Faculty

M.D. Danielle Zerr

Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology
Professor, Pediatrics
Seattle Children's Hospital Guild Association Endowed Chair For Pediatric Infectious Disease Research, Pediatrics

206-987-2653

Education

MD Temple University, 1993
MPH Epidemiology, University of Washington, 1997
BA Biology, Brandeis University,

Contact

206-987-2653

University of Washington Medical Center
Box 359300
Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Disease
Children's Hospital & Medical Ctr., Box 359300/MA.7.226
WA
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Bio

(She/her) Dr. Zerr is Division Chief and Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the UW, Affiliate Investigator at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and the Medical Director of Infection Prevention at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Her research interests include the epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases in children.

Research Interests

  • Epidemiology and prevention of healthcare-associated infectious diseases in children
  • Epidemiology of viral infections in children and immunocompromised hosts

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Underutilization of Influenza Antiviral Treatment Among Children and Adolescents at Higher Risk for Influenza-Associated Complications - United States, 2023-2024.
(2024 Nov 14)
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 73(45): 1022-1029
Frutos AM, Ahmad HM, Ujamaa D, O'Halloran AC, Englund JA, Klein EJ, Zerr DM, Crossland M, Staten H, Boom JA, Sahni LC, Halasa NB, Stewart LS, Hamdan O, Stopczynski T, Schaffner W, Talbot HK, Michaels MG, Williams JV, Sutton M, Hendrick MA, Staat MA, Schlaudecker EP, Tesini BL, Felsen CB, Weinberg GA, Szilagyi PG, Anderson BJ, Rowlands JV, Khalifa M, Martinez M, Selvarangan R, Schuster JE, Lynfield R, McMahon M, Kim S, Nunez VT, Ryan PA, Monroe ML, Wang YF, Openo KP, Meek J, Yousey-Hindes K, Alden NB, Armistead I, Rao S, Chai SJ, Kirley PD, Toepfer AP, Dawood FS, Moline HL, Uyeki TM, Ellington S, Garg S, Bozio CH, Olson SM

SHEA practice update: infection prevention and control (IPC) in residential facilities for pediatric patients and their families.
(2024 Nov 14)
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Guzman-Cottrill JA, Blatt DB, Bryant KA, McGrath CL, Zerr DM, Rosenthal A, Kociolek LK, Murphy C, Ravin KA

Outcomes Associated with Healthcare-Associated Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Children's Hospitals.
(2024 Nov 27)
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 13(11): 594-598
Saiman L, Coffin SE, Kociolek LK, Zerr DM, Milstone AM, Aldrich ML, Vargas CY, Zalot MA, Reyna ME, Adler A, Koontz D, Egbert ER, Alrikaby J, Alba L, Gollerkeri S, Ruggieri M, Finelli L, Choi Y

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Children Identified by Preprocedural Testing at 5 US Children's Hospital Systems.
(2024 Sep 18)
Pediatr Infect Dis J
Wang-Erickson AF, Zhang X, Dauer K, Zerr DM, Adler A, Englund JA, Lee B, Schuster JE, Selvarangan R, Rohlfs C, Staat MA, Sahni LC, Boom JA, Balasubramani GK, Williams JV, Michaels MG

Rotavirus Vaccine Effectiveness Against Severe Acute Gastroenteritis: 2009-2022.
(2024 Oct 1)
Pediatrics 154(4):
Diallo AO, Wikswo ME, Sulemana I, Sahni LC, Boom JA, Ramani S, Selvarangan R, Moffatt ME, Harrison CJ, Halasa N, Chappell J, Stewart L, Staat MA, Schlaudecker E, Quigley C, Klein EJ, Englund JA, Zerr DM, Weinberg GA, Szilagyi PG, Albertin C, Johnston SH, Williams JV, Michaels MG, Hickey RW, Curns AT, Honeywood M, Mijatovic-Rustempasic S, Esona MD, Bowen MD, Parashar UD, Gautam R, Mirza SA, Tate JE

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