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Miguela Caniza, MD, MPH

Member, St. Jude Faculty

Director, Infectious Diseases Program, St. Jude Global

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Miguela Caniza, MD, MPH

Infectious Diseases

MS 721, Room S3023

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

262 Danny Thomas Place

Memphis,  TN 38105-3678

(901) 595-4194(phone)

(901) 595-2099(fax)

Affiliations

Department of Global Pediatric Medicine

Department of Infectious Diseases

St. Jude Global

St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Education

BSL – Colegio Inmaculada Concepción, Caaguazú, Paraguay MD – Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Asunción, Paraguay MA – Linda Vista Bible College and Seminary, El Cajon, California MPH – University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee

Honors & Awards

  • 2012 Hero of Infection Prevention, Association of Professionals of Infection Control (APIC)
  • 2007 Sociedad de Infectologia del Paraguay, Honorary Member
  • 2007 Sociedad Latinoamericana de Infectologia Pediatrica, Honorary Member
  • 1990 Citizenship and Collegiality, State University of New York at Stony Brook
  • 1989 Excellency in Medical Student Teaching, State University of New York at Stony Brook

Research Interests

  • Infection care and control in pediatric hematology/oncology services in countries of limited resources
  • Respiratory infections
  • Leadership and education in healthcare and quality improvement

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