Karen L. Kotloff, MD

Titles

John A. Scholl, MD and Mary Louise Scholl, MD Professor of Pediatrics

Division Head, Infectious Disease and Tropical Pediatrics, CVD

Associate Director of Clinical Studies, CVD

School Affiliation

School of Medicine

Specialties

  • Pediatric Infectious Disease
  • Vaccine Clinical Trials

About

Dr. Kotloff joined the faculty at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) in 1986. She currently serves as Head of the Division of Infectious Disease and Tropical Pediatrics and Associate Director of Clinical Studies at the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD). She is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Disease and cares for children with a wide range of infectious diseases on the inpatient and outpatient service at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC). Dr. Kotloff's research focuses on the epidemiology of infectious diseases and their prevention with the use of vaccines in both the U.S. and developing countries. She is Principal Investigator (PI) of the Vaccine Treatment and Evaluation Unit (VTEU) at the UMSOM's Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease.

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This information was last updated December 20, 2024.