Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases) and of Epidemiology and Population Health
Stanford University School of Medicine
Dr. Maldonado is a pediatric infectious diseases epidemiologist and Taube Endowed Professor of Global Health and Infectious Diseases Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases) and of Epidemiology and Population Health Stanford University School of Medicine. She attended Stanford University School of Medicine, completed pediatric residency and pediatric infectious diseases fellowship at Johns Hopkins University, and was an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention before joining the faculty at Stanford University. Dr. Maldonado has led a number of NIH, CDC, Gates Foundation, and WHO funded domestic and international pediatric infectious diseases studies, focused on pediatric HIV and pediatric vaccine preventable diseases. More recently, she has focused on health disparities and infectious diseases outcomes, including COVID-19 in pediatric and adult populations. She is recent past chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases and a liaison to the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Dr. Maldonado has over 250 peer reviewed publications and is co-editor of the textbook “Infectious Diseases of the Fetus and Newborn Infant” and the American Academy of Pediatrics “Red Book”. She is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine.
Infectious Disease Outbreaks and Disease Elimination in the 21st Century (Plenary 1)
Monday, November 17, 2025
8:00 AM - 8:55 AM (MT)