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Appointments: |
(504) 896-9583 |
| Office Hours: |
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Monday - Friday |
| Locations: |
Children's Hospital |
| Physicians: |
Rodolfo E Bégué, MD, Chief Infectious Diseases
Aja Sanzone, MD
Ronald W. Wilcox, MD
Fellows in Training:
John Schieffelin, MD (2nd year fellow, Medicine/Pediatrics Infectious Diseases) |
The Infectious Diseases Department provides inpatient and outpatient evaluation of children with any type of suspect or proven infectious disease. The department’s specialized laboratory offers services including rapid detection of bacteria, viruses and parasites, specialized antibiotic susceptibility testing, and antibiotic quantitation in body fluids. Consultation is provided on diagnostic evaluation, treatment alternatives and advice on prophylaxis.
Inpatient Consultations:
Inpatient consultation is provided to patients in general pediatrics, surgical, intensive care and oncology services.
Outpatient Clinics:
Depending on the case, most treatment is coordinated with the primary care provider.
Four simultaneous specialized clinics are provided:
- General Infectious Diseases Clinic: provides evaluation of patients with chronic or recurrent infections, advice on antibiotic treatment, fever of unknown origin, tuberculosis, exposure to infectious diseases, especially vaccines, etc.
- HIV Clinic: comprehensive evaluation and management of children and their families affected by human immunodeficiency virus.
- Traveler’s Clinic: a Certified Center providing advice on preventive measures, medications and vaccinations to minimize the risk of acquiring an infectious disease during international travel.
- Clinic for Internationally Adopted Children (CIAC): as part of the Traveler’s Clinic, advice is provided to parents traveling abroad for adoption, including review of medical documents and videos of the child and as part of the CIAC, comprehensive evaluation of the adopted child is provided on arrival to the U.S. Emphasis is given to evaluation of potential infections acquired before adoption, need for immunizations and assessment of developmental milestones including speech, hearing and vision screenings. A comprehensive plan is then coordinated with the primary care provider.
For questions contact the Infectious Diseases Department 's E-mail: id@chnola.org. Please note that patient-related questions cannot be discussed over E-mail, but if you leave your number, a member of the division will contact you to discuss your questions or concerns.

Rodolfo Begue, MD
Director, Pediatric Infectious Disease, Children’s Hospital
Professor of Pediatrics, LSU Health Sciences Center
Professional School:
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia School of Medicine
Specialty Training:
State University of New York
Brown University School of Medicine
Special Interests:
Travelers’ health, H. Pylori, Immunizations
Aja Sanzone, MD
Pediatric Infectious Disease, Children’s Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, LSU Health Sciences Center
Professional School:
New York Medical School, Valhalla, NY
Specialty Training:
St. Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan, NY
LSU Health Sciences Center
Tulane University School of Medicine
Special Interests:
International adoption, public health, clinical infectious disease
Ronald A. Wilcox. MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Medical Director, Delta AIDS Education Training Center
Professional School:
University of Kansas
Specialty Training:
LSU Health Sciences Center
Special Interests:
Investigational therapeutic approaches in HIV/AIDS