Email

niles@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor

Pediatrics-Infectious Diseases
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Microbiology
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, Washington United States

Research Technologist

Microbiology
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington United States

Education

Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine

06/2021 - Houston, Texas

Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Residency at Phoenix Children's Hospital/Maricopa Medical Center

06/2018 - Phoenix, Arizona

MD from University of Washington

06/2015 - Seattle, Washington

BS from University of Washington

06/2007 - Seattle, Washington United States

Microbiology with Honors Distinction

BSc from University of Washington

06/2007 - Seattle, Washington

Medical Technology

Fellowship at UT Southwestern

06/2022 - Dallas, Texas

Medical Microbiology

Honors & Awards

Senior Resident of the Year

Phoenix Children's Hospital/Maricopa Medical Center Residency Program

Gold Humanism Award

University of Washington School of Medicine

M. Vikey Gresik Faculty Award for outstanding resident teaching in clinical pathology

Baylor College of Medicine Early Career Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care

Selected Publications

• Denver T. Niles, Dona S.S. Wijetunge, Debra L. Palazzi, Ila R. Singh, Paula A. Revell "Plasma Metagenomic Next Generation Sequencing Assay for Identifying Pathogens: A Retrospective Review of Test Utilization in a Large Children's Hospital." J Clin Micrbiol. 2020 Aug 20; Pubmed PMID: 32817087
• Niles DT, Revell PA, Ruderfer D, Marquez L, McNeil JC, Palazzi DL "Clinical Impact of Plasma Metagenomic Next-generation Sequencing in a Large Pediatric Cohort." Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Feb 1;41(2):166-171. Pubmed PMID: 34845152
• Niles DT, Lee AR, Lamb SG, Dhaheri AF, Boguniewicz J "Plasma cell-free metagenomic next generation sequencing in the clinical setting for the diagnosis of infectious diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis." Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis.. 2023 Jan 1;105(1)

Memberships

Infectious Disease Society of America

Member

American Academy of Pediatrics

Member

Pediatric Infectious Disease Society

Member

American Society of Microbiology

Member