Faculty Biography

Laura Ferguson, MD, FAAP

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Education:

BA, Biology and Psychology: Rice University, Houston, Texas

MD: University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Texas

Pediatric Residency: University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Texas

Clinical and Research Interests:

1. Community Access to Health Care
2. Resident and Student Education
3. Childhood Literacy

Publications and Presentations:

• PUBLICATIONS:

• Ferguson LE, Moyer VA, Hormann MD, Crandall SS. A Vertically Integrated Pediatric Core Rotation. Clinical Pediatrics 2002; 41:675-679.
• Ferguson LE, Hormann MD, Yetman RJ, Parks DK. Neisseria meningitides: Presentation, Treatment and Prevention. Journal of Pediatric Health Care 200216:119-124.
• Ferguson LE, Yetman RJ, Parks DK. Health Care Issues for Families Traveling Internationally with Children. Journal of Pediatric Health Care 2002;16: 51-59.
• Ferguson LE and Gottlieb RA. Cardiac Complications. In: Gottlieb RA, Pinkel D (eds) Handbook of Pediatric Oncology. Boston: Little Brown, 1989.
• Gross DM, Denson SB, Ferguson L. Unique use of a tip-deflection guide wire in removing a catheter embolus from an infant. Pediatric Cardiology. 1987; 8:117-9.
• O’Gorman RB, Ferguson L, Betz JL, Sadler JR, Matthews KS. Determination of the ligan-binding characteristics of several tight-binding mutants of the lactose repressor protein. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 1981; 953:236-47.
• Wood LV. Ferguson LE, Hogan P, Thurman D, Morgan DR, DuPont HL, Ericsson CD. Incidence of Bacterial enteropathogens in foods from Mexico. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 1983; 46:328-32.

• Invited Presentations

• Mothner, B. and Ferguson, LE. “Challenges in the Outpatient Management of Osteomyelitis in Children: An Evidence Based Approach”, University of Texas Houston Medical School Pediatric Grand Rounds, March 11, 2003.
• Ferguson LE. “ADHD Workshop for Harris County Children’s Protective Services”. Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, Houston, Texas, May 1999.
• Ferguson LE. “ADHD: Are We Overdiagnosing or Underdiagnosing?” Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital Grand Rounds, Houston, Texas, August 2000.
• Ferguson LE. “Literacy Promotion in Primary Care: What can Pediatricians Do? Cook Children’s Hospital Grand Rounds, Fort Worth, Texas, March 2001.
• Ferguson LE. “Literacy Promotion in Primary Care” Harlingen Community Hospitals Grand Rounds, Harlingen, Texas, January 17, 2001.
• Ferguson LE, Gunner K. “Asthma is the School: How the School Nurse Can Help Children and Families Help Themselves”. University of Texas/Parkview Clinic Continuing Education Course, Houston, Texas, March 29, 2001.

• Radio

  1. Ferguson, LE. “Halloween Safety.” KPRC Radio, October 31, 2001.
  2. Ferguson, LE. “Fireworks.” Texas Medical Association Radio, July 1997.

• Television

  1. Ferguson, LE. Public service commercial in support of “University of Texas Reach Out and Read”, KHOU TV, Channel 11, March, 2000.
  2. Ferguson, LE. “Pediatric Lyndon B. Johnson Services.” Korean TV, April 1999.
  3. Ferguson, LE. “Abandoned Babies.” KHOU TV, Channel 11, October 1998.

• Other Professional Communications

• Editor and contributing author: University of Texas Normal Newborn Nursery Clinical Protocols, 1999-2003.

 

Location & Contact

6431 Fannin Street
MSB 3.020
Houston, Texas 77030
713-500-5757 (Voice)

Faculty Biography

• Laura Ferguson, MD, FAAP
  Associate Professor
• Department of Pediatrics
  Division of Community and General Medicine
• University of Texas-Houston Medical School
  1133 John Freeman Blvd, Rm. JJL-433
  Houston, TX 77030-2809
• phone: (713) 500-7878
  e-mail: Laura.E.Ferguson@ uth.tmc.edu