Walter N Dehority, MD

Biography

Dr. Dehority graduated with a B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of California, San Diego in 1995, followed by receipt of an M.D. from the University of California, San Francisco in 1999. He completed an internship in Emergency Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, followed by residency training in Pediatrics at the University of New Mexico, fellowship training in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the University of California, San Diego and completion of an Msc. in Epidemiology from the University of London.

Personal Statement

I provide clinical care to children with complicated infections, both in the inpatient and outpatient setting.
From a teaching/educational perspective, in addition to providing infectious disease teaching to residents and housestaff, I also teach evidence based medicine (EBM). I have taught EBM at McMasters' University (annual summer conference for faculty and housestaff in Canada) and for both residents and housestaff at UNM.
My research focuses on bone and joint infections and encephalitis. I am particularly interested in the pathophysiology of chronic osteomyelitis, specifically any genetic determinants of disease. I also am involved in encephalitis work in Sri Lanka, investigating the long-term neurocognitive effects in children surviving the disease.
I am also interested in research ethics, serving as chair of the IRB at the University of New Mexico and providing presentations on research ethics at the School of Medicine. I currently serve as the Principal Investigator for the Moderna pediatric vaccine trial and the NIH funded RECOVER study at the University of New Mexico.

Education

Medical School
1999
University of California - San Francisco

Clinical Training
Neonatal
2001
University of California - San Francisco

Fellowship
Pediatric Infectious Disease
2008
University of California San Diego

Internship
Emergency Medicine
2000
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Residency
Pediatrics
2004
University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Certification
American Board of Pediatrics
2004-10-19

Certification
American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
2009-11-16

Gender

Male