William Joseph Barson MD

Pediatric Infectious Disease•Columbus, OH

Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Ohio State University

555 S 18th StColumbus, OH 43205
Phone+1 614-722-4620
Fax+1 614-722-4458

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Education & Training

Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 1978 - 1980
Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1975 - 1978
Ohio State University College of MedicineClass of 1975

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Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 1975 - 2027
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Hospitalized Children: 2017-2023.
Eric E Engstrom, Sheldon L Kaplan, William J Barson, Philana Ling Lin, Steven Dahl
Pediatrics. 2026-05-01
1 citations
Invasive Pneumococcal Disease at Eight Children's Hospitals in the United States, 2018-2023.
Sheldon L Kaplan, William J Barson, Philana Ling Lin, Steven Dahl, John S Bradley
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2026-04-01
10 citations
Decrease in Pediatric Invasive Pneumococcal Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Adriana Sarmiento Clemente, Sheldon L Kaplan, William J Barson, Philana Ling Lin, José R Romero
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 2022-09-29

Other

Clinical features and diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia in children
Barson WJ
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/clinical-features-and-diagnosis-of-community-acquired-pneumonia-in-
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-01-24
Epidemiology, pathogenesis, and etiology of pneumonia in children
Barson WJ
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/epidemiology-pathogenesis-and-etiology-of-pneumonia-in-children
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-01-09
Inpatient treatment of pneumonia in children
Barson WJ
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/inpatient-treatment-of-pneumonia-in-children
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-01-08