Maldonado Epi Group
The research lab of Dr. Bonnie Maldonado
Welcome
Welcome to the website of Dr. Yvonne (Bonnie) Maldonado's Pediatric Infectious Disease Research Group within the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
We are involved in a variety local and international epidemiology and prevention activities focusing on HIV/AIDS, polio, COVID-19, and vaccines.
Dr. Yvonne Maldonado elected to the National Academy of Medicine
October 9, 2023
Bonnie Maldonado, MD, a professor of pediatrics and of epidemiology and population health, senior associate dean of faculty development and diversity, and the Taube Professor in Global Health and Infectious Diseases, was elected for her contributions in the epidemiology and control of pediatric infectious diseases, including polio and measles elimination from the Americas, prevention of maternal-infant HIV transmission, and the national COVID-19 pandemic response.
Dr. Yvonne Maldonado quoted in The New York Times: "Raw Milk Is Being Legalized in More States. Is It Safe?"
July 11, 2023
"Raw milk, along with other raw dairy products like unpasteurized ice creams, yogurts and cheeses, can harbor bacteria that cause common food-borne illnesses — such as salmonella, listeria, campylobacter and E. coli. Germs may linger on a cow’s udders or in the dirt around them, or on the hands of people who milk them, which can then contaminate the milk, said Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, a professor of pediatrics, infectious diseases and epidemiology at Stanford Medicine."
Maldonado team lunch, June 2023
June 15, 2023
Dr. Maldonado's clinical and vaccine trial teams join together for a team lunch in June
Dr. Yvonne Maldonado quoted in USA Today
Fact check: Polio is caused by a virus, not pesticides
January 31, 2023
"No link between DDT, polio
Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, a Stanford University professor who studies global health, infectious diseases and epidemiology, said the notion that polio could be caused by DDT is wrong, flying in the face of more than a century of science and evidence."
Dr. Yvonne Maldonado on KPIX CBS SF Bay Area
December 7th, 2022
The KPIX CBS SF Bay Area team checks in with Dr. Yvonne Maldonado to talk about the ongoing flu season, and why it has hospitals under such pressure. (12/7/2022)
Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health: Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, MD Faculty in Focus Talk
December 5th, 2022
On December 5, 2022, as part of the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health (CIGH) Faculty in Focus Series, Dr. Yvonne (Bonnie) Maldonado shared her career journey in medicine, infectious diseases, public health, and global health while discussing the COVID-19 and mPox pandemics.
Yvonne Maldonado receives American Pediatric Society award
November 3, 2022
The American Pediatric Society (APS) is pleased to announce Yvonne (Bonnie) Maldonado, MD, as the 2023 APS John Howland Award recipient, the highest honor bestowed by the APS. The prestigious award signifies the society’s recognition of Dr. Maldonado for her significant contributions to advancing child health and the profession of pediatrics.
Stanford Medicine to enroll 900 in NIH-funded long-COVID study
November 22, 2021
Researchers at Stanford Medicine are projected to receive close to $15 million over a four-year period from the National Institutes of Health to study long-lasting patterns of COVID-19-related symptoms, commonly known as long COVID.
On the Front Line with Physician and Researcher Yvonne Maldonado, MD
September 30, 2020
Stanford Physician and Researcher Yvonne "Bonnie" Maldonado, MD recounts the early days of the Covid-19 Pandemic and how she and Stanford Medicine responded.
Jonathan Altamirano discusses SARS-CoV2 study on JAMA Network Open Live
June 16, 2020
Jonathan Altamirano, MS and Prasanthi Govindarajan, MBBS, MAS join JAMA Network Open Editors to discuss a prognostic study comparing the diagnostic equivalence of patient-collected lower nasal specimens with that of health care worker–collected oropharyngeal specimens for sudden acute respiratory syndrome #coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing.
Facebook Live with Dr. Yvonne Maldonado
May 4, 2020
Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Priscilla Chan chat with Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, a vaccine expert at Stanford Medical School, about COVID-19 serology testing and what keeps her hopeful during this challenging time.
Stanford teams with UCSF, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub to study prevalence of COVID-19 in San Francisco Bay Area
April 29, 2020
The nine-month collaborative studies, funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, will track the rate of new regional infections, define population immunity levels and help inform how to safely reopen California’s economy.
Maldonado mentee and lab alumna reflects on the impact of a summer internship
An update from Maldonado Epi lab aluma and mentee, Sara Bolivar Wagers, on the impact of her time in the lab.
Clinical Infectious Diseases supplement on the polio endgame
The November 2018 supplement to the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal highlighted the latest in polio research, featuring work by the Maldonado epi lab and colleagues around the world. The publication was supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and coordinated by Senior Data Analyst, Jonathan Altamirano (Stanford '15). Read all the articles online.
Maldonado Q&A with the Stanford Daily
The Stanford Daily featured a Q&A with Dr. Bonnie Maldonado following her receipt of the Stanford medicine Alumni RISE Award. Read the full discussion online.
Dr. Maldonado wins Stanford Medicine Alumni RISE Award
Dr. Bonnie Maldonado '81 received the 2018 Reach Inspire Serve Engage (RISE) award from the Stanford Medicine Alumni Association. Click to watch the video tribute.
Global Health Research Convening 2018
Research Data Analyst, Jonathan Altamirano, presents findings from a spatial analysis of polio transmission from the Maldonado lab's study in Mexico.
Yvonne Maldonado, Stanford's Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Diversity, defines diversity and makes a case for its importance to excellent medical education at Stanford MedicineX 2018.
Dr. Maldonado explains the SPHERE project at the 2018 UCSF Developmental Disabilities Update.
Race, Policing, and Public Health Symposium
Claude Steele, PhD, Victor Rios, PhD, and Bonnie Maldonado, MD at the March 6, 2017 symposium co-sponsored by the Stanford School of Medicine and School of Law.
Videos available online.
(Photos by: Paul Keitz Photography)
Issues for the Endgame of Polio Eradication
Yvonne Maldonado presents at the 3rd annual Stanford Global Health Research Convening on January 18, 2017.
Bonnie Maldonado at the Big Data in Biomedicine conference
Dr. Maldonado is interviewed at the 2016 Big Data in Biomedicine conference about the role of big data in fighting Zika virus and other public health problems.
Microbes and Pregnancy Panel at ChildX 2016
Dr. Maldonado moderated a panel on Microbes and Pregnancy at ChildX 2016. The Panel featured Stanford's own Dr. Desiree LaBeaud, Dr. David Relman, and Dr. Philip Tarr from Washington University in St. Louis.
Updated 1/24/2022
Dr. Maldonado on the "In the Bubble" Podcast
Polio has been detected in New York wastewater following the case of a man infected and paralyzed by the virus in July. How much is the virus circulating and what does that mean for you and young children at greatest risk? Andy speaks with New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett and Stanford Professor of Pediatrics Dr. Yvonne “Bonnie” Maldonado about how a disease eliminated from the Western Hemisphere in 1994 returned and what we must do now.
Listen here: In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt
Global Child Health
Dr. Maldonado directs the Global Child Health program, which seeks to improve the health and wellbeing of children worldwide.
Faculty Development and Diversity
Dr. Maldonado is also the Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Diversity at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Stanford Precision Health for Ethnic and Racial Equity
Dr. Maldonado is PI of the NIH-funded SPHERE Center at Stanford, part of a nation-wide network of centers advancing precision health.