Infectious Diseases Attending
Children’s National Health System
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Adeline Koay received her Masters of Science (Bacteriology) from the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia, and her medical degree from the University of Melbourne in Australia. She later moved to Texas where she completed a pediatric residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch, and subsequently completed her pediatric infectious diseases fellowship at Johns Hopkins University. About 1 year ago, Dr. Koay joined Children’s National Hospital as a faculty member in the Department of Infectious Diseases, and is also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics with George Washington University in Washington D.C.
Dr. Koay’s clinical expertise and interests focus on general pediatric infectious diseases and the care of children and adolescents with HIV. Her research focuses on the relationship between systemic inflammation and the gut microbiome in infections, specifically in people with HIV and children born to women with HIV. She is currently conducting studies to try and gain a deeper understanding of how maternal HIV exposure affects inflammation, immune activation and the gut microbiome in HIV-exposed infants in the larger Washington D.C. metropolitan area.
Some of Dr Koay's recent academic accomplishments include a meta-analysis of HIV microbiome studies in collaboration with colleagues at Johns Hopkins University, co-author of a book chapter on pediatric antiretroviral therapy, an article relating to probiotic use in children, an education module on management of infants born to mothers living with HIV, and a webinar on tick-borne infections. She is also a member of the Clinical Affairs Committee with PIDS.