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Indiana University School of Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
Pediatrics

Clinical Care

Pediatric infectious diseases specialists at IU School of Medicine care for children with infections of the bloodstream, bone and joint, central nervous system and respiratory tract that include diseases such as meningitis, pneumonia, Lyme disease, histoplasmosis, hepatitis, HIV and sepsis, and more. This faculty team of pediatric specialists also has expertise in global health and provides preventive care and treatment for travel-associated infection.

Clinical Facilities

The legacy left by Ryan White, a standard-bearer in the fight against HIV and a former patient of this practice, is still felt today as faculty care for patients at the Ryan White Center for Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Global Health at Riley Hospital for Children. Other clinical sites include IU Health North Hospital and IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette.

Looking for Patient Services?

Patients looking for a physician referral can search the IU Health provider directory by specialty or disease—or phone the IU Health on-call service at 317-916-3525 or 800-265-3220.
Doctor examining the right ear of a young male patient in an exam room

Specialty Care

Pediatric infectious diseases faculty provide patient- and family-centered care for conditions such as bloodstream infection, bone and joint infections, central nervous system infections, complicated respiratory tract infections, hepatitis a, histoplasmosis, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), lyme disease, lymphadenopathy, sepsis, travel-associated infection and prevention, meningitis, pneumonia, Kawasaki disease and tuberculosis and more.

This pediatric faculty team conducts in-depth programs in infection prevention and anti-microbial stewardship to ensure that patients are protected from infection and to decrease the risks of anti-microbial drug resistance, a growing problem in infectious diseases. Through collaborative efforts for vaccine usage and treatment guidelines, community education and infectious diseases prevention education, these specialists continually advocate for children’s health. 

Learn more about infectious diseases care at Riley Children's Health

DIRECTOR, IMMUNOCOMPROMISED INFECTIOUS DISEASES SERVICE
Muayad Alali

Muayad Alali, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

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MEDICAL DIRECTOR, INFECTION PREVENTION
Samina S. Bhumbra

Samina S. Bhumbra, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

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DIRECTOR, OUTPATIENT CLINICAL SERVICES
Annette Foti Childress

Annette Foti Childress, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

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medical director, travel medicine
John C. Christenson

John C. Christenson, MD

Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

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Director, Pediatric HIV services
Leslie A. Enane

Leslie A. Enane, MD, MSc

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

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MEDICAL DIRECTOR, ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP
Jack G. Schneider

Jack G. Schneider, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

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