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Michael David Green, MD, MPH
- Professor of Pediatrics, Surgery, and Clinical and Translational Science
- Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Michael Green, is Professor, Pediatrics, Surgery, and Clinical and Translational Science, at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is the Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He also serves as Co-Director, Transplant Infectious Diseases within the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases.
Dr. Green received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign and his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Illinois in Chicago. He also received Master’s of Public Health degree in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. He completed a pediatric residency and a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh before joining the faculty here at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. .
Throughout his career, Dr. Green’s clinical and research interest have focused on the prevention and treatment of infections in immunocompromised children. Among his professional affiliations, Dr Green is a member of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the International Pediatric Transplant Association, and the American Society of Transplantation who he served as a Councilor-at-large and Secretary-Treasurer. Dr Green has published more than 160 peer-reviewed articles and has written more than 70 review articles or textbook chapters. He serves as an Associate Editor for Pediatric Transplantation, the American Journal of Transplantation and the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society. He was also co-editor of the first edition and more recently editor-in-chief of the 4th edition of the Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Infectious Complications of Solid Organ Transplantation published by the American Society of Transplantation. He has participated on numerous Consensus Conference and Guideline working groups relating to the field of transplant infectious diseases and is a past chair of the IPTA ID Care Committee and the OPTN/UNOS ad hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee. An active teacher and clinical researcher, Dr Green has consistently received grant funding for his work since 1987.
Professional and Scientific Society Memberships
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Junior Fellow, 1985
- American Society of Microbiology, 1986
- Infectious Disease Society of America, Associate Member, 1987
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Society, 1988
- Infectious Disease Society of America, Member, 1993
- Society for Pediatric Research, 1994
- American Society of Transplantation, 1997
- Infectious Disease Society of America, Fellow, 1997
- International Pediatric Transplantation Association, 2000
- American Pediatric Society, 2004
- American Society of Transplantation, Fellow, 2015
Education & Training
- BS, Biochemistry, University of Illinois, 1979
- MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine, 1983
- Residency in Pediatrics, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 1986-1989
- Fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 1986-1989
- MPH, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, 1989
Selected Publications
Danziger-Isakov L; Englund J; Green M; Posfay-Barbe KM; Zerr DM. Cytomegalovirus in Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Case-Based Panel Discussion of Current Challenges. Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 7(suppl_2):S72-S74, 2018 Dec 26.
Alcamo AM; Alessi LJ; Vehovic SN; Bansal N; Bond GJ; Carcillo JA; Green M; Michaels MG; Aneja RK. Severe Sepsis in Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients: The Emergence of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 20(7):e326-e332, 2019 Jul.
L'Huillier AG; Green M; Danziger-Isakov L; Chaudhuri A; HOcker B; Van der Linden D; Goddard L; Ardura MI; Stephens D; Verma A; Evans HM; McCulloch M; Michaels MG; Posfay-Barbe KM; Allen UD. Infections among pediatric transplant candidates: An approach to decision-making. Pediatric Transplantation. 23(3):e13375, 2019 05.
Walker LW, Montoya L, Chochua S, Beall B, Green M. Increase in Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease and Emergence of Mucoid Strains in a Pediatric Population: February-June 2017. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 6(7):ofz275, 2019 Jul DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz275
Suresh S, Upton J. Green M, Pham‐Huy A, Posfay‐Barbe KM, Michaels MG, Top KA, Avitzur Y, Burton C, Chong PP, Danziger‐Isakov L, Dipchand AI, Hébert D, Kumar D, Morris SK, Nalli N, Ng VL, Nicholas SK, Robinson JL, Solomon JM, Tapiero B, Verma A, Walter JE, Allen UD. Live vaccines after pediatric solid organ transplant: Proceedings of a consensus meeting, 2018. Pediatric Transplantation. 23(7):e13571, 2019 Nov
Green M; Blumberg EA; Danziger-Isakov L; Huprikar S; Kotton CN; Kumar D. Foreword: 4th edition of the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Guidelines. Clin Transplant. e13642, 2019 Jun 19. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ctr.13642
Haidar G; Green M; American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice. Intra-abdominal infections in solid organ transplant recipients: Guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice. Clin Transplant. e13595, 2019 May 18. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ctr.13595
Paulsen G, Michaels M, Danziger-Isakov L, Dipchand AI, Green M, McCulloch M. Variability of Pneumocystis jirovecii Prophylaxis Use Among Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Providers. Pediatric Transplantation. e13609, 2019 Nov 12.
Ashokkumar C, Soltys K, Green M, Mazariegos G, Michaels MG, Reyes M, Higgs BW, Spishock B, Zaccagnini M, Sethi P, Rzempoluch A, Kepler A, Kachmar P, Remaley L, Winnier J, Jones K, Moir K, Fazzolare T, Jenkins K, Hartle T, Falik R, Ningappa M, Bond G, Ganoza A, Sun Q, Sindhi R. CD154-expressing CMV-specific T-cells associate with freedom from DNAemia and may be protective in seronegative recipients after liver or intestine transplantation. Pediatric Transplantation. e13601, 2019 Oct 27.
Alcamo AM, Wolf MS, Alessi LJ, Chong HJ, Green M, Williams JV, Simon, DW. Successful Use of Cidofovir in an Immunocompetent Child With Severe Adenoviral Sepsis. Pediatrics. 145(1), 2020 Jan
Academic and Research Interests
- Transplant Infections
- Epstein-Barr Virus
- Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder
- Cytomegalovirus
- Anitimicrobial Resistance
- Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Infection Prevention
Research Grants
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, A Multi-Center Prospective Study of Human Adenovirus Infection and Disease in Pediatric Human Stem Cell Transplant Recipients, 2016-2021.
