The Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Stanford University comprises a dedicated team of physicians, healthcare providers, scientists, and educators committed to delivering exceptional clinical care, advancing scientific research, and mentoring the next generation of leaders in infectious diseases. Through thoughtful engagement with patients and communities, we strive to address infectious disease challenges on local, national, and global scales.
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A. Desiree LaBeaud, MD, MS, Professor of Pediatrics
Dr. LaBeaud was awarded a $3.5 Million NIH Grant to study overlapping vector-borne diseases, climate and child health in Kenya.
Bonnie Maldonado, MD, Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement
- With support from the Gates Foundation, the Maldonado Lab is using AI modeling and a 1990s-era poliovirus archive to study OPV evolution under immune pressure. The lab is sequencing samples collected over time to map vaccine-derived variants and guide a safer next-generation vaccine. It is also modeling population immunity and re-emergence with Nathan Lo’s group. To learn more about the Maldonado Lab: https://med.stanford.edu/maldonadoepigroup.html
Eva Archer, MD, PhD, Instructor of Pediatrics
- Dr. Archer studies antibody-mediated immunity to viral infections in children and adults. Current projects include exploring how the type of primary exposure to influenza shapes subsequent immunity in infants and young children, and how corticosteroids modulate FcγR-mediated immunity in SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Anna Minta, MD, MPH, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Dr. Minta is excited to join the Stanford Pediatric Infectious Diseases faculty, bringing global immunization experience from WHO and CDC. She was a coauthor on STROBE EPIC, an international reporting guideline published in Annals of Internal Medicine that aims to make studies of disease rates clearer and more useful for public health decisions: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13571762/
Nicholas Marshall, MD, Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics
Dr. Marshall combines expertise in clinical informatics with pediatric infectious diseases to translate advances in artificial intelligence into tools that support diagnosis, treatment, and clinical research. He will co-lead “Bug Meets Bot: Practical AI for Infectious Disease,” an IDSA-sponsored workshop at IDWeek 2026 on October 21, helping infectious diseases professionals explore practical applications of artificial intelligence in clinical care and research.
https://www.idweek.org/idweek-daily-news/2026/august/a-hands-on-intro-to-ai-for-id-professionals/
Aslam Khan, DO, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
- Dr. Khan has been working with collaborators at the Aga Khan University studying mosquito borne infections and causes of acute febrile illness in children in Pakistan. At Stanford he is leading a humanitarian health seminar series through the Center for Innovation in Global Health (CIGH). He is also assisting Dr. Grace Lee in the Stanford Medicine Children’s Health vaccination committee to direct guidance for healthcare personnel and families around vaccines.