Experts

Video Q&A's from the Experts

Hear from the experts and learn about Naegleria fowleri and Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM).

VIDEO 1 » Quick Link

Shelly and Steve Smelski
Jordan Smelski’s mom and dad

Jennifer Cope, MD, MPH.
Medical Epidemiologist, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Timothy Gompf, MD
Pediatric Hopspitalist

Juan A. Dumois, III, MD
Pediatric Infectons Disease Specialist
John’s Hopkins Diseases,
All Children’s Hospital, John’s Hopkins Medicine

Alejandro Jordan-Villegas, MD
Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist
Florida Hospital for Children

VIDEO 2 » Quick Link

Francine Marciano-Cabral, PhD
Professor and Researcher
Virginia Commonwealth University

Kevin Sherin, MD, MPH, MBA, FACPM, FAAFP
Health Officer
Florida Department of Health, Orange County

Sara Kirby, MD
Assistant Medical Director for Pediatric Emergency Services
Florida Hospital For Children

VIDEO 3 » Quick Link

Sandra G. Gompf, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Associate Professor, Clinician, Educator
University of South Florida, College of Medicine

Humberto A. Liriano, MD, MA, FAAP
Pediatric Critical Care Specialist
Florida Hospital For Children

Vincent G. Valente, DO, FACEP
Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)

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Ibene Ali, PhD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

W. Matthew Linam, MD, MS
Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

Donna Walsh, MPA, BSN, RN
Health Officer
Florida Department of Health in Seminole County

VIDEO 5 » Quick Link

Alejandro Jordan-Villegas, MD
Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist
Florida Hospital For Children

Francine Marciano-Cabral, PhD
Professor and Researcher
Virginia Commonwealth University

Sara Kirby, MD
Assistant Medical Director for Pediatric Emergency Services
Florida Hospital For Children

VIDEO 6 » Quick Link

Timothy Gompf, MD
Pediatric Hospitalist

Sandra G. Gompf, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Associate Professor, Clinician, Educator
University of South Florida, College of Medicine

Jennifer R. Cope, MD, MPH
Medical Epidemiologist, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

VIDEO 7 » Quick Link

Ibne Ali, PhD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Alejandro Jordan-Villegas, MD
Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist
Florida Hospital For Children

Sara Kirby, MD
Assistant Medical Director
Pediatric Emergency Services
Florida Hospital For Children

VIDEO 8 » Quick Link

Kevin Sherin, MD, MPH, MBA, FACPM, FAAFP
Health Officer
Florida Department of Health, Orange County

Jennifer R. Cope, MD, MPH
Medical Epidemiologist, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Francine Marciano-Cabral, PhD
Professor and Researcher
Virginia Commonwealth University

VIDEO 9 » Quick Link

Sara Kirby, MD
Assistant Medical Director for Pediatric Emergency Services
Florida Hospital For Children

Vincent G. Valente, DO, FACEP
Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)

Matthew Linam, MD, MS
Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

VIDEO 10 » Quick Link

Alejandro Jordan-Villegas, MD
Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist
Florida Hospital For Children

Sara Kirby, MD
Assistant Medical Director for Pediatric Emergency Services
Florida Hospital For Children

Matthew Linam, MD, MS
Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

 

VIDEO 11 » Quick Link

Donna Walsh, MPA, BSN, RN
Health Officer
Florida Department of Health in Seminole County

Sandra G. Gompf, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Associate Professor, Clinician, Educator
University of South Florida, College of Medicine

Alejandro Jordan-Villegas, MD
Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist
Florida Hospital For Children

VIDEO 12 » Quick Link

Alejandro Jordan-Villegas, MD
Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist
Florida Hospital For Children

Humberto A. Liriano, MD, MA, FAAP
Pediatric Critical Care Specialist
Florida Hospital For Children

Ibne Ali, PhD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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