 The Section of Infectious Disease provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care for children with a wide variety of infectious diseases and related circumstances, including:
- Immunization
- Lyme disease
- Recurrent Fever/Infections
- Immune-deficiency disorders
- HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)
- Travel associated problems and advice
- Fever of unknown origin
- Chronic infections
- All and any infectious disease-related questions
Since infectious diseases involves more than a limited set of organs, physicians in this field deal with all of the systems of the body. These specialists diagnose and treat complex conditions such as hepatitis, pneumonia, meningitis and AIDS. Simple illnesses such as the flu, sinusitis and urinary infections are also treated by specialists in infectious diseases.
Our staff physicians include:
Margaret Fisher, MD
Renuka Verma, MD
As a highly regarded pediatrician amongst her peers nation-wide and current Chair of the Executive Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Section of Infectious Diseases and twice a member of the Committee of Infectious Diseases (Red Book Committee), Dr. Fisher helps establish national guidelines and standards for quality health care for children and adolescents. This quality of care is evident in The Children’s Hospital standing as a member of the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI), an organization that serves as a collective voice for health systems devoted to the health and well-being of children, no matter how sick or poor. Dr. Fisher was recently named as a New Jersey “Top Doc” in the area of Pediatric Infectious Diseases.
Dr. Fisher came to Monmouth Medical Center in 2000. She received her medical degree at the University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine in 1975. She returned to the east coast for pediatric residency and fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at St Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. She joined the staff there in 1980 and served as the Hospital Epidemiologist and attending in pediatric infectious diseases; she was active in medical education, serving as Program Director of the residency program and the Associate Chair for Medical Education. She is a Professor of Pediatrics at Drexel University School of Medicine where she continues to lecture and teach in small groups both in Philadelphia and here at The Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Verma, a board certified Pediatric Infectious Disease physician, is a graduate of S. P. Medical College in India. She did her fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Disease at University Hospital at SUNY, Stony Brook, NY and completed her residency training here at Monmouth Medical Center. Dr. Verma has had special training in radiodiagnosis and she is the co-author of several clinical studies that have been published in prestigious medical journals. She is a member of the Infectious Disease Society of New Jersey, Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Pediatric Infectious Disease Society (PIDS). Dr. Verma has had a major role in medical education; she was the director of the student education program and is currently in charge of the Pediatric Residency program at Monmonth Medical Center. Further, she is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Drexel University College of Medicine.
To learn more about our services, contact us at 732-923-7251.
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