Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Open Access

Lilly H. Cheng Immergluck
Clinical Research Center & Pediatrics Director, Atlanta's MRSA Research Treatment Center, USA

Biography

Lilly Immergluck, MD, MSCR, FAAP is an Associate Professor of Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Immunology, Associate Professor of the Clinical Research Center and Pediatrics at Morehouse School of Medicine. She is also an Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Emory University, Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and Director of the MRSA Research Treatment Center for Atlanta, Georgia site. Dr. Immergluck completed pediatric residency and infectious diseases fellowship at the University of Chicago, where she was also selected as a fellow of the Pediatric Scientist Development Program. She remains in academic medicine, practicing and teaching both general pediatrics and infectious diseases. She cares for patients who are primarily from medically underserved areas, and conducts clinical translational research with emphasis on health disparities, particularly as it relates to infections and vaccine preventable conditions