Baylor College of Medicine

Catherine Foster, M.D.

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Catherine Foster, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Email

catherine.foster@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor: Pediatrics-Infectious Disease
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Education

Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine: 06/2018 - Houston, Texas United States; Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2015-Present

Residency at Medical University of South Carolina: Charleston, South Carolina United States; Pediatrics, 2012

Internship at Vanderbilt University: Nashville, Tennessee United States; Pediatrics, 2011

MD from University of Texas Medical Branch: Galveston, Texas United States; 2011

BA from University of the South: Sewanee, Tennessee United States; Economics; Minor: Biology; Summa Cum Laude, 2007

Certifications

Pediatrics: American Board of Pediatrics

Honors & Awards

IDWeek Trainee Travel Grant: 2016

Outstanding Senior Residents: 2014; MUSC Pediatrics

Global Health Trainee Grant: 2014; MUSC Center for Global Health

Websites

VIICTR Publications List

Professional Development

Characterization and Biofilm Formation of Pediatric Staphylococcus aureus Device Related Infection Isolates Compared to Skin and Soft Tissue Isolates from 2008-2016: Conference (Presenter, 2017); Sponsor: Infectious Diseases Society of America Annual Meeting; Foster CE, Kok M, Mason EO, Kaplan SL, and Hulten KG. Poster

Management of Trichosporonosis in Children: Conference (Presenter, 2017); Sponsor: Baylor Citywide Pathology Grand Rounds

Pediatric Periorbital and Orbital Cellulitis Caused by Staphylococcus aureus from 2002 – 2015: Conference (Presenter, 2016); Sponsor: Infectious Diseases Society of America Annual Meeting; Foster CE, Yarotsky E, Hulten KG, Mason EO, and Kaplan SL. Poster

Learning to beat the shock clock: an educational module for Pediatric and Emergency Medicine residents: Conference (Presenter, 2014); Sponsor: National American Academy of Pediatrics meeting, Section on Emergency Medicine; Foster, CE, Mark, DW, Park DB, Bridges EP, Lehman-Huskamp KL, and Tuuri R. Poster

. Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex Disease in an HIV-Infected Pediatric Patient: Conference (Presenter, 2013); Sponsor: South Carolina Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting; Foster, CE, Prestel C, and Dixon TC. Poster

Selected Publications

Foster CE, Edwards MS, Brackett J, Schady DA, Healy CM, and Baker CJ. "Trichosporonosis in Pediatric Patients with a Hematologic Disorder." J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2017 May 16;[Epub ahead of print]. Pubmed PMID: 28510690
Foster CE, Yarotsky E, Mason EO, Kaplan SL, and Hulten KG. "Molecular Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Children with Periorbital and Orbital Cellulitis." J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2017 Jun 1;[Epub ahead of print]. Pubmed PMID: 28575438
Foster CE, Nicholson EG, Chun AC, Gharfeh M, Anvari S, Seeborg FO, Lopez MA, Campbell JR, Marquez L, Starke JR, Palazzi DL "Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection: A Cause of Fever of Unknown Origin in Pediatric Patients." Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Aug 30;[Epub ahead of print]. Pubmed PMID: 27578821
Foster CE, Hulten KG, Janzen NK, Kaplan SL "Pediatric Prostatic Abscess caused by Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus." Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2017 Apr;36(4):426-427. Pubmed PMID: 27977556