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Felicia A. Scaggs Huang, MD, MS


  • Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control, Division of Infectious Diseases
  • Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

About

Biography

Felicia A. Scaggs Huang, MD, MS, obtained her degree in medicine at Rush Medical College. She completed her internship, residency, and chief residency in Pediatrics at Rush University Children's Hospital as well as fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

MD: Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, 2012.

MS: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2019.

Residency: Pediatrics, Rush University Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL, 2015.

Chief Residency: Pediatrics, Rush University Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL, 2016.

Fellowship: Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2019.

Certification: General Pediatrics, 2015; Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2019.

Interests

Pediatric infectious diseases; infection control and prevention

Services and Specialties

Infectious Diseases

Interests

Infection prevention and control in the critically ill child

Research Areas

Infectious Diseases

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Publications

A call to action: the SHEA research agenda to combat healthcare-associated infections. Kwon, JH; Advani, SD; Branch-Elliman, W; Braun, BI; Cheng, VC-C; Chiotos, K; Douglas, P; Gohil, SK; Keller, SC; Klein, EY; Weston, GD; Yassin, MH; Ziegler, MJ; Mody, L. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2024; 45:1-18.

An outbreak after all: Cutibacterium acnes among pediatric patients with cerebrospinal fluid diversion device infections highlights gaps in guidelines. Scaggs Huang, F; Griffin, C; Fenchel, M; Dubose, M; Ankrum, A; Schaffzin, JK. Antimicrobial Stewardship and Healthcare Epidemiology. 2024; 4:e128.

Adherence to Personal Protective Equipment practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: A pilot study. Amos, TB; Griffin, C; Schaffzin, JK; Ankrum, A; Scaggs Huang, F. Infection Prevention in Practice. 2024; 6:100369.

Infectious Diseases Evaluation of the Child With Suspected Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis. Leon, MD; Otto, WR; Danziger-Isakov, L; Kumar, A; Huang, FS. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 2024; 13:220-227.

Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides Species). Scaggs Huang, FA; Brady, RC. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics: Volume 1-2. 2024.

Nosocomial exposure of health care workers to a visitor with active pulmonary tuberculosis in a pediatric intensive care unit: A contact investigation. Grohs, E; Short, M; Griffin, G; Sheets, A; Tegarden, T; Schaffzin, J; Huang, FS. American Journal of Infection Control. 2023; 51:1189-1191.

An outbreak of Burkholderia contaminans at a quaternary children's hospital linked to equipment reprocessing. Teoh, Z; Ankrum, AL; Meinzen-Derr, J; Weingartner, MA; Goebel, MJ; Scaggs Huang, F; Schaffzin, JK. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2023; 44:1267-1273.

Beta-Lactam Allergy Association with Surgical Site Infections in Pediatric Procedures: A Matched Cohort Study. Huang, FS; Mangeot, C; Sucharew, H; Simon, K; Courter, J; Risma, K; Schaffzin, JK. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 2023; 12:123-127.

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Unmasked the Challenges Faced by Early-Stage Faculty in Infectious Diseases: A Call to Action. Scherer, EM; Backer, M; Carvajal, K; Danziger-Isakov, L; Frey, S; Howard, LM; Scaggs Huang, F; Kottkamp, AC; Reid, T; Rodriguez-Barradas, MC; Whitaker, J; Wiley, Z; Ofotokun, I; Edwards, KM. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2023; 76:753-759.

Ureaplasma urealyticum. Huang, FS; Shah, SS. In: Long SS; Prober CG; Fischer M; Kimberlin DW, Ed. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2023.

From the Blog

Don’t Believe the Hype: COVID-19 Boosters Work and Here’s Why
Blog Healthy Living

Don’t Believe the Hype: COVID-19 Boosters Work and Here’s Why

By Felicia Scaggs Huang, MD, MSc7/28/2022

COVID-19: What We Know About Antibody Tests
Blog Healthy Living

COVID-19: What We Know About Antibody Tests

By Felicia Scaggs Huang, MD, MSc6/25/2020

COVID-19: Kids Should Wear Face Masks, Too
Blog Healthy Living

COVID-19: Kids Should Wear Face Masks, Too

By Felicia Scaggs Huang, MD, MSc5/28/2020

COVID-19 and Immunocompromised Patients: Guidance for Parents
Blog Safety and Prevention

COVID-19 and Immunocompromised Patients: Guidance for Parents

By Felicia Scaggs Huang, MD, MSc3/11/2020

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