Pediatric Infectious Diseases
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Service specializes in assessment, evaluation and care of infectious diseases for TRICARE-eligible dependents from birth through young adulthood, up to age 23. Our clinical expertise includes evaluation and treatment of recurring, persistent, rare or complex infections caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and/or parasites.
Our team of highly skilled expert physicians are board-certified or licensed in their areas of expertise, and maintain regular continuing education to ensure the most current evaluations and treatments. In addition to clinical care, our team works to prevent infections in high risk patients, and conduct in research and publish regularly in scholarly journals to contribute to the advancement of infectious diseases with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Service offers consultations to DoD providers worldwide by phone (24/7) and through Global Teleconsultation Portal (https://gtp.health.mil/path/user/Login.jsp). We provide inpatient and outpatient services at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Services include:
- Inpatient care for infections resulting in hospitalization, such as (but not limited to)
- Infections in the newborn period to include congenital infections
- Infections in immunocompromised patients
- Bloodstream infections, bone and joint infections, Kawasaki disease, MIS-C, meningitis, pneumonia and other respiratory tract infections, complicated urinary tract infections, and more!
- Outpatient continuity of care after hospitalization (at WRNMMC or other hospitals)
- Follow-up care of recent infection, including monitoring labs
- Management of outpatient IV antibiotic therapy (when required)
- Management of complicated infections requiring multidisciplinary care
- Outpatient (clinic) consultation
- Evaluation and treatment of infections such as (but not limited to)
- Lyme disease and other tick and mosquito-borne infections, Herpes Simplex Virus infections, recurrent or prolonged fevers, skin and soft tissue infections to include recurrent Staphylococcus aureus infections, tropical diseases (such as dengue, malaria, zika, and leptospirosis), tuberculosis (latent infection or active disease), and more!
- Ongoing care for people living with HIV
- Travel clinic prior to international travel (includes vaccinations and/or medications related to destination)
- International adoption, including screening for infections and reviewing of vaccines
- Prenatal counseling for specific infections that pose a risk of transmission to infant during pregnancy
- Prevention of infection in high risk populations (example: Nirsevimab for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) prophylaxis in 2nd RSV season)
We believe that the more you know about your child's illness, the better you'll be able to provide care. Please bring your child’s updated immunization record and any outside medical records to your child’s appointment.
To schedule your first appointment, please have your primary care manager (PCM) submit a consult to Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Once the consult has been placed and you have received a referral, you may call the Integrated Referral Management and Appointing Center at 866-628-9633 to be seen at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Refer to below for Travel Clinic appointments.
Traveling Overseas?
Whether you’re going on vacation, PCS, or visiting friends and relatives, let us help make your trip a healthy and safe one! We provide travel-related vaccines, malaria prophylaxis, traveler’s diarrhea treatment, and travel counseling. We can see your entire TRICARE-eligible family (including adults) in one visit! We recommend a travel medicine appointment for all international travel except travel to Guam, Puerto Rico, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Schedule your travel clinic appointment at least 2 weeks prior to departure and no earlier than 8 weeks prior to travel. If you are traveling urgently, contact the Pediatric Infectious Diseases clinic ASAP to inquire about availability. Ask your child’s PCM for a referral to Pediatric Infectious Diseases for a travel clinic appointment.
*Note that we do not complete clearance paperwork for OCONUS PCS* -- this should be completed by your child’s PCM.
Helpful Links:
CDC Travelers Health
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