Kelly J. Henrickson, MD

Infectious Diseases        

Title(s): Associate professor, Pediatrics (Infectious Disease), Medical College of Wisconsin.

Education: Medical degree, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1984; residency, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, N.Y., 1984-1987; fellowship, Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Molecular Virology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tenn., 1987-1990.

Certification(s): Pediatrics, 1988 and 2001; Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 1994 and 2001.

Honors: Gilbert Forbes Research Grant, University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y., 1985–1987; NIH Research Fellowship, 1987–1990.

Research interests: Respiratory viruses and negative strand RNA viruses.

Representative publications:

• Kehl S, Henrickson KJ. Comparison of Three Diagnostic Methods: Hexaplex, Tissue Culture and Rapid EIA for the Detection of Respiratory Viruses in Children. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 39:1696-1701, 2001.
• Ramirez S, Hild T, Rudolph C, Sty JR, Kehl SC, Havens P, Henrickson KJ, Chusid MJ. Increased Diagnosis of Lemierre Syndrome and other Fusobacterium Necrophorum Infections at a Children's Hospital. Pediatrics 112:e380-e385, 2003.
• Henrickson KJ, Hoover S, Kehl KS. National Disease Burden of Respiratory Viruses Detected in Children Using PCR. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 23:S11-18, 2004.
• Henrickson KJ. Advances in the Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Respiratory Disease. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 23:S6-10, 2004.
• Henrickson KJ. Parainfluenza Viruses. Clinical Microbiology Reviews. April, 2003, p. 242-264.
• Henrickson KJ. Parainfluenza in Gorbach SL, Bartlett JG, Blacklow NR (eds) Infectious Diseases, Third Edition, Lippincott Williams, Philadelphia, 2004.

Current Grants:

• Prodesse 3301007-Development of Rapid Diagnostic Assays. Salary support $500,000. Principal investigator (2000-2005).
• NIAID 1 U01 A1654374-01-Multiplex PCR Detection of CDC "A" Bioterrorism Agents. Total funds $1,346,669. Principal investigator (35 percent effort) (2003-2006).
• Nanogen-Development of Respiratory Virus Gene Chip. Total Funds $20,000. Principal investigator (2003).

Contact information: 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Wauwatosa, WI 53226. Phone: (414) 456-4122. Fax: (414) 456-6539. E-mail: khenrick@mcw.edu.