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Archana Chatterjee, MD, PhD
Faculty Affiliate, Center for Health Policy and Ethics
Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs and
Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Microbiology and Immunology and Pharmacy
Sciences, CUMC
Adjunct Associate Professor (Clinical) of Pediatrics at the University of
Nebraska, College of Medicine
Hospital Epidemiologist at Children’s Hospital in Omaha
PhD, 1993, University of Nebraska Medical Center
MBBS (MD), 1983, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune University, India
Dr. Archana Chatterjee
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease
Creighton University School of Medicine
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, NE 68178
(402) 280-1238
Biography
Dr. Chatterjee is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Microbiology and Immunology at Creighton University and Adjunct Associate Professor (Clinical) of Pediatrics at the University of Nebraska, College of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. She is also the Hospital Epidemiologist at Children’s Hospital in Omaha.
Dr. Chatterjee was born in India and attended high school at the Army Public School in New Delhi, India. She received her M.B.B.S. (M.D.) from the Armed Forces Medical College at Pune University in India. Dr. Chatterjee earned her Ph.D. at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska and conducted post-doctoral research in neonatology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She completed her residency in pediatrics followed by Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship training at Creighton University/University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
Dr. Chatterjee has received numerous research awards. Her research interests include vaccine development for Human Papilloma Viruses, other pediatric vaccines, hospital epidemiology, community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, inhibition of H. pylori by nutraceuticals and antibiotic resistance.
Several of her most recent publications include: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an increasing problem in children; Immunizations for Patients with Metabolic Disorders; Inhibition of Helicobacter pylori by various berry extracts with increased susceptibility to clarithromycin; Cefdinir: An oral alternative to parenteral cephems; Impact of Surveillance Rounds on Adherence to Infection Control Policies and Procedures at a Children’s Hospital; Vaccine and Immunization Resources on the World Wide Web.
Selected Recent Publications
Paavonen J, “Efficacy of a human papillomavirus (HPV)-16/18 L1 virus-like particle (VLP) ASO4 vaccine: a phase III randomized, controlled trial in young women”. (Multicenter Study – Dr. Chatterjee was the Site Primary Investigator and cited as such in the paper) The Lancet 2007; 369(9580): 2161-70.
Shara M, Kincaid AE, Limpach AL, Sandstrom R, Barrett L, Norton N, Bramble JD, Yasmin T, Tran J, Chatterjee A, Bagchi M, Bagchi D, “Long-term safety evaluation of a novel oxygen-coordinated niacin-bound chromium (III) complex”. J Inorg Biochem 2007; 101(7):1059-69, [Epub ahead of print].
Bruno E, Chatterjee A, Varman M, Plummer S, Heybrock B, Eischen K, “Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections at a children’s hospital”, Nebraska Pediatrician, Spring 2007, Vol. 18(3).
Berg K, Chatterjee A, Yasmin T, Shara M, Bagchi D. “Cytokine expression due to Helicobacter pylori in a tissue culture model”, Mol Cell Biochem, 2006 Dec 8; [Epub ahead of print].
Kingsley JD, Varman M, Chatterjee A, Kingsley RA, Roth K. “Immunizations for Patients with Metabolic Disorders.” Pediatrics 2006:118(2):e460-e470.
Selected Recent Presentations
Pieper MS*, Chatterjee A, Varman M, Wolter DJ, Goering RV, “Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains (MRSA), Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, May 5-8, 2007, Toronto, Canada.
Phillips A, Blake K*, Brandt C*, Wollberg J*, Connelly M, Chatterjee A, “A comparison of blood stream infection rates in children with two different types of injection caps in use on central venous catheters”, 17th Annual Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, April 15-17, 2007.
Ohri LK, O’Neill S, Chatterjee A, Esser D, “Immunization Coalition Benefits through Partnering With an Academic Continuing Education (CE) Provider”, 41st Annual National Immunization Conference, Kansas City, MO, March 6-8, 2007.
Chatterjee A, Sigalan SC, Lalithakumari K, Krishnaraju AV, Dey D, Sengupta K, Golakoti T., “A Double-Blind Clinical Trial: Efficacy of Cranberry (Vaccinium Macrocarpon) Powder (Nutricran® Bio-100) Against Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections (UTI))”. 47th Annual Meeting of the American College of Nutrition, Reno, NV, Abstract 83, October 5-8, 2006.
Chatterjee A, et al. Panelist for Clinic Ethics session on “Vulnerable Subjects in Research”, Creighton University, Center for Health Policy & Ethics, Omaha, NE, February 22, 2006.