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Katherine A. Poehling, MD, MPH

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Katherine A. Poehling, MD, MPH

Katherine A. Poehling, MD, MPH

  • Professor, Pediatrics

Research Interests

  • Infant, Newborn, Diseases
  • Influenza
  • Pediatrics
  • Pneumococcal Infections
  • Population Health
  • Vaccines
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Education
BA, Vanderbilt University, 1990
MD, Wake Forest University, 1995
MPH, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2001
Residency
Pediatrics, Baylor University Medical Center, 1998
Fellowship
Continuous Quality Improvement, Veterans Affairs National Quality Scholarships, 2001
General Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2002
Memberships
American Academy of Pediatrics
Academic Pediatric Association
Infectious Disease Society of American
Society of Pediatric Research
Positions
Professor, Pediatrics
Professor, Epidemiology and Prevention
Departments and Affiliations
Pediatrics
Epidemiology and Prevention
Women in Medicine and Science

Research

  • Publications
  • Suboptimal uptake of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in survivors of childhood and adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer. Castellino SM, Allen KE, Pleasant K, Keyes G, Poehling KA, Tooze JA. J Cancer Surviv. 2019 Oct; 13(5):730-738.
  • Pre-Registration of Educational Trials: Should Educational Trials Be Expected to Be Conducted With the Same Rigor as Clinical Trials?. Li ST, Klein M, Poehling KA, Jacobson RM. Acad Pediatr. 2019 03; 19(2):131-132.
  • Association of Prior Vaccination With Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in Children Receiving Live Attenuated or Inactivated Vaccine. McLean HQ, Caspard H, Griffin MR, Gaglani M, Peters TR, Poehling KA, Ambrose CS, Belongia EA. JAMA Netw Open. 2018 10; 1(6):e183742.
  • Is weight associated with severity of acute respiratory illness?. Halvorson EE, Peters TR, Skelton JA, Suerken C, Snively BM, Poehling KA. Int J Obes (Lond). 2018 09; 42(9):1582-1589.
  • 2015-2016 Vaccine Effectiveness of Live Attenuated and Inactivated Influenza Vaccines in Children in the United States. Poehling KA, Caspard H, Peters TR, Belongia EA, Congeni B, Gaglani M, Griffin MR, Irving SA, Kavathekar PK, McLean HQ, Naleway AL, Ryan K, Talbot HK, Ambrose CS. Clin. Infect. Dis. 2018 02; 66(5):665-672.
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Research Interests

  • Infant, Newborn, Diseases
  • Influenza
  • Pediatrics
  • Pneumococcal Infections
  • Population Health
  • Vaccines

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