Faculty Biography
The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston is dedicated to improving the health and welfare of all infants, children, and adolescents.
Dr. Susan Wootton
Education:
M.D., 1997, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
Residency, Pediatrics, 1997-2000, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Fellowship, Infectious Diseases, 2002-2005, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, 2003
Clinical and Research Interests:
- Vaccine-preventable infections
- Influenza
- Epidemiology
Publications (selected):
Al-Dajani N, Wootton SH.Cervical lymphadenitis, suppurative parotitis, thyroiditis, and infected cysts.Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2007 Jun;21(2):523-41, viii.
Wootton SH, Scheifele DW, Mak A, Petric M, Skowronski DM.Detection of human influenza virus in the stool of children.Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2006 Dec;25(12):1194-5
Wootton SH, Gonzalez BE, Pawlak R, Teeter LD, Smith KC, Musser JM, Starke JR, Graviss EA.Epidemiology of pediatric tuberculosis using traditional and molecular techniques: Houston, Texas.Pediatrics. 2005 Nov;116(5):1141-7.
Wootton SH, Allen CH.Fever and fussiness in a 17-day-old infant.Semin Pediatr Infect Dis. 2005 Apr;16(2):77, 148-9.
Wootton SH, Kaplan SL, Perrotta DM, Martin DA, Campbell GL., St. Louis encephalitis in early infancy., Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2004 Oct;23(10):951-4.
Location & Contact
6431 Fannin Street
MSB 3.020
Houston, Texas 77030
713-500-5757 (Voice)
Other Locations
Other locations of the Department of Pediatrics include the following:
Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
Faculty Biography
- Dr. Susan Wootton
Assistant Professor - Department of Pediatrics
Division of Infectious Disease - University of Texas-Houston Medical School
6431 Fannin Street, MSB 6.132A
Houston, Texas 77030 - phone: (713) 500-5714
e-mail: Susan.H. Wootton @ uth.tmc.edu
