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Federico Laham, MD, MS, is the head of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialty Practice at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Laham graduated with honors at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and then completed his residency in Pediatrics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital. He subsequently sub-specialized in Infectious Diseases at Baylor College of Medicine where he remained until 2010 as an Instructor. He is currently a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. His clinical interests include the study of the early immune response against paramyxoviruses, the development of biomarkers for prediction of bronchiolitis severity, and the effect of respiratory syncytial virus in human airway epithelium and its role on the development of an allergic inflammatory response.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Federico Laham, MD, MS
With a decade gone, I can't help feeling a bit nostalgic. I completed my training, got married, had a baby girl, adopted two cats and lived in three states. I've lost loved ones, made a lot of new friends and said goodbye to many others.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Federico Laham, MD, MS
Feasts of apocalyptic magnitude take place in most American homes towards the end of the year. After a Thanksgiving kick-off, the season culminates with a two-dose booster — Christmas and New Year's Eve. With so much food around, I thought it would be good to remind you of some safety points to make sure that you spend time with your loved ones instead of your health care providers (unless, of course, you have a non-medical pre-existing relationship).
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Federico Laham, MD, MS
Finished morning rounds a bit early today. Why not get the e-progress reports done before noon? While turning on my iDoc, I review each patient in my mind.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Federico Laham, MD, MS
Recently I talked about how some antibiotics were discovered. Here I bring you the rest of the list. In the past, people were screening soil for antimicrobial compounds; most of today’s agents are designed in silico. Not bad for just half a century.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Federico Laham, MD, MS
During the month of June, Dr. Gail Demmler-Harrison and I went over antibiotic historical trivia. The systematic and at times serendipitous development of the first antibiotics decisively shifted paradigms in medicine. I’d like to share with you distant facts about current drugs.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Federico Laham, MD, MS
(a non-validated vocational score)
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Federico Laham, MD, MS
As of this week, 48 states have reported about 5,500 confirmed cases of the 2009 H1N1 virus. Six deaths have been associated with this virus, and more cases and hospitalizations are expected. The virus also has circulated throughout the world, visiting 40 countries and causing 4,700 new cases.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Federico Laham, MD, MS
Benjamin Franklin once said, "An ounce of prevention was worth a pound of cure." Although it may not be possible to prevent an influenza pandemic, readiness efforts will pay its dividents now. Or at least that is what we all hope.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Federico Laham, MD, MS
It is the researcher’s responsibility to share his or her findings with the scientific community. Ideally, researchers should aim to publish in a highly reputable journal and reach the most number of interested readers as possible.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Federico Laham, MD, MS
I'm not a big crossword fan, but once in a while I can't resist the urge of filling the empty boxes. So, how about guessing the infectious words of the following crossword, and doing some board review at the same time? Are you up for the challenge?!