KennethMBoyerMD

Pediatric Infectious Disease • Chicago, IL

Professor of Pediatrics, Rush Medical College

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Office
1653 W Congress Pkwy
Jones Bldg - Ste 770
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone+1 312-942-3034
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Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1976 - 1977
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1975 - 1976
The MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1974 - 1975
The MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1971 - 1972
The MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1970 - 1971
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1970

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 1973 - Present
CA State Medical License 1975 - Present
IL State Medical License 1977 - 2023
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Chicago Mag - Children's Health Castle Connolly, 2010
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Complicated ventricular arrhythmia and hematologic myeloproliferative disorder in RIT1‐ associated Noonan syndrome: Expanding the phenotype and review of the literature
Safwat Aly, Kenneth M. Boyer, Brie Ann A. Muller, Davide Marini, Carolyn Jones, Hoang H. Nguyen> ;Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine. 2020 Jul 1
7 citations
Outcomes of hydrocephalus secondary to congenital toxoplasmosis.
David G. McLone, Richard D. Penn, Charles N. Swisher, Peter Heydemann, Kenneth M. Boyer, A. Gwendolyn Noble, Peter Rabiah, Shawn Withers, Kristen Wroblewski, Theodore ...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2019 Sep 6
Publisher Correction: Toxoplasma Modulates Signature Pathways of Human Epilepsy, Neurodegeneration & Cancer.
Huân M. Ngô, Ying Zhou, Hernan Lorenzi, Kai Wang, Taek-Kyun Kim, Yong Zhou, Kamal El Bissati, Ernest Mui, Laura Fraczek, Seesandra V. Rajagopala, Craig W. Roberts, Fio...> ;Scientific Reports. 2019 May 28
75 citations
Toxoplasma Modulates Signature Pathways of Human Epilepsy, Neurodegeneration & Cancer.
Huân M. Ngô, Ying Zhou, Hernan Lorenzi, Kai Wang, Taek Kyun Kim, Yong Zhou, Kamal El Bissati, Ernest Mui, Laura Fraczek, Seesandra V. Rajagopala, Craig W. Roberts, Fio...> ;Scientific Reports. 2017 Sep 13
31 citations
Point-of-care testing for Toxoplasma gondii IgG/IgM using Toxoplasma ICT IgG-IgM test with sera from the United States and implications for developing countries.
Ian J. Begeman, Joseph Lykins, Ying Zhou, Bo Shiun Lai, Pauline Levigne, Kamal El Bissati, Kenneth M. Boyer, Shawn Withers, Fatima Clouser, A. Gwendolyn Noble, Peter R...> ;Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2017 Jun 26
7 citations
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Cesarean Delivery — When Broader Is Better
Robert A. Weinstein, Kenneth M. Boyer> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2016 Sep 28
3 citations
Reply to Wallon and Peyron.
Rima McLeod, Kelsey Wheeler, Kenneth M. Boyer> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2016 Mar 15
12 citations
Clustering of Toxoplasma gondii Infections Within Families of Congenitally Infected Infants.
Despina G. Contopoulos-Ioannidis, Kelsey Wheeler, Raymund Ramirez, Cindy Press, Ernest Mui, Ying Zhou, Christine Van Tubbergen, Sheela Prasad, Yvonne Maldonado, Shawn ...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2015 Dec 15
28 citations
Patterns of Hydrocephalus Caused by Congenital Toxoplasma gondii Infection Associate With Parasite Genetics
Samuel L. Hutson, Kelsey Wheeler, David G. McLone, Richard D. Penn, Charles N. Swisher, Peter Heydemann, Kenneth M. Boyer, A. Gwendolyn Noble, Peter Rabiah, Shawn With...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2015 Dec 15
58 citations
Changing Trends in Complications and Mortality Rates Among US Youth and Young Adults With HIV Infection in the Era of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy
Gayatri Mirani, Paige L. Williams, Miriam Chernoff, Mark J. Abzug, Myron J. Levin, George R. Seage, James Oleske, Murli Purswani, Rohan Hazra, Shirley Traite, Bonnie Z...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2015 Aug 12
21 citations
ALOX12 in Human Toxoplasmosis
William H. Witola, Susan Ruosu Liu, Alexandre Montpetit, Ruth Welti, Magali Hypolite, Mary R. Roth, Ying Zhou, Ernest Mui, Marie-France Cesbron-Delauw, Gilbert J. Four...> ;Infection and Immunity. 2014 Jul 1
109 citations
Prematurity and Severity Are Associated With Toxoplasma gondii Alleles (NCCCTS, 1981–2009)
Rima McLeod, Kenneth M. Boyer, Daniel D. Lee, Ernest Mui, Kristen Wroblewski, Theodore Karrison, A. Gwendolyn Noble, Shawn Withers, Charles N. Swisher, Peter Heydemann...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2012 Jun 1
12 citations
Spinal Cord Lesions in Congenital Toxoplasmosis Demonstrated with Neuroimaging, Including Their Successful Treatment in an Adult.
Delilah Burrowes, Kenneth M. Boyer, Charles N. Swisher, A. Gwendolyn Noble, Mari Sautter, Peter Heydemann, Peter Rabiah, Daniel D. Lee, Rima McLeod> ;Journal of Neuroparasitology. 2012 Mar 1
104 citations
Unrecognized Ingestion of Toxoplasma gondii Oocysts Leads to Congenital Toxoplasmosis and Causes Epidemics in North America
Kenneth M. Boyer, Dolores E. Hill, Ernest Mui, Kristen Wroblewski, Theodore Karrison, Jitender P. Dubey, Mari Sautter, A. Gwendolyn Noble, Shawn Withers, Charles N. Sw...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2011 Dec 1
87 citations
IDENTIFICATION OF A SPOROZOITE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN FROM TOXOPLASMA GONDII
Dolores E. Hill, Cathleen Coss, Jitender P. Dubey, Kristen Wroblewski, Mari Sautter, Tiffany Hosten, Claudia A. Muñoz-Zanzi, Ernest Mui, Shawn Withers, Kenneth M. Boye...> ;The Journal of Parasitology. 2011 Apr 29
72 citations
Evidence for associations between the purinergic receptor P2X(7) (P2RX7) and toxoplasmosis.
Sarra E. Jamieson, A L Peixoto-Rangel, Aubrey Hargrave, L-A. de Roubaix, Ernest Mui, Nicola R. Boulter, E.N. Miller, Stephen J. Fuller, James S. Wiley, Léa Cristina Ca...> ;Genes and Immunity. 2010 Jun 10
12 citations
Chorioretinal lesions in mothers of children with congenital toxoplasmosis in the National Collaborative Chicago-based, Congenital Toxoplasmosis Study
A. Gwendolyn Noble, Paul Latkany, Jaroslaw Kusmierczyk, Marilyn B. Mets, Peter Rabiah, Kenneth M. Boyer, Jessica Jalbrzikowski, Kristen Wroblewski, Theodore Karrison, ...> ;Scientia Medica. 2010 Feb 25
67 citations
Longitudinal study of new eye lesions in children with toxoplasmosis who were not treated during the first year of life.
Laura Phan, Kristen Kasza, Jessica Jalbrzikowski, A. Gwendolyn Noble, Paul Latkany, Annie Kuo, William F. Mieler, Sanford Meyers, Peter Rabiah, Kenneth M. Boyer, Charl...> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2008 Sep 1
125 citations
Genetic and epigenetic factors at COL2A1 and ABCA4 influence clinical outcome in congenital toxoplasmosis.
Sarra E. Jamieson, Lee-Anne de Roubaix, Mario Cortina-Borja, Hooi Kuan Tan, Ernest Mui, Heather J. Cordell, Michael J. Kirisits, E. Nancy Miller, Christopher S. Peacoc...> ;Plos One. 2008 Jun 4
48 citations
Longitudinal Study of New Eye Lesions in Treated Congenital Toxoplasmosis
Laura Phan, Kristen Kasza, Jessica Jalbrzikowski, A. Gwendolyn Noble, Paul Latkany, Annie Kuo, William F. Mieler, Sanford Meyers, Peter Rabiah, Kenneth M. Boyer, Charl...> ;Ophthalmology. 2008 Mar 1
37 citations
Impact of visual impairment on measures of cognitive function for children with congenital toxoplasmosis: Implications for compensatory intervention strategies
Nancy Roizen, Kristen Kasza, Theodore Karrison, Marilyn B. Mets, A. Gwendolyn Noble, Kenneth M. Boyer, Charles N. Swisher, Paul Meier, Jack S. Remington, Jessica Jalbr...> ;Pediatrics. 2006 Aug 1
190 citations
Outcome of treatment for congenital toxoplasmosis, 1981-2004: the National Collaborative Chicago-Based, Congenital Toxoplasmosis Study.
Rima McLeod, Kenneth M. Boyer, Theodore Karrison, Kristen Kasza, Charles N. Swisher, Nancy Roizen, Jessica Jalbrzikowski, Jack S. Remington, Peter Heydemann, A. Gwendo...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2006 May 15
40 citations
Severe sulfadiazine hypersensitivity in a child with reactivated congenital toxoplasmic chorioretinitis.
Rima McLeod, Asif Rashid Khan, Gwendolyn A Noble, Paul Latkany, Jessica Jalbrzikowski, Kenneth M. Boyer> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2006 Mar 1
9 citations
Risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection in mothers of infants with congenital toxoplasmosis: implications for prenatal management and screening.
Elliot M Levine> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2006 Feb 1
18 citations
Vaccine-Associated “Wild-Type” Measles
Kelle Liermann Berggren, Michael D. Tharp, Kenneth M. Boyer> ;Pediatric Dermatology. 2005 Mar 1
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Press Mentions

Ic AlMarch 31st, 2000
Breast Milk Sold Online May Have Harmful Bacteria, Study Finds; Many Sites Sell or Donate It - SocietyFebruary 10th, 2016
Study Finds Salmonella, Other Risky Bacteria in Breast Milk Sold OnlineFebruary 10th, 2016
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