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Frank Berkowitz MD

  • Department of Pediatrics
    Professor
  • (404) 778-1408
  • frank.berkowitz@emory.edu
  • Emory University School of Medicine
    Pediatrics
    2220 North Druids Hill Td
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Academic Appointment

  • Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
  • Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • MPH from Emory University
  • M.B.B.Ch. (equivalent of MD) from University of the Witwatersrand
  • B.Sc. from University of the Witwatersrand

Research

Publications

  • Bartonella henselae Infection and Lymphadenopathy in a Patient With T Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
    J Pediatr Hematol Oncol Volume: 46 Page(s): e241 - e243
    04/01/2024 Authors: Sadanand A; Patel P; Riedesel E; Berkowitz F; Keller FG
  • The black rim susceptibility sign in the MRI evaluation of intracranial colloid cysts.
    J Neuroimaging Volume: 31 Page(s): 1028 - 1034
    09/01/2021 Authors: Sayah A; Berkowitz F; Thakkar RS
  • Normal range of clivoaxial angle in adults using flexion and extension cervical magnetic resonance imaging scans.
    Neuroradiol J Volume: 34 Page(s): 348 - 354
    08/01/2021 Authors: Sayah A; Farley AD; Munoz EC; Sandhu FA; Berkowitz F
  • Nilotinib Effects on Safety, Tolerability, and Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease.
    Ann Neurol Volume: 88 Page(s): 183 - 194
    07/01/2020 Authors: Turner RS; Hebron ML; Lawler A; Mundel EE; Yusuf N; Starr JN; Anjum M; Pagan F; Torres-Yaghi Y; Shi W
  • Morphological classification of the tubercle of insertion of the transverse atlantal ligament: A computer tomography-based anatomical study of 200 subjects.
    Neuroradiol J Volume: 32 Page(s): 426 - 430
    12/01/2019 Authors: Mueller K; MacConnell A; Berkowitz F; Voyadzis J-M
  • Intracranial dural chondroma in a child-conventional and advanced neuroimaging characteristics and differential diagnosis.
    Neuroradiol J Volume: 31 Page(s): 386 - 389
    08/01/2018 Authors: Shrot S; Cohen AR; Rodriguez FJ; Berkowitz F; Soares BP; Huisman TA
  • Pediatric Dental Clinic-Associated Outbreak of Mycobacterium abscessus Infection.
    J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc Volume: 6 Page(s): e116 - e122
    09/01/2017 Authors: Hatzenbuehler LA; Tobin-D'Angelo M; Drenzek C; Peralta G; Cranmer LC; Anderson EJ; Milla SS; Abramowicz S; Yi J; Hilinski J
  • Can the pattern of vertebral marrow oedema differentiate intervertebral disc infection from degenerative changes?
    Clin Radiol Volume: 72 Page(s): 613.e7 - 613.e11
    07/01/2017 Authors: Shrot S; Sayah A; Berkowitz F
  • Gram-Positive Rods on a Cerebrospinal Fluid Gram Stain.
    Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 4 Page(s): ofx240
    01/01/2017 Authors: Thompson AB; Wrubel D; Berkowitz FE
  • New-Onset Scleral Icterus in a School-Aged Female.
    Clin Pediatr (Phila) Volume: 56 Page(s): 93 - 96
    01/01/2017 Authors: Thompson AB; Bilhartz JL; Abramowsky CR; Rapkin L; Karpen SJ; Berkowitz FE
  • Effectiveness of a Rapid Lumbar Spine MRI Protocol Using 3D T2-Weighted SPACE Imaging Versus a Standard Protocol for Evaluation of Degenerative Changes of the Lumbar Spine.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol Volume: 207 Page(s): 614 - 620
    09/01/2016 Authors: Sayah A; Jay AK; Toaff JS; Makariou EV; Berkowitz F
  • Periodic Lateralized Epileptiform Discharges (PLEDs) in Patients With Neurosyphilis and HIV Infection.
    Clin EEG Neurosci Volume: 47 Page(s): 247 - 250
    07/01/2016 Authors: Takagaki K; Morales MK; Vitantonio D; Berkowitz F; Bell WL; Kumar PN; Motamedi GK
  • 3D T2 MR Imaging-Based Measurements of the Posterior Cervical Thecal Sac in Flexion and Extension for Cervical Puncture.
    Volume: 37 Page(s): 579 - 583
    03/01/2016 Authors: Bazylewicz MP; Berkowitz F; Sayah A
  • Toddler with Fever and Grunting.
    J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc Volume: 4 Page(s): 370 - 372
    12/01/2015 Authors: Rostad CA; Berkowitz FE
  • Effect of multimodality treatment on overall survival for patients with metastatic or recurrent HPV-positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
    Head Neck Volume: 37 Page(s): 630 - 635
    05/01/2015 Authors: Deeken JF; Newkirk K; Harter KW; Marshall MB; Banovac F; Johnson L; Wang H; Wang Y; Zhuang T; Jay AK
  • Evidence of staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome caused by MRSA in a mother-newborn pair.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J Volume: 34 Page(s): 450 - 452
    04/01/2015 Authors: Rostad CA; Philipsborn RP; Berkowitz FE
  • Giovanni Battista Morgagni (1682-1771), the First Pediatric Pathologist.
    Pediatr Dev Pathol Volume: 18 Page(s): 458 - 465
    01/01/2015 Authors: Abramowsky CR; Berkowitz FE
  • Clinical presentation and imaging findings in patients with pulsatile tinnitus and sigmoid sinus diverticulum/dehiscence.
    Otol Neurotol Volume: 35 Page(s): 16 - 21
    01/01/2014 Authors: Grewal AK; Kim HY; Comstock RH; Berkowitz F; Kim HJ; Jay AK
  • Novel diagnostic method for oroantral fistulas.
    Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Volume: 149 Page(s): 791 - 792
    11/01/2013 Authors: Petty B; Bezerra R; Berkowitz F; Mikula SK
  • False-positive finding of brain metastasis on (18)F-FDG PET imaging due to early subacute ischemic stroke.
    Clin Nucl Med Volume: 38 Page(s): 465 - 466
    06/01/2013 Authors: Nandu H; Berkowitz F; Esposito G
  • Spinal subdural hematoma does not displace dura from bone.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol Volume: 189 Page(s): W117
    08/01/2007 Authors: Berkowitz F
  • Exposure to tuberculosis among newborns in a nursery: decision analysis for initiation of prophylaxis.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Volume: 27 Page(s): 604 - 611
    06/01/2006 Authors: Berkowitz FE; Severens JL; Blumberg HM
  • Eureka moments.
    Pharos Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Med Soc Volume: 66 Page(s): 43
    01/01/2003 Authors: Berkowitz F
  • Acute liver failure caused by isoniazid in a child receiving carbamazepine.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Volume: 2 Page(s): 603 - 606
    07/01/1998 Authors: Berkowitz FE; Henderson SL; Fajman N; Schoen B; Naughton M
  • Quadriplegia complicating Escherichia coli meningitis in a newborn infant: case report and review of 22 cases of spinal cord dysfunction in patients with acute bacterial meningitis.
    Clin Infect Dis Volume: 25 Page(s): 211 - 214
    08/01/1997 Authors: Moffett KS; Berkowitz FE
  • Hepatosplenic cat-scratch disease and abdominal pain.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J Volume: 16 Page(s): 269 - 272
    03/01/1997 Authors: Dunn MW; Berkowitz FE; Miller JJ; Snitzer JA
  • Evolution of extended-spectrum beta-lactam resistance (SHV-8) in a strain of Escherichia coli during multiple episodes of bacteremia.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother Volume: 41 Page(s): 647 - 653
    03/01/1997 Authors: Rasheed JK; Jay C; Metchock B; Berkowitz F; Weigel L; Crellin J; Steward C; Hill B; Medeiros AA; Tenover FC
  • Neonatal Torulopsis glabrata fungemia.
    South Med J Volume: 90 Page(s): 246 - 248
    02/01/1997 Authors: Reich JD; Huddleston K; Jorgensen D; Berkowitz FE
  • Antibiotic resistance in bacteria.
    South Med J Volume: 88 Page(s): 797 - 804
    08/01/1995 Authors: Berkowitz FE
  • Infective endocarditis in neonates.
    Clin Pediatr (Phila) Volume: 34 Page(s): 198 - 206
    04/01/1995 Authors: Daher AH; Berkowitz FE
  • Third generation cephalosporin-resistant gram-negative bacilli in the feces of hospitalized children.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J Volume: 14 Page(s): 97 - 100
    02/01/1995 Authors: Berkowitz FE; Metchock B
  • The gram-positive bacilli: a review of the microbiology, clinical aspects, and antimicrobial susceptibilities of a heterogeneous group of bacteria.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J Volume: 13 Page(s): 1126 - 1138
    12/01/1994 Authors: Berkowitz FE
  • INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS IN NEONATES
    CLINICAL RESEARCH Volume: 41 Page(s): A733 - A733
    12/01/1993 Authors: DAHER A; BERKOWITZ FE
  • Chylous ascites caused by Mycobacterium avium complex and mesenteric lymphadenitis in a child with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J Volume: 12 Page(s): 99 - 101
    01/01/1993 Authors: Berkowitz FE; Nesheim S
  • Infections in children with severe protein-energy malnutrition.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J Volume: 11 Page(s): 750 - 759
    09/01/1992 Authors: Berkowitz FE
  • Community-acquired Flavobacterium meningosepticum meningitis, pneumonia and septicemia in a normal infant.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J Volume: 10 Page(s): 73 - 76
    01/01/1991 Authors: Sundin D; Gold BD; Berkowitz FE; Schwartz DA; Goo D
  • Hemolysis and infection: categories and mechanisms of their interrelationship.
    Rev Infect Dis Volume: 13 Page(s): 1151 - 1162
    01/01/1991 Authors: Berkowitz FE
  • External ophthalmomyiasis in an urban infant.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J Volume: 9 Page(s): 675 - 676
    09/01/1990 Authors: Rao S; Berkowitz FE; Metchock B
  • Isolation of non-typable, ampicillin and chloramphenicol resistant Haemophilus influenzae in a South African hospital.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis Volume: 9 Page(s): 56 - 57
    01/01/1990 Authors: Heney C; Berkowitz F
  • Spread of non-typable multiply resistant Haemophilus influenzae in a South African hospital.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis Volume: 9 Page(s): 24 - 29
    01/01/1990 Authors: Heney C; Berkowitz F; Baise T; Cotton M; Khoosal M; Vally S; Barriere R; Saunders J; Koornhof HJ
  • Infective endocarditis in black South African children: report of 10 cases with some unusual features.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J Volume: 8 Page(s): 787 - 791
    11/01/1989 Authors: Berkowitz FE; Dansky R
  • Nosocomial infections in black South African children.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J Volume: 8 Page(s): 676 - 683
    10/01/1989 Authors: Cotton MF; Berkowitz FE; Berkowitz Z; Becker PJ; Heney C
  • INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS IN BLACK SOUTH-AFRICAN CHILDREN
    PEDIATRIC RESEARCH Volume: 25 Page(s): A173 - A173
    04/01/1989 Authors: BERKOWITZ FE; DANSKY R
  • NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS IN BLACK SOUTH-AFRICAN CHILDREN
    PEDIATRIC RESEARCH Volume: 25 Page(s): A176 - A176
    04/01/1989 Authors: COTTON MF; BERKOWITZ FE; BERKOWITZ Z; BECKER PJ
  • Inhibition of varicella-zoster virus in vitro by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
    Clin Exp Immunol Volume: 75 Page(s): 381 - 386
    03/01/1989 Authors: Rabalais GP; Berkowitz FE; Hayward AR; Levin MJ
  • Bacterial exotoxins: how they work.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J Volume: 8 Page(s): 42 - 47
    01/01/1989 Authors: Berkowitz FE
  • Endotracheal aspiration for the bacteriological diagnosis of nosocomial- and measles-associated pneumonia.
    Ann Trop Paediatr Volume: 8 Page(s): 217 - 221
    12/01/1988 Authors: Berkowitz FE; Cotton MF
  • Cryptosporidiosis in black South African children.
    S Afr Med J Volume: 74 Page(s): 272 - 273
    09/17/1988 Authors: Berkowitz FE; Vallabh W; Buqwana A; Heney C
  • CYTARABINE ANAPHYLAXIS - REPLY
    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DISEASES OF CHILDREN Volume: 142 Page(s): 483 - 483
    05/01/1988 Authors: BERKOWITZ FE; WEHDE S; NGWENYA ET; GREEFF MC; WADEE AA; RABSON AR
  • Candidal suppurative thrombophlebitis in a premature infant.
    Am J Dis Child Volume: 142 Page(s): 254 - 255
    03/01/1988 Authors: Cotton MF; Berkowitz FE; Ransome OJ
  • Fatal case of brain abscess caused by rooster pecking.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J Volume: 6 Page(s): 941 - 942
    10/01/1987 Authors: Berkowitz FE; Jacobs DW
  • Anaphylactic shock due to cytarabine in a leukemic child.
    Am J Dis Child Volume: 141 Page(s): 1000 - 1001
    09/01/1987 Authors: Berkowitz FE; Wehde S; Ngwenya ET; Greeff M; Wadee AA; Rabson AR
  • Penicillin resistant pneumococcal peritonitis in nephrotic syndrome.
    Arch Dis Child Volume: 62 Page(s): 964 - 965
    09/01/1987 Authors: Milner LS; Berkowitz FE; Ngwenya E; Kala U; Jacobs D
  • Streptococcus bovis bacteraemia associated with candidal lesions of the large bowel in a leukaemic child. A case report.
    S Afr Med J Volume: 72 Page(s): 219 - 220
    08/01/1987 Authors: Berkowitz FE; MacDougall LG; Patidar JV; Grieve TP
  • Rapid herpes simplex virus susceptibility testing using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay performed in situ on fixed virus-infected monolayers.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother Volume: 31 Page(s): 946 - 948
    06/01/1987 Authors: Rabalais GP; Levin MJ; Berkowitz FE
  • Suppurative thrombophlebitis: a serious nosocomial infection.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J Volume: 6 Page(s): 64 - 67
    01/01/1987 Authors: Berkowitz FE; Argent AC; Baise T
  • Characterization of rotaviruses and subgroup F adenoviruses from acute summer gastroenteritis in South Africa.
    J Med Virol Volume: 18 Page(s): 159 - 168
    02/01/1986 Authors: Kidd AH; Rosenblatt A; Besselaar TG; Erasmus MJ; Tiemessen CT; Berkowitz FE; Schoub BD
  • Use of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay performed directly on fixed infected cell monolayers for evaluating drugs against varicella-zoster virus.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother Volume: 28 Page(s): 207 - 210
    08/01/1985 Authors: Berkowitz FE; Levin MJ
  • Bacteremia in hospitalized black South African children. A one-year study emphasizing nosocomial bacteremia and bacteremia in severely malnourished children.
    Am J Dis Child Volume: 138 Page(s): 551 - 556
    06/01/1984 Authors: Berkowitz FE
  • Nephropathic cystinosis in black children. Case reports.
    S Afr Med J Volume: 65 Page(s): 397 - 398
    03/10/1984 Authors: Sochett E; Pettifor JM; Milner L; Thomson PD; Berkowitz F
  • Genome variants of human adenovirus 40 (subgroup F).
    J Med Virol Volume: 14 Page(s): 235 - 246
    01/01/1984 Authors: Kidd AH; Berkowitz FE; Blaskovic PJ; Schoub BD
  • Rotavirus infection in Black and White newborns.
    Isr J Med Sci Volume: 19 Page(s): 892 - 893
    10/01/1983 Authors: Berkowitz FE; Schoub BD; Cohen F; Thompson D
  • Perspectives on acute gastroenteritis in black South African infants.
    Isr J Med Sci Volume: 19 Page(s): 897 - 899
    10/01/1983 Authors: Schoub BD; Berkowitz FE
  • Serratia marcescens endocarditis treated with ceftazidime. A case report.
    S Afr Med J Volume: 64 Page(s): 105 - 106
    07/16/1983 Authors: Berkowitz FE; Colsen P; Raw K
  • Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction in meningococcal meningitis.
    Am J Dis Child Volume: 137 Page(s): 599
    06/01/1983 Authors: Berkowitz FE; Vallabh P; Altman DI; Diamantes F; Van Wyk HJ; Stroucken JM
  • Infections in children with severe protein-energy malnutrition.
    Ann Trop Paediatr Volume: 3 Page(s): 79 - 83
    06/01/1983 Authors: Berkowitz FE
  • Mollaret's meningitis associated with cerebrospinal fluid leak.
    S Afr Med J Volume: 62 Page(s): 664 - 665
    10/23/1982 Authors: Plit ML; Miller GB; Berkowitz FE; Gear JH
  • Congo-Crimean haemorrhagic fever in South Africa. Report of a fatal case in the Transvaal.
    S Afr Med J Volume: 62 Page(s): 576 - 580
    10/09/1982 Authors: Gear JH; Thomson PD; Hopp M; Andronikou S; Cohn RJ; Ledger J; Berkowitz FE
  • Toxic shock syndrome in a 6-year-old girl. A case report and review.
    S Afr Med J Volume: 62 Page(s): 528 - 530
    10/02/1982 Authors: Berkowitz FE
  • Acinetobacter meningitis - a diagnostic pitfall. A report of 3 cases.
    S Afr Med J Volume: 61 Page(s): 448 - 449
    03/20/1982 Authors: Berkowitz FE
  • Variance in rotavirus infection rates in different urban population groups in South Africa.
    J Med Virol Volume: 10 Page(s): 171 - 179
    01/01/1982 Authors: Schoub BD; Cohen F; Thompson D; Koornhof HJ; Miliotis MD; Still CS; Berkowitz FE; Miller S; Kushlick E
  • Pneumococcal bacteraemia--a study of 75 black children.
    Ann Trop Paediatr Volume: 1 Page(s): 229 - 235
    12/01/1981 Authors: Berkowitz FE
  • Ascaris in the middle ear.
    S Afr Med J Volume: 58 Page(s): 630
    10/18/1980 Authors: Berkowitz FE; Sochet E; Packirisamy G
  • Fetal malformation due to phenobarbitone. A case report.
    S Afr Med J Volume: 55 Page(s): 100 - 101
    01/20/1979 Authors: Berkowitz FE
  • Glue-sniffing in a young child.
    S Afr Med J Volume: 54 Page(s): 622
    10/07/1978 Authors: Berkowitz FE; Booth WR
  • Granulomatous glomerulonephritis and fulminant polyarteritis nodosa in a child.
    S Afr Med J Volume: 50 Page(s): 1057 - 1059
    06/26/1976 Authors: Buchanan N; Berkowitz F; Gold C; Freinkel AL; Briede W
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