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Gail J. Demmler, M.D.

Gail J. Demmler, M.D.

Clinic Appointments
832-824-4330

Consult
832-824-4330

Clinical Location
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Texas Children's Hospital
Clinical Care Center
6701 Fannin, 16th Fl
Houston, TX 77030

Academic Location
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Texas Children's Hospital
1102 Bates, #1150
Feigin Center, MC 3-2371
Houston, TX 77030

Title:
Director, Diagnostic Virology Laboratory
Texas Children's Hospital
Professor, Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases Section
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Education:
Texas Tech University School of Medicine - M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine - Pediatric Residency
Baylor College of Medicine - Pediatric Fellowship
Board Certification:
  • American Board of Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics, Sub-Board in Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Current Positions in Professional Organizations:
  • Member - Society for Pediatric Research
  • Fellow - Infectious Diseases Society of America
  • Fellow - Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Clinical Interests:
  • Pediatric infectious diseases
  • Congenital CMV

Recent Publications:
  • Caviness AC, Demmler GJ, Swint JM, Cantor SB. Cost-effectiveness analysis of herpes simplex virus testing and treatment strategies in febrile neonates. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Jul;162(7):665-74.
  • Caviness AC, Demmler GJ, Almendarez Y, Selwyn BJ. The prevalence of neonatalherpes simplex virus infection compared with serious bacterial illness in hospitalized neonates. J Pediatr. 2008 Aug;153(2):164-9.
  • Laham FR, Jewell AM, Schoonover SL, Demmler GJ, Piedra PA. The search for adenovirus 14 in children in Houston, Texas. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2008Jul;27(7):653-4.
  • Castagnini LA, Laham FR, Demmler GJ. Haemophilus influenzae type B disease:have we forgotten? Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2008 Jun;47(5):507-9.
  • Caviness AC, Demmler GJ, Selwyn BJ. Clinical and laboratory features of neonatal herpes simplex virus infection: a case-control study. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2008 May;27(5):425-30.


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