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John R. Schreiber, MD, MPH

Medical Director of Infection Control


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Practice Name Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Education

Education:

Haverford College, 1976
Tulane University School of Public Health, 1979
Tulane University School of Medicine, 1980

Residency:

Boston Children’s Hospital, 1980-1982

Fellowship:

Boston Children’s Hospital, 1982-1985

Board Certifications

  • Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Infectious Diseases

    • Faculty Appointment

    Professor of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

    Clinical Expertise

    • Pediatric infections
    • Bacterial infections
    • Immune response to bacterial conjugate vaccines
    • Pediatric and adult immune response to encapsulated bacteria

    Selected Publications

    • Lai ZZ, Kimmel R, Petersen S, Thomas S, Pier GB, Bezebah B, Luo R, Schreiber JR. Multi-valent human monoclonal antibody preparation against Pseudomonas aeruginosa derived from transgenic mice containing human immunoglobulin loci is protective against fatal pseudomonas sepsis caused by multiple serotypes. Vaccine 23; 3264-3271: 2005.

    • Latz Eicke, Franko J, Golenbock D, and Schreiber JR. Haemophilus influenzae type b-OMPC glycoconjugate vaccine induces cytokine production by engaging human TLR 2 and requires the presence of TLR2 for optimal immunogenicity. J Immunol 172; 2431-2438: 2004

    • Kaur KK, Chowdhury S, Greenspan N, Schreiber JR. Decreased expression of tumor necrosis factor family ligands and receptors involved in humoral immunity in preterm neonates. Blood; 110; 2948-54: 2007.

    • Lai ZZ, Schreiber JR. Antigen processing of pneumococcal glycoconjugate vaccines; the polysaccharide component enters the APC and is associated with MHC II. Vaccine 27; 2009: 3137-3144

    • Lai ZZ, Schreiber JR. TLR2 stimulation enhances the pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide antibody response to the pneumococcal CRM197 conjugate vaccine. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology 18; 2011: 724-729

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    Recent Blog Posts by John R. Schreiber, MD, MPH
    May 31, 2022
    If Everyone But Your Child Has Their COVID-19 Vaccine, Is Summer Travel Safe for Your Family?
    Written By: Jeff Cattel

    So your family is ready for a change of scenery, and the adults and older teens are fully vaccinated. But what if your younger child is still waiting on their COVID-19 vaccine? Before you make any spring or summer travel plans, Connecticut Children’s infectious disease expert John R. Schreiber, MD, MPH, has guidance. (Originally published in May of […]

    Posted In: Coronavirus, Next Normal Kit, Summer Safety Kit

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    March 25, 2022
    5 Things to Know About the Omicron BA.2 Subvariant
    Written By: Maelina Frattaroli

    Since the very first cases of COVID-19 arrived in Connecticut in March of 2020, the pandemic has felt like a game of stop and go. And just when life seems to have returned back to normal after this past winter’s Omicron surge, here we are hearing and reading about the Omicron BA.2 subvariant. What should […]

    Posted In: Coronavirus

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    December 9, 2021
    Ask a Pediatrician: What Should I Do When My Child Has a Common Cold During COVID-19?
    Written By: Jeff Cattel

    You ask, we answer. In each edition of “Ask a Pediatrician,” Connecticut Children’s pediatric experts respond to a question from our community. This week, infectious disease pediatrician John R. Schreiber, MD, MPH, tackles a popular topic this cold and flu season, especially with the new threat of the Omicron variant. My child has a runny nose but no […]

    Posted In: Ask a Pediatrician, Back to School, Coronavirus, School & Remote Learning Kit

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