Louis M. Bell, MD
Areas of expertise: Using Epidemiology to improve the management and treatment of common pediatric infectious diseases, The use of primary care practice-based research networks for clinical research, Using quality improvement tools to bring value to care and improve outcomes for children
Locations: Main Building
About Louis M. Bell, MD
Titles
Attending Physician, General Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Editorial and Academic Positions
Editorial positions
2009 – present, Associate Editor, Current Problems in Pediatric & Adolescent Health Care
2011, Editorial Board, Journal Watch, Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD - University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Internship
Pediatrics - Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA
Residency
Pediatrics - Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA.
Fellowship
Infectious Diseases - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2018
Fiks AG, Cutler M, Massey J, Bell LM: Partnering with Parents to Create a Research Advisory Board in a Pediatric Research Network. Pediatrics. 2018 Nov;142(5). pii: e20180822. doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-0822. Epub 2018 Oct 17.
2017
Gerber JS, Ross RK, Bryan M, Localio AR, Szmcak JE, Wasserman R, Barkman D, Odeniyi F, Conaboy KC, Bell L, Zaoutis TE, Fiks AG.: Association of Broad- vs Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics With Treatment Failure, Adverse Events, and Quality of Life in Children With Acute Respiratory Tract Infections. JAMA 318(23): 23252336, 2017 Notes: doi:10.1001/jama.2017.18715.
Marchese R, Schwartz E, Heuer G, Lavelle J, Huh J, Bell L, Luan X, Zorc, J: Reduced Radiation in Children Presenting to the ED with Suspected Ventricular Shunt Complication Pediatrics 139, May 2017 Notes: doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-2431.
Utidjian LH, Bell LM, Localio R, Song L, Ramos MJ, Keren R, Fiks AG, Grundmeier RW: Pediatric Asthma Hospitalizations Among Urban Minority Children and the Continuity of Primary Care. Journal of Asthma 25: 1-8, February 2017 Notes: DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2017.1294695.
2015
Fisher BT, Vendetti N, Bryan M, Prasad PA, Russell Localio A, Damianos A, Coffin SE, Bell LM, Walsh TJ, Gross R, Zaoutis TE: Central Venous Catheter Retention and Mortality in Children With Candidemia: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc August 2015.
2013
Gerber JS, Prasad PA, Fiks AG, Localio AR, Grundmeier RW, Bell LM, Wasserman RC, Keren R, Zaoutis TE.: Effect of an Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention on Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Prescribing by Primary Care Pediatricians: A Randomized Trial. JAMA 309(22): 2345-2352, June 2013 Notes: DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.6287.
2010
Bell LM, Grundmeier R, Localio R, Zorc J, Fiks A, Zhang X, Guevara J, Bryant-Stephens T, Swietlik M.: Electronic Health Record Based Decision Support to Improve Asthma Care: A Cluster Randomized Trial. Pediatrics 125: e770-e777, 2010.
Books
2012
Schwartz MW, editor. The five-minute pediatric consult. 6th ed. Bell LM, Bingham PM, Chung EK, Friedman DF, Loomes KM, Mamula P, Mascarenhas MR, Tanel RE, associate editors. Baltimore (MD): Williams & Wilkins; c2012. 1136 p.
2003
Offit PA, Bell LM. Vaccines, what you should know. 3rd ed. Hoboken (NJ): John Wiley & Sons; 2003.
1999
Offit PA, Fass-Offit B, Bell LM. Breaking the antibiotic habit. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 1999.
1998
Bell LM, Manning ML, Steinman M, Brooks J. Guide to common childhood infections. New York: MacMillan Publishing USA; 1998.
1996
Schwartz MW, editor. Clinical handbook of pediatrics. Bell LM, associate editor. Baltimore (MD): Williams & Wilkins; c1996. 1007 p.
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2010
Bell LM. Shock. In: Fleisher GR, Ludwig S, editors. Textbook of pediatric emergency medicine. 6th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2010. p. 46-57.
2008
Alpern E, Bell LM. Fever. In: Schwartz MW, editor. Clinical handbook of pediatrics. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins; 2008.
2005
Bell LM. Parvovirus B19. In: Schwartz MW, editor. The 5-minute pediatric consult. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Inc.; 2005. p. 614-15.
Bell LM. Measles. In: Schwartz MW, editor. The 5-minute pediatric consult. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Inc.; 2005. p. 534-35.
Bell LM. Menigococcemia. In: Schwartz MW, editor. The 5-minute pediatric consult. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Inc.; 2005. p. 542-43.
Bell LM. Cat-scratch. In: Schwartz MW, editor. The 5-minute pediatric consult. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Inc.; 2005. p. 224-25.
2004
Bell LM. Fever and rash. In: Shah S, editor. Blueprints guide-pediatric infectious diseases. Malden (MA): Blackwell Publishing; 2004. p.146-53.