Department of Pediatrics

Education

• BS, Ohio State University, 2008
• MD, Ohio State University, 2012

Training

• Residency, General Pediatrics, Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York - Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Nothwell, 2012 - 2015
• Fellow, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital at Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2015 - 2018
• Health Services Research Core Curriculum, Emory University, 2019 - 2019

Licensure and Board Certification

• 2015General Pediatrics Board Certification
• 2019Pediatric Infectious Diseases Board Certification
• 2020Missouri Medical License

Honors and Awards

• National Merit Scholarship recipient, 2005
• Society of Infectious Disease Travel Grant recipient, 2014
• Infectious Disease Society of America, Fellow Travel Grant Recipient, 2017
• Infectious Disease Society of NY Fellow Basic Science Abstract Award, 2017
• NIAID/IDSA Research Careers Meeting, National Institute of Health, 2017
• Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Pediatric Research Day, 1st place, 2018
• Montefiore Young Investigator’s Symposium, 2nd place overall, 2018
• Nominated faculty for Emory School of Medicine Doctor’s Day, 2020

Recent Publications view all (26)

Publication Co-Authors

David A. Hunstad, M.D.

Washington University has a long tradition of collaboration amongst colleagues.The faculty above have co-authored publications with Carol Kao

1. Lapp SA, Abrams J, Lu AT, Hussaini L, Kao CM, Hunstad DA, Rosenberg RB, Zafferani MJ, Ede KC, Ballan W, Laham FR, Beltran Y, Hsiao HM, Sherry W, Jenkins E, Jones K, Horner A, Brooks A, Bryant B, Meng L, Hammett TA, Oster ME, Bamrah-Morris S, Godfred-Cato S, Belay E, Chahroudi A, Anderson EJ, Jaggi P, Rostad CA. Serologic and Cytokine Signatures in Children With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome and Coronavirus Disease 2019. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022;9(3):ofac070. PMCID:PMC8883592  PMID:35237703 
2. Kalu IC, Kao CM, Fritz SA. Management and Prevention of Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Children. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2022;36(1):73-100. PMID:35168715 
3. Godfred-Cato S, Abrams JY, Balachandran N, Jaggi P, Jones K, Rostad CA, Lu AT, Fan L, Jabbar A, Anderson EJ, Kao CM, Hunstad DA, Rosenberg RB, Zafferani MJ, Ede KC, Ballan W, Laham FR, Beltran Y, Bryant B, Meng L, Hammett TA, Oster ME, Bamrah Morris S, Belay ED. Distinguishing Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children From COVID-19, Kawasaki Disease and Toxic Shock Syndrome. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022. PMID:35093995 
4. Teherani M, Banskota S, Camacho-Gonzalez A, Smith AGC, Anderson EJ, Kao CM, Crepy D'Orleans C, Shane AL, Lu A, Jaggi P. Intent to Vaccinate SARS-CoV-2 Infected Children in US Households: A Survey. Vaccines (Basel). 2021;9(9). PMID:34579286 
5. Pegu A, O'Connell SE, Schmidt SD, O'Dell S, Talana CA, Lai L, Albert J, Anderson E, Bennett H, Corbett KS, Flach B, Jackson L, Leav B, Ledgerwood JE, Luke CJ, Makowski M, Nason MC, Roberts PC, Roederer M, Rebolledo PA, Rostad CA, Rouphael NG, Shi W, Wang L, Widge AT, Yang ES, mRNA-1273 Study Group§., Beigel JH, Graham BS, Mascola JR, Suthar MS, McDermott AB, Doria-Rose NA, Arega J, Beigel JH, Buchanan W, Elsafy M, Hoang B, Lampley R, Kolhekar A, Koo H, Luke C, Makhene M, Nayak S, Pikaart-Tautges R, Roberts PC, Russell J, Sindall E, Albert J, Kunwar P, Makowski M, Anderson EJ, Bechnak A, Bower M, Camacho-Gonzalez AF, Collins M, Drobeniuc A, Edara VV, Edupuganti S, Floyd K, Gibson T, Ackerley CMG, Johnson B, Kamidani S, Kao C, Kelley C, Lai L, Macenczak H, McCullough MP, Peters E, Phadke VK, Rebolledo PA, Rostad CA, Rouphael N, Scherer E, Sherman A, Stephens K, Suthar MS, Teherani M, Traenkner J, Winston J, Yildirim I, Barr L, Benoit J, Carste B, Choe J, Dunstan M, Erolin R, Ffitch J, Fields C, Jackson LA, Kiniry E, Lasicka S, Lee S, Nguyen M, Pimienta S, Suyehira J, Witte M, Bennett H, Altaras NE, Carfi A, Hurley M, Leav B, Pajon R, Sun W, Zaks T, Coler RN, Larsen SE, Neuzil KM, Lindesmith LC, Martinez DR, Munt J, Mallory M, Edwards C, Baric RS, Berkowitz NM, Boritz EA, Carlton K, Corbett KS, Costner P, Creanga A, Doria-Rose NA, Douek DC, Flach B, Gaudinski M, Gordon I, Graham BS, Holman L, Ledgerwood JE, Leung K, Lin BC, Louder MK, Mascola JR, McDermott AB, Morabito KM, Novik L, O'Connell S, O'Dell S, Padilla M, Pegu A, Schmidt SD, Shi W, Swanson PA 2nd, Talana CA, Wang L, Widge AT, Yang ES, Zhang Y, Chappell JD, Denison MR, Hughes T, Lu X, Pruijssers AJ, Stevens LJ, Posavad CM, Gale M Jr, Menachery V, Shi PY. Durability of mRNA-1273 vaccine-induced antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants. Science. 2021;373(6561):1372-1377. PMID:34385356 
6. Yildirim I, Kao CM, Tippett A, Suntarattiwong P, Munye M, Yi J, Elmontser M, Quincer E, Focht C, Watson N, Bilen H, Baker JM, Lopman B, Hogenesch E, Rostad CA, Anderson EJ. A Retrospective Test-Negative Case-Control Study to Evaluate Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in Preventing Hospitalizations in Children. Clin Infect Dis. 2021. PMID:34410341 
7. Doria-Rose N, Suthar MS, Makowski M, O'Connell S, McDermott AB, Flach B, Ledgerwood JE, Mascola JR, Graham BS, Lin BC, O'Dell S, Schmidt SD, Widge AT, Edara VV, Anderson EJ, Lai L, Floyd K, Rouphael NG, Zarnitsyna V, Roberts PC, Makhene M, Buchanan W, Luke CJ, Beigel JH, Jackson LA, Neuzil KM, Bennett H, Leav B, Albert J, Kunwar P, mRNA-1273 Study Group.. Antibody Persistence through 6 Months after the Second Dose of mRNA-1273 Vaccine for Covid-19. N Engl J Med. 2021;384(23):2259-2261. PMID:33822494 
8. Widge AT, Rouphael NG, Jackson LA, Anderson EJ, Roberts PC, Makhene M, Chappell JD, Denison MR, Stevens LJ, Pruijssers AJ, McDermott AB, Flach B, Lin BC, Doria-Rose NA, O'Dell S, Schmidt SD, Neuzil KM, Bennett H, Leav B, Makowski M, Albert J, Cross K, Edara VV, Floyd K, Suthar MS, Buchanan W, Luke CJ, Ledgerwood JE, Mascola JR, Graham BS, Beigel JH, mRNA-1273 Study Group.. Durability of Responses after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA-1273 Vaccination. N Engl J Med. 2021;384(1):80-82. PMCID:PMC7727324  PMID:33270381 
9. Ferris B, Gonzalez MD, Fox T, Kao CM. Multifocal Osteomyelitis in a Child Presenting With a Mediastinal Mass. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020;59(13):1199-1201. PMID:32666811 
10. Anderson EJ, Rouphael NG, Widge AT, Jackson LA, Roberts PC, Makhene M, Chappell JD, Denison MR, Stevens LJ, Pruijssers AJ, McDermott AB, Flach B, Lin BC, Doria-Rose NA, O'Dell S, Schmidt SD, Corbett KS, Swanson PA 2nd, Padilla M, Neuzil KM, Bennett H, Leav B, Makowski M, Albert J, Cross K, Edara VV, Floyd K, Suthar MS, Martinez DR, Baric R, Buchanan W, Luke CJ, Phadke VK, Rostad CA, Ledgerwood JE, Graham BS, Beigel JH, mRNA-1273 Study Group.. Safety and Immunogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA-1273 Vaccine in Older Adults. N Engl J Med. 2020. PMID:32991794 
11. Anderson EJ, Lopman B, Yi J, Libster R, Creech CB, El-Khorazaty J, Baqar S, Yildirim I, Kao C, Rouphael N, Shane AL, Edwards K. Effect of Concomitant Antibiotic and Vaccine Administration on Serologic Responses to Rotavirus Vaccine. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2020;9(4):479-482. PMID:31237948 
12. Rostad CA, Chahroudi A, Mantus G, Lapp SA, Teherani M, Macoy L, Tarquinio KM, Basu RK, Kao C, Linam WM, Zimmerman MG, Shi PY, Menachery VD, Oster ME, Edupuganti S, Anderson EJ, Suthar M, Wrammert J, Jaggi P. Quantitative SARS-CoV-2 Serology in Children With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C). Pediatrics. 2020. PMID:32879033 
13. Shane AL, Sato AI, Kao C, Adler-Shohet FC, Vora SB, Ery J, Auletta J, Nachman S, Raabe VN, Inagaki K, Akinboyo IC, Woods C, Alsulami AO, Kainth MK, Santos RP, Espinosa CM, Burns JE, Cunningham CK, Dominguez SR, Larru Martinez B, Zhu F, Crews J, Kitano T, Saiman L, Kotloff K. A Pediatric Infectious Disease Perspective of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 in Children. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2020. PMID:32840614 
14. Teherani MF, Kao CM, Camacho-Gonzalez A, Banskota S, Shane AL, Linam WM, Jaggi P. Burden of illness in households with SARS-CoV-2 infected children. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2020. PMCID:PMC7454727  PMID:32780809 
15. Kao CM, Lai K, McAteer JM, Elmontser M, Quincer EM, Yee MEM, Tippet A, Jerris RC, Lane PA, Anderson EJ, Bakshi N, Yildirim I. Influenza vaccine effectiveness and disease burden in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease: 2012-2017. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020;67(8):e28358. PMID:32469138 
16. Carol M Kao, Amanda S Thomas, Andres Camacho-Gonzalez, Anandi N Sheth. The Role of Maternal Vaccination on Healthcare Visits for Acute Respiratory Infections in HIV-Exposed but Uninfected (HEU) Infants Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2020;7(Supplement_1). 
17. Kao CM, Yee ME, Maillis A, Lai K, Bakshi N, Rostad BS, Jerris RC, Lane PA, Yildirim I. Microbiology and radiographic features of osteomyelitis in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020;e28517. PMID:32710705 
18. Jackson LA, Anderson EJ, Rouphael NG, Roberts PC, Makhene M, Coler RN, McCullough MP, Chappell JD, Denison MR, Stevens LJ, Pruijssers AJ, McDermott A, Flach B, Doria-Rose NA, Corbett KS, Morabito KM, O'Dell S, Schmidt SD, Swanson PA 2nd, Padilla M, Mascola JR, Neuzil KM, Bennett H, Sun W, Peters E, Makowski M, Albert J, Cross K, Buchanan W, Pikaart-Tautges R, Ledgerwood JE, Graham BS, Beigel JH, mRNA-1273 Study Group.. An mRNA Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 - Preliminary Report. N Engl J Med. 2020. PMCID:PMC7377258  PMID:32663912 
19. Patel PA, Chandrakasan S, Mickells GE, Yildirim I, Kao CM, Bennett CM. Severe Pediatric COVID-19 Presenting With Respiratory Failure and Severe Thrombocytopenia. Pediatrics. 2020;146(1). PMCID:PMC7329259  PMID:32366611 
20. Kao CM, Orenstein WA, Anderson EJ. The Importance of Advancing SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines in Children. Clin Infect Dis. 2020. PMCID:PMC7314192  PMID:32492123 
21. Kao CM, Goymer J, Loh LN, Mahant A, Burn Aschner C, Herold BC. Murine Model of Maternal Immunization Demonstrates Protective Role for Antibodies That Mediate Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity in Protecting Neonates From Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 and Type 2. J Infect Dis. 2020;221(5):729-738. PMID:31599942 
22. Anderson EJ, Lai L, Wrammert J, Kabbani S, Xu Y, Priyamvada L, Hill H, Goll JB, Jensen TL, Kao C, Yildirim I, Rouphael N, Jackson L, Mulligan MJ. Plasmablast, Memory B Cell, CD4+ T Cell, and Circulating Follicular Helper T Cell Responses to a Non-Replicating Modified Vaccinia Ankara Vaccine. Vaccines (Basel). 2020;8(1). PMCID:PMC7158692  PMID:32041104 
23. Anderson EJ, Kao C, Yildirim I. Hospitalization Is an Underutilized Opportunity to Vaccinate for Influenza. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019;94(3):377-379. PMID:30832785 
24. Kao C, Szymczak W, Munjal I. Meningitis due to Moraxella nonliquefaciens in a paediatric patient: a case report and review of the literature. JMM Case Rep. 2017;4(2):e005086. PMCID:PMC5361638  PMID:28348808 
25. Kao C, Goldman DL. Cryptococcal Disease in HIV-Infected Children. Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2016;18(9):27. PMID:27443557 
26. Kao CM, Schneyer RJ, Bocchini JA Jr. Child and adolescent immunizations: selected review of recent US recommendations and literature. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2014;26(3):383-95. PMID:24722457