George McCracken, MD

Professor
Endowed Title: George McCracken Distinguished Professorship of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

george.mccracken@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-730-KIDS (5437).

Biography

George H.McCracken,Jr.,MD Citizenship: United States Married: Leslie Ann Sanford Two daughters: Kelly and Megan Education: Williams College, A.B. Cornell University Medical College, M.D

Education

ResidencyChildren's Medical Center Dallas (1966)
Chief ResidentChildren's Medical Center, Pediatrics (1966)
ResidencyCornell University (1965)
InternshipCornell University (1963)
Medical SchoolWeill Cornell Medical College (1962)

Research Interests

Clinical Pharmacology of Antimicrobials
Meningitis (pathogenesis, treatment)
Respiratory Infections (pathogenesis, link to asthma)
Vaccine Development

Publications

Respiratory tract infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae in interleukin-12 knockout mice results in improved bacterial clearance and reduced pulmonary inflammation

Salvatore, C.M., et al , Infect Immun , January 2007; (75(1)):236-42

Pharmacokinetics of oseltamivir according to trimester of pregnancy.

Greer LG, Leff RD, Rogers VL, Roberts SW, McCracken GH, Wendel GD, Sheffield JS, American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2011 Jun; 204 (6 Suppl 1):S89-93

Pharmacokinetics of oseltamivir in breast milk and maternal plasma.

Greer LG, Leff RD, Rogers VL, Roberts SW, McCracken GH, Wendel GD, Sheffield JS, American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2011 Jun; 204 (6):524.e1-4

Viral coinfections in children with invasive pneumococcal disease.

Techasaensiri B, Techasaensiri C, Mejías A, McCracken GH, Ramilo O, The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2010 Jun; 29 (6):519-23

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of linezolid in children with cystic fibrosis.

Santos RP, Prestidge CB, Brown ME, Urbancyzk B, Murphey DK, Salvatore CM, Jafri HS, McCracken GH, Ahmad N, Sanchez PJ, Siegel JD, Pediatric pulmonology, 2009 Feb; 44 (2):148-54

Genetic characterization of erythromycin- and methicillin-resistant community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus isolated from children in Texas

Bogdanovich, T., N. Aydin, et al. , Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis , 2007;

Honors/Awards

Honorary Membership, European Society for Paediatric Infectious Disease

Awarded for Outstanding Leadership in pediatric infectious diseases worldwide (2012)

Maxwell Finland Lecture

Honorary Lecture, Infectious Disease Society of America (2012)

Special Recognition Certificate for Education

American Academy of Pediatrics (2011)

Honorary Doctorate of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece,

(2008)

Kellogg Award

from Williams College for a Distinguished Career in Pediatric MEdicine (2008)

Cornell University Medical College Distinguished Alumnus Award

For a Distinguished Career in Pediatric Infectious Diseases (2006)

The Maxwell Finland Award

for Scientific Achievements from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (2004)

Mentor Award for a Distinguished Lifetime Record of Mentorship in Infectious Diseases

from the Infectious Disease Society of America (2003)

Distinguished Physician Award for LIfetime Achievements in Research and Training in Pediatric Infectious Diseases

from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (2001)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

Chairman/Director, Research Rounds

An Educational Course for Infectious Disease Fellows (1995-2008) (1995)

Chief Editor, The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal (1982-Present)

(1982)

Society for Pediatric Research

(1972)

Co-Director, The National Pediatric Infectious Disease Seminar (1981-2008)

A national CME course fo physcians (1882-2008)

American Society for Microgiology

European Pediatric Infectious Disease Society; Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Infectious Diseases Society of America; American Academy of Pediatrics