Lukasz Weiner, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatric-Infectious Diseases
Introduction
My clinical interests focus on improving the care we provide around the prescription and use of antimicrobial agents in children.
Current Positions
- Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics - Infectious Diseases
- Clinical Division Director of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Division
- Medical Director of Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital
Education
- BS in Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
- MD, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
- Pediatric Residency, Geisinger Medical Center Janet Weis Children’s Hospital, Danville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Licenses & Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics Certification in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, United States
- Iowa Medical License, Iowa
- American Board of Pediatrics Certification in General Pediatrics, United States
Selected Publications
- Teferi N, Chowdhury A, Lee S, Challa M, Weiner L, Auerbach S, Rao M, Dlouhy BJ. Pediatric brainstem abscess successfully treated with stereotactic aspiration: illustrative case. J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2023 Aug 7;6(6):CASE23262. doi: 10.3171/CASE23262. PMID: 37581585; PMCID: PMC10555595.
- Kinn PM, Ford B, Percival KM, Weiner L, Ince D. Impact on time to active antimicrobial therapy with 24-hour pharmacist review of Accelerate Pheno BC Kit results. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2022 Aug 5;2(1):e132. doi: 10.1017/ash.2022.274. PMID: 36483412; PMCID: PMC9726536.
- Patel C, Bhoojhawon G, Weiner L, Wilson D, Zhorne D, Kinn P. (2021). Evaluating the Role of Staphylococcus aureus Nasal PCR in Pediatric Head and Neck Infections. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther. Sep 24; 26(7):734-739. PMID: 34588938. DOI: 10.5863/1551-6776-26.7.734.
- Dirajlal-Fargo, S., El-Kamari, V., Weiner, L., Shan, L., Sattar, A., Kulkarni, M., Funderburg, N., Nazzinda, R., Karungi, C., Kityo, C., Musiime, V. & McComsey, G. A. (2019). Altered intestinal permeability and fungal translocation in Ugandan children with HIV. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz561. PMID: 31260509.
- Weiner, L. D., Retuerto, M., Hager, C. L., El Kamari, V., Shan, L., Sattar, A., Kulkarni, M., Funderburg, N., Ghannoum, M. A., Dirajlal-Fargo, S. & McComsey, G. A. (2019). Fungal Translocation Is Associated with Immune Activation and Systemic Inflammation in Treated HIV. AIDS research and human retroviruses 35 (5) 461-472. DOI: 10.1089/AID.2018.0252. PMID: 30784316. PMCID: PMC6516070.