Larry K. Kociolek, MD, MSCI, FSHEA, FPIDS, is an Attending Physician in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Vice President of System Preparedness, Prevention, and Response at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, and he is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. At Lurie Children’s, Dr. Kociolek leads preparedness, prevention, and response efforts for all hazards, including emerging pathogens. He serves as site PI for the HRSA-funded Pediatric Pandemic Network.

Dr. Kociolek is the Principal Investigator of several NIH-funded translational research studies focused on the epidemiology and prevention of healthcare-associated and other high-consequence infections in children, particularly C. difficile infection and COVID-19. He serves on the Pediatric Leadership Council for the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) whose goal is to lead national advocacy, research, and education efforts for prevention of healthcare-associated infections in children. Through SHEA, he has led an international group of experts to define best practices for the prevention of C. difficile infections in adults and children in acute care hospitals.