Our Pediatric Infectious Diseases team delivers compassionate, patient-centered care for children with a wide range of acute and chronic infections. We provide comprehensive evaluation and management for infectious diseases affecting both otherwise healthy children and those with complex medical conditions.
Our team is frequently consulted for children with:
- Persistent or severe infections
- Compromised immune systems (e.g., due to cancer, transplant, or genetic conditions)
- Unexplained symptoms that may reflect underlying infectious or inflammatory processes
We offer specialized expertise across a wide spectrum of infectious conditions, working closely with primary care and subspecialty providers throughout the region to ensure timely diagnosis, evidence-based treatment, and coordinated care.
Our clinical services include:
- Infectious Diseases Clinic: Our outpatient clinic provides consultation for children with complex, recurrent, or unexplained infections. We work closely with referring providers throughout the region to evaluate and manage conditions such as prolonged or recurring fevers, persistent lymph node swelling, or infections without a clear diagnosis. We also offer follow-up care for children recently hospitalized with serious infections requiring prolonged antibiotic treatment.
- Infectious Diseases Hospital Consultation Service: Our Pediatric Infectious Disease specialists provide full-time, year-round inpatient consultation services for children admitted to Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock and Arkansas Children’s Northwest in Springdale. We assist in the diagnosis, management, and coordination of care for a wide range of serious and complex infections, including:
- Osteomyelitis and septic arthritis – infections of the bones and joints
- Pneumonia – infections of the lungs
- Endocarditis – infections involving the heart
- Skin and soft tissue infections – including those following trauma or surgery
- Fever of unknown origin – whether due to infection, inflammation, or other causes
- Host Defense Program: We recently launched a comprehensive inpatient and outpatient program to support children with primary or acquired immune deficiencies who are at high risk for serious infections. This multidisciplinary service offers rapid evaluation and management of suspected or confirmed infections in high-risk hosts, provides expert guidance on antimicrobial prophylaxis, vaccination strategies, and immune reconstitution, and facilitates collaborative care planning with hematology/oncology, immunology, rheumatology, and transplant teams. Our Host Defense Service enhances care for vulnerable patients by offering proactive, specialized infectious disease support throughout the continuum of care – from initial risk assessment to long-term follow-up.
