Kevin Messacar, MD, PhD
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Locations
Practice Locations
Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora
13123 East 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045720-777-1234
Provider Expertise
Clinical Interest for Patients
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Specialties
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases ( 2015 )
- Pediatrics ( 2011 )
Conditions & Treatments
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Brain and Nervous System
Meningitis
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Infections
Bacterial, Viral
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Child and Teen Health
Pediatric Diseases and Conditions
Education & Training
Medical Schools
MD, University of Michigan Medical School (2008)
Undergraduate Schools
BS, University of Michigan (MI) (2003)
Graduate Schools
PhD, University of Colorado Denver (2022)
Internships
University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program (2009)
Residency Program
University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program (2011)
Fellowships
University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program (2014)
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Member
Colorado Chapter of the Infectious Disease Society of America, Board Member
Infectious Disease Society of America, Member
Pediatric Infectious Disease Society, Member
Society of Pediatric Research, Member
Research & Grants
Grants
Role of Parechoviruses and HHV6 in Aseptic Meningitis and Encephalitis in Infants Less than 6 Months of Age (2015)
The Impact of Rapid Organism Identification of the Clinical Care of Children with Bloodstream Infections (2016)
The Impact of Rapid Organism Identification of the Clinical Care of Children with Bloodstream Infections (2016)
Implementation and Effectiveness of a Rapid Cerebrospinal Fluid Diagnostics Program for Children with Suspected Central Nervous System Infection (2017)
Picornavirus Etiology of Severe Infections in Children (2017)
Duration of Enterovirus D68 Shedding in the Upper Respiratory Tract (2020)
Acute Flaccid Myelitis Enhanced Surveillance Grant (2020)
Picornavirus Etiology for Severe Neurologic Disease in Children (2020)
A Prospective Study of Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) to Define Natural History, Risk Factors, and Pathogenetic Mechanisms (2020)
Pandemic Response Repository--Microbiologic/Immunologic Surveillance & Epidemiology (PREMISE): Enterovirus D68 Pilot Study (2022)
Research Interests for Patients
My research interests include using new rapid tests to improve the care of children with infections. I am interested in learning more about what causes brain and spinal cord infections in children. I have been investigating the causes of acute flaccid myelitis, which causes paralysis in children, including enterovirus D68 and A71. I am seeking to improve our pandemic preparedness by studying ways to expedite the development of tools to respond to the next emerging infectious disease.
information for referring providers
Referral Contact Phone
720-777-1234
Clinical Interests for Referring Providers
Pediatric Central Nervous System Infections (meningitis, encephalitis, myelitis)
Research Interest for Referring Providers
My research interests include: -implementation of rapid diagnostic technologies for infectious diseases to improve the clinical care of children -central nervous system infections in children -enteroviruses -acute flaccid myelitis -emerging infections