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Roberta DeBiasi, MD, Pediatric Infectious Disease, Washington, DC

RobertaDeBiasiMDMS

Pediatric Infectious Disease • Washington, DC

Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children's National Hospital Principal Investigator, Children's National Research Institute Professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine, The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences Washington, DC

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Summary

  • Dr. DeBiasi is Chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and leads the institutional emerging infections response team at Children's National. She serves as attending physician for immunocompetent and immunocompromised children hospitalized with severe infections. She is tenured Professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. DeBiasi 's research expertise encompasses both basic and clinical/translational research focused on mechanisms, pathogenesis, and development of new therapeutic targets for severe and emerging viral infections, for which she has funding sources including the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. She is currently Principal Investigator at Children's Research Institute for clinical/translational research and trials, focusing on pathogenesis and improved treatments for SARS CoV-2, Zika, viral myocarditis, encephalitis, influenza, neonatal herpes simplex virus, congenital cytomegalovirus, as well as Lyme Disease. She is an active investigator in the NIAID Collaborative Antiviral Study Group and Chair of the Institutional Biosafety Committee. Dr. DeBiasi has authored >100 original peer-reviewed publictions including original research, review articles, and book chapters. She served as the former fellowship training program director in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and greatly enjoys teaching and mentoring graduate and medical students, residents, and fellows in the classroom, the hospital wards, and in clinical research projects. She is also actively engaged in continuing medical education for community physicians and medical education outreach to the community.

Education & Training

  • University of Colorado
    University of ColoradoFellowship, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 1996 - 1999
  • University of California Davis Health
    University of California Davis HealthResidency, Pediatrics, 1992 - 1995
  • University of Virginia School of Medicine
    University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1993 - Present
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 2006 - 2024
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2008 - 2024
  • CO State Medical License
    CO State Medical License 1999 - 2007
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
  • Elda Arce Teaching Scholar Award Childrens National Medical Center, 2013
  • John R Horsely Prize for Excellence in Research University of Virginia, 2002
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Sequential Neuroimaging of the Fetus and Newborn with in Utero Zika Virus Exposure  
    Dorothy I Bulas, Roberta L DeBiasi, JAMA
  • Reassessing the Need for Active Surveillance of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase–Producing Enterobacteriaceae in the Neonatal Intensive Care Population  
    Lamia Soghier, Roberta L DeBiasi, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Authored Content

  • IDWeek 2021: Post-Acute Manifestations of SARS-CoV2 Infection in ChildrenOctober 2021
  • A Dispatch from the Front Lines of a ‘Mystery’ Disease: Acute Flaccid MyelitisNovember 2018

Press Mentions

  • A Tick Turned His Life "Upside down." Now Study Offers Clues to Mysterious Lyme Disease
    A Tick Turned His Life "Upside down." Now Study Offers Clues to Mysterious Lyme DiseaseMay 14th, 2023
  • Most Children Recover from Lyme Disease Within 6 Months, Study Finds
    Most Children Recover from Lyme Disease Within 6 Months, Study FindsMay 5th, 2023
  • COVID-19 Roundup: How Long COVID Is Impacting Children
    COVID-19 Roundup: How Long COVID Is Impacting ChildrenApril 7th, 2023
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Grant Support

  • Collaborative Antiviral Study Group SubcontractsNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseaes2007–Present
  • Tennessee Unexplained Encephalitis Surveillance Project (Tues Study)National Center For Research Resources2010
  • Apoptotic Signaling In Viral MyocarditisNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2005–2007
  • Apoptotic Signaling In Viral MyocarditisNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2002–2005

Professional Memberships

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