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Lara Danziger-Isakov, M.D., M.P.H.

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Appointed: 2003
Gender: Female
Languages: English
Center for Pediatric Infectious Disease
Phone:(216) 445-6863
Location:Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code S25
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
Infectious Disease
Phone:(216) 445-6863
Location:Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code S25
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
Medical Subspecialty Pediatrics
Phone:(216) 445-6863
Location:Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code S25
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
 
 
Biographical Sketch

Lara Danziger-Isakov, MD, MPH, practices pediatric infectious diseases in the Center for Pediatric Infectious Diseases in the Pediatrics Institute at Cleveland Clinic. She is also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western University School of Medicine.

Dr. Danziger-Isakov is board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases by the American Board of Pediatrics. Her clinical interests include pediatric infectious diseases, infections in transplant recipients, and infections in immunocompromised patients. Her research interests include outcomes related to infection after pediatric transplantation with an emphasis on pediatric and adult lung transplantation. In addition, Dr. Danziger-Isakov participates in clinical trials to evaluate both new infectious disease therapies and new method of detection for infectious diseases.

In 2006, Dr. Danziger-Isakov received the Chairman’s Award for Research Excellence from the Children’s Hospital at Cleveland Clinic. She is the author of several publications in pediatric infectious diseases and infections in pediatric transplantation.

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Education & Fellowships
Medical School:Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
 
Residency:Cleveland Clinic, Pediatrics, Cleveland, OH
Fellowship:Saint Louis Children's Hospital, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, St. Louis, MO
Other Education:(Graduate) Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
Other Education:(Undergraduate) University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Certifications

Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Pediatrics

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Specialty Interests
Infections in transplantation, infectious in the immuno compromised host, epidemiology, clinical trials, pediatric infectious diseases.
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Awards & Honors
  • Best Doctors in America 2007-2008
  • Chairman's Award for Research Excellence, Children's Hospital at Cleveland Clinic, 2006
  • David Gilstrap Award for Research in Children with Infection & Immunologic Deficiency, Washington University School of Medicine, 2003
  • Research Funding
  • Thrasher Research Fund (2005-2007) "The impact of cytomegalovirus (CMV) on morbidity and mortality after primary pediatric lung transplantation: A Multi-center retrospective case-cohort study"
  • NCRR at the National Institutes of Health (2005-2010) "Pilot CMV Prevention Trial in Pediatric Transplant (K23 RR 022956 )"
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Professional Memberships
  • Society for Pediatric Research
  • Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
  • American Society of Transplantation
  • The International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
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Specializes in Diseases and Conditions
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Specializes in Services
  • Clinical Trials
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Industry Relationships
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