Jeffrey Bender
Jeffrey Bender
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Dr. Bender joined the Children’s Hospital Los Angele faculty in 2012 as an Assistant Professor in Pediatrics. He has acted as the Medical Director for the Infection Prevention and Control Committee (2012-2014). In 2014, he was awarded a K-12 research grant to study the microbiome of infants.
Clinical Interests
Respiratory infections, orthopedic infections and infection prevention.
Education & Training
Medical School:
University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine
Internship:
Pediatrics- University of Utah, School of Medicine
Residency:
Pediatrics- University of Utah, School of Medicine
Fellowship:
Pediatric Infectious Diseases- University of Utah, School of Medicine Medical Microbiology- ARUP Laboratories (Department of Pathology)
Accomplishments
Certification:
American Board of Pediatrics – Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics – Pediatric Infection Diseases
American Board of Pathology – Medical Microbiology
Professional Memberships:
Infectious Diseases Society of America
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
American Society for Microbiology
European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases