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Felicia A. Scaggs Huang, MD, MS


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

About

Biography

I obtained my degree in medicine at Rush Medical College. I completed my internship, residency, and chief residency in pediatrics at Rush University Children's Hospital, as well as a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at Cincinnati Children’s.

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

Interests

Infection prevention and control in the critically ill child

Research Areas

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Publications

Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination to prevent health care personnel absences: A single site experience. Scaggs Huang, F; Duan, Q; Araya, A; Sheets, A; Schaffzin, JK. American Journal of Infection Control. 2025; 53:1350-1353.

The life cycle of infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship projects and interventions: the dynamic interplay of implementation and de-implementation science (Part I of II). Branch-Elliman, W; Chambers, DA; Albin, O; Batshon, L; Castejon-Ramirez, S; Cheng, VC-C; Emetuche, N; Datta, R; Kamboj, M; Krein, SL; Ting, JY; Witt, LS; Ziegler, MJ; Kwon, JH. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2025; 46:1-12.

Leveraging de-implementation science to promote infection prevention and stewardship: a roadmap and practical examples (Part II of II). Branch-Elliman, W; Reyes Dassum, S; Stroever, S; Albin, O; Batshon, L; Castejon-Ramirez, S; Cheng, VC-C; Emetuche, N; Datta, R; Kamboj, M; Ting, JY; Witt, LS; Ziegler, MJ; Kwon, JH. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2025; 46:1-11.

Pediatric Influenza-Associated Encephalopathy and Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy - United States, 2024-25 Influenza Season. Fazal, A; Harker, EJ; Neelam, V; Olson, SM; Rolfes, MA; Reinhart, K; Kniss, K; Frutos, A; Leonard, J; Reed, C; de St Maurice, A; Ellington, S; Uyeki, TM; Garg, S. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2025; 74:556-564.

Receipt of Fluoroquinolone Prophylaxis is not Associated With Development of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Colonization During Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. Murphy, CR; Liu, C; Courter, J; Griffin, C; Scaggs Huang, F; Miller-Handley, H; Grimley, MS; Danziger-Isakov, L; Otto, WR. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 2025; 14:piaf010.

Temporal Association Between Respiratory Viruses and Invasive Streptococcal Disease. Teoh, Z; Fenchel, M; Griffin, C; Ankrum, A; Prasanphanich, N; Toepfer, AP; Moline, H; Staat, MA; Huang, FS. 2025; 1:1-9.

Bacterial Meningitis—Fever, Headache, and A Stiff Neck … Looking Pretty Sick. Huang, FS; Brady, RC; Mortensen, JE. Introduction to Clinical Infectious Diseases. : Springer Nature; Springer Nature; 2025.

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.

From the Blog

Infant Botulism: Guidance for Families
Blog Safety and Prevention

Infant Botulism: Guidance for Families

Felicia Scaggs Huang, MD12/4/2025

Measles in 2025: What Parents Need to Know About This Preventable Disease
Blog Vaccines

Measles in 2025: What Parents Need to Know About This Preventable Disease

Felicia Scaggs Huang, MD4/8/2025

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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