Dean Blumberg, M.D.
Specialties
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Department
Title
- Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
- Professor, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Reviews
Ticon II Building
2516 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Driving Directions
Primary Phone:
916-734-5177
Additional Phone Numbers
Physician Referrals: 800-UCD-4-KIDS (800-823-4543)
Philosophy of Care
We live in an age where there are tremendous opportunities to keep children healthy by preventing infections. I aim to work with children and their parents to optimize health. When an infection is suspected or occurs, I partner with the parents and the child to ensure that appropriate diagnosis and treatment ensues.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Blumberg's main areas of interest are preventing and treating childhood infections. He is involved in clinical vaccine research and childhood immunization policies, and is also head of Infection Control at Shriners Hospital for Children Northern California.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Blumberg's research interests include clinical vaccine studies and prevention and treatment of surgical site infections.
Division
Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Immunology and Allergy
Center/Program Affiliation
Education
M.D., Chicago Medical School, Chicago IL 1984
B.A., UC Berkeley, Berkeley CA 1980
Internship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA 1984-1985
Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA 1985-1987
Fellowships
UC Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA 1987-1990
Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics,
American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases,
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Pediatrics
Infectious Diseases Society of American
Pediatric Infectious Disease Society
Society for Hospital Epidemiology of America
Honors and Awards
The Cervical Cancer & HPV Project, Honor, 2010
Certificate of Recognition, California State Senate, 2009
Golden Service Award, Alliance Working for Antibiotic Resistance Education (AWARE), 2009
Natalie J. Smith, MD, MPH Immunization Champion Award, California Coalition for Childhood Immunization, 2007
�Hot Shot� Award, Shots for Tots Regional Coalition, 2006
Special Achievement Award, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2005
Select Recent Publications
Blumberg DA. Sports physicals. Pharos. 2005;68(3):33-34.
Blumberg DA. Hepatitis A infection and prevention. Jong EC, Stevens DL, eds. Netter’s Infectious Diseases, Elsevier, Philadelphia PA. 2012:60-64.
Blumberg DA. Human Papillomavirus infections and prevention. Jong EC, Stevens DL, eds. Netter’s Infectious Diseases, Elsevier, Philadelphia PA. 2012:71-74.
Blumberg DA. Hepatitis B Infection. Jong EC, Stevens DL, eds. Netter’s Infectious Diseases, Elsevier, Philadelphia PA. 2012:65-70.
Kapetanovic S, Wiegand RE, Dominguez K, Blumberg D, Bohannon B, Wheeling J, Rutstein R; LEGACY Consortium. Associations of medically documented psychiatric diagnoses and risky health behaviors in highly active antiretroviral therapy-experienced perinatally HIV-infected youth. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2011 Aug;25(8):493-501. doi:10.1089/apc.2011.0107. Epub 2011 Jul 11. PMID:21745118.
Hendrickson DJ, Blumberg DA, Joad JP, Jhawar S, McDonald RJ. Five-fold increase in pediatric parapneumonic empyema since introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2008 Nov;27(11):1030-2. doi:10.1097/INF.0b013e31817e5188. PMID:18845981.
Sejvar JJ, Kohl KS, Bilynsky R, Blumberg D, Cvetkovich T, Galama J, Gidudu J, Katikaneni L, Khuri-Bulos N, Oleske J, Tapiainen T, Wiznitzer M; Brighton Collaboration Encephalitis Working Group. Encephalitis, myelitis, and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM): case definitions and guidelines for collection, analysis, and presentation of immunization safety data. Vaccine. 2007 Aug 1;25(31):5771-92. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2007.04.060. Epub 2007 May 11. PMID:17570566.
Taylor Z, Butani L, Blumberg DA, Cowan M, Wara D. Index of suspicion (case report). Pediatr Rev 2006;27:463, 464-466.
Wong DM, Blumberg DA, Lowe LG. Guidelines for the use of antibiotics in acute upper respiratory tract infections. Am Family Physician 2006;74:956-966.
Recent Videos
Answering questions about measles with Dr. Dean Blumberg of UC Davis Children's Hospital
Dr. Dean Blumberg from UC Davis Children's Hospital sits for an in-depth discussion about measles
Dr. Dean Blumberg discusses the Zika virus - UC Davis Children's Hospital
What you and your family need to know about Raccoon Roundworm - UC Davis Children's Hospital
What you need to know about the flu vaccine
UC Davis Children's Hospital's Recurrent MRSA Clinic
Polio-like illness: What you need to know
Dr. Dean Blumberg gets his flu shot
UCDCH Sept 60
Measles: What Parents Need to Know
The Flu (Influenza): What You Should Know
RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus): What You Should Know
Whooping Cough 60 2
2018/09/12 09:45:43 KXTV UC Davis Children�s Hospital: Viruses this Year & New Podcast
HPV Vaccine 2