Speakers

Roberta L. DeBiasi, MD, MS is Chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Children’s National Hospital in Washington DC, tenured Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine, and Principal Investigator in the Center for Translational Research within Children’s Research Institute, serving as the Robert H. Parrott Professor of Pediatric Research. Dr. DeBiasi treats normal and immunocompromised children hospitalized with severe infections as well as providing consultation for outpatient referrals in Washington DC, Frederick and Annapolis, Maryland. She is recognized as a Top Doctor by Washingtonian and Northern Virginia magazines. Dr. DeBiasi’s research expertise includes basic science as well as clinical/translational research focused on viral infections and emerging infectious diseases. She leads Children’s National’s participation in, the Lyme Clinical Trials Network, and studies focused on pediatric Lyme treatment and outcomes. She has authored over 120 original peer-reviewed research, review articles, and book chapters. She greatly enjoys teaching and mentoring graduate and medical students, residents, and fellows in the classroom, the hospital wards, and in research. She is also actively engaged in continuing medical education for community physicians, outreach to the community, and educating the public via media appearances on NPR radio, local and national newspaper and television.