 2026
WA State License 1978 - 1987
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellowship in Global AIDS (Malawi) CDC/ASPH, 2005-2006
Certificate in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Traveler's Health American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1997
Legion of Merit United States Army, 1992

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

20 citations
Efficacy of Single-Dose Azithromycin in Treatment of Acute Otitis Media in Children after a Baseline Tympanocentesis
Michael W. Dunne, Chandra Khurana, Adriano Arguedas Mohs, Adib Rodriguez, Antonio Arrieta
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2003-08-01
4 citations
A health assessment of refugee children from former Yugoslavia in Tarrant County.
John K. Podgore, Antonio Rene, Raghbir Sandhu, Muriel A. Marshall
Texas Medicine. 2003-06-01
7 citations
Etiology of acute diarrhea among United States Embassy personnel and dependents in Cairo, Egypt.
Richard L. Haberberger, C. R. Lissner, John K. Podgore, Isis A. Mikhail, Noshy S. Mansour
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 1994-12-01