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Mary Prahl, MD

Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Portrait of Mary Prahl
Portrait of Mary Prahl
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Mary Prahl, MD

Pediatric Infectious Diseases

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About me

Dr. Mary Prahl is a specialist who cares for children with all types of infectious diseases, including those that are present at birth, affect the bones and joints, develop as a consequence of travel, and occur in immunocompromised individuals.

Prahl's research evaluates immune responses to infectious diseases during early childhood and pregnancy, with the goal of developing new disease-prevention strategies.

Prahl earned her medical degree at the University of Minnesota Medical School. She completed a residency in pediatrics at Northwestern University and the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. She completed a fellowship in pediatric infectious disease at UCSF.

Prahl is a member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and American Academy of Pediatrics.

Education & training

Board certification

  • Pediatric Infectious Disease, American Board of Pediatrics
  • Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics

Fellowship

  • Infectious Diseases, UCSF School of Medicine -GME

Residency

  • Pediatrics, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Chicago

Degree

  • MD, University of Minnesota Medical School

Academic Title

  • Clinical Professor

My expertise

My research

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