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Saul HymesAssistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics; Director of the Pediatric Lyme and Tick-Borne
Disease CenterPediatric Infectious DiseasesRenaissance School of Medicine
Biography
As a board-certified pediatric infectious disease physician, Saul Hymes has experience in all matters relating to infections and their treatment and prevention in children. He has particular expertise, and his research activities center around: antibiotic resistance and the appropriate use of antimicrobials (antibiotic stewardship) in both humans and in animal agriculture; tick-borne infections; and the role of social media in the dissemination of health information, particularly around Lyme disease, vaccines, and antibiotics.
Education
- Fellowship, Columbia University/NY Presbyterian Hospital
- Residency, The Mount Sinai Hospital
- MD, Columbia University
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News Highlights
August 7, 2018An Army Of Deer Ticks Carrying Lyme Disease Is Advancing And Here’s Why It Will Only
Get WorseHuffington PostRead ArticleApril 12, 2018Tick-borne diseases reach epidemic levels on Long Island, panel saysNewsdayRead ArticleAugust 16, 2017Suffolk to hold educational forums on tick preventionNewsdayRead ArticleApril 14, 2017Experts Warn Against Abuse and Overuse of AntibioticsThe News and GazetteRead Article