Rodney E. Willoughby, MD

Titles
Pediatric infectious disease specialist, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin; professor, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin.

Division
Infectious Diseases

Research interests
Infectious/immunological diseases

Study interests
Antibiotic cycling, antimicrobial resistance, cerebral palsy, cytokines, probiotics.

Education
Medical degree, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1982; residency, Pediatrics, University of California at San Diego, 1982-1984; residency, Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1984-1985; fellowship, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1985-1988; fellowship, Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1988-1993.

Certifications
Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases.

Representative publications

• Willoughby RE, Rotar MM, Dohnau HL, Ericksen KM, Capozzo DL, Kazmierczak JJ, et al. Recovery of a Patient from Clinical Rabies: Wisconsin, 2004. Morbidity and Morality Weekly Report. 2005; 53(50):1171-1173.
• Kliegman RM, Willoughby RE. Prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis with Probiotics. Pediatrics. 2005; 115(1):171-172.
• Grether JK, Nelson KB, Walsh E, Willoughby RE, Redline R. Intrauterine Exposure to Infection and Risk of Cerebral Palsy in Preterm Infants. Archives of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine. 2003; 157:26-32.
• Arav-Boger R, Willoughby RE, Pass RF, Zong JC, Jang WJ, Alcendor D, et al. Polymorphisms of the Cytomegalovirus-encoded Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha and Beta-chemokine Receptors in Congenital CMV Disease. Journal of Infectious Disease. 2002; 186(8):1057-1064.
• Moss WJ, Beers MC, Johnson E, Nichols DG, Perl TM, Dick JD, et al. Pilot Study of Antibiotic Cycling in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Critical Care Medicine. 2002; 30(8):1877-1882.
• Hughes WT, Shenep JL, Rodman JH, Fridland A, Willoughby R, Blanchard S, et al. Single Dose Pharmacokinetics and Safety of the Oral Antiviral Compound Adefovir Dipivoxil (bis-POM PMEA) in Children with HIV-1 Infection. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2000; 44(4):1041-1046.

Contact
Children's Research Institute
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
Phone: (414) 337-7070
Fax: (414) 337-7093
E-mail: rewillou@mcw.edu