Stephen Pelton
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Stephen I Pelton, MD

Professor, Epidemiology - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 414-7408
spelton@bu.edu
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Biography

Stephen I Pelton MD is Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and Public Health and Director of Pediatrics Infectious Diseases at Boston Medical Center. Dr Pelton's interests focus on the effects of recurrent disease and the long term effects of HIV, Hepatitis C and B, and Herpes among other things. Additionally, he organizes numerous clinical trials to discover new approaches to HIV prevention and treatment.

Other Positions

  • Professor, Pediatrics - Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Director (Section) of Pediatrics>Infectious Disease, Pediatrics - Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Member, Pulmonary Center - Boston University

Education

  • State University of New York at Buffalo, MD Field of Study: Medicine
  • Queens College, City University of New York, BA

Websites

Publications

  • Published on 2/23/2026

    Gallagher KE, Odiwour F, Bottomley C, Ojal J, Adamu A, Muthumbi E, Kagucia EW, Hammitt LL, Massora S, Sigaúque B, Chaúque A, Vilanculos L, Verani JR, da Gloria Carvalho M, von Gottberg A, Kleynhans J, Madhi SA, Olwagen CP, Mackenzie G, Salaudeen R, Gierke R, Kobayashi M, Pelton S, Yildirim I, Thomas S, Tunali A, Farley M, Swarthout TD, Kalizang'oma A, Heyderman RS, French N, Choi Y, Andrews N, Ladhani S, Miller E, Scott JAG. Serotype-specific pneumococcal invasiveness: a global meta-analysis of paired estimates of disease incidence and carriage prevalence. Lancet Microbe. 2026 Mar; 7(3):101301. PMID: 41747754.

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  • Published on 9/27/2025

    Campbell PM, Ess GJ, Lale A, Talaat KR, Barnett ED, Pelton SI, Schlaudecker EP, Staat M, Stockwell MS, LaRussa PS, Walter EB, Smith MJ, Halsey NA, Klein NP, McNeil MM, Broder KR, Shimabukuro TT, Crist MB, Fairlie TA, Sharma S, Creech CB, Edwards KM. Clinical immunization safety assessment (CISA) project: COVID-19 vaccine consultations and case reviews. Vaccine. 2025 Oct 24; 65:127781. PMID: 41016231.

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  • Published on 7/18/2025

    Lapidot R, Averin A, Weycker D, Huang L, Vietri J, Arguedas A, Cane A, Lonshteyn A, Rozenbaum MH, Pelton SI. Disparities in invasive pneumococcal disease, pneumonia, and otitis media among US children by comorbidity profile and insurance status. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1558157. PMID: 40756406.

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  • Published on 7/12/2025

    Imran M, Chastek B, Bancroft T, Webb N, Pelton SI, Haag MDM, McGovern I. Comparable effectiveness of MF59®-adjuvanted and high-dose quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccines for prevention of test-confirmed influenza during the 2022-2023 influenza season. Int J Infect Dis. 2025 Oct; 159:107983. PMID: 40659177.

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  • Published on 5/2/2025

    Zhang Z, Yildirim M, Keskinocak P, Dasthagirisaheb YBS, Hinderstein S, Tran K, Crockett M, Burns M, Johnson H, Popstefanija M, Madoff LC, Pelton SI, Yildirim I. Serotype specific pneumococcal vaccine effectiveness in children with sickle cell disease: A two-decade analysis. Vaccine. 2025 May 22; 56:127193. PMID: 40318350.

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  • Published on 4/3/2025

    Averin A, Weycker D, Lapidot R, Rozenbaum MH, Huang L, Vietri J, Arguedas Mohs A, Cane A, Lonshteyn A, Pelton SI. Cost of invasive pneumococcal disease, all-cause pneumonia, and all-cause otitis media among commercial-insured US children. J Med Econ. 2025 Dec; 28(1):517-523. PMID: 40152182.

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  • Published on 3/22/2025

    Averin A, Pelton SI, Weycker D, Huang L, Vietri J, Tort MJ, Arguedas Mohs AG, Cane A, Rozenbaum MH, Lapidot R. Early-life pneumonia and subsequent risk of respiratory disease among commercial-insured and medicaid-insured children with and without high-risk conditions. Respir Med. 2025 May; 241:108050. PMID: 40122404.

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  • Published on 1/20/2025

    Rozen Eisenberg I, Campbell JI, Clarke D, Cooper ER, Pelton SI, Vuppula SS. Practice Variability in Uptake and Implementation of New U.S. DHHS Guidelines for Feeding of HIV-Exposed Infants. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2025 Jan 20; 14(1). PMID: 39726301.

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  • Published on 1/7/2025

    Yildirim M, Keskinocak P, Hinderstein S, Tran K, Dasthagirisaheb YBS, Madoff L, Pelton S, Yildirim I. A comprehensive analysis of serotype-specific invasive capacity, clinical presentations, and mortality trends of invasive pneumococcal disease. Vaccine. 2025 Feb 15; 47:126692. PMID: 39778476.

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  • Published on 10/4/2024

    Kochis EJ, Shaik-Dasthagirisaheb YB, Munarriz N, Kretzmann I, Nahm M, Pelton SI, Lapidot R. Serotype 15C Streptococcus pneumoniae resistant to classical complement deposition and agglutination by polyclonal rabbit anti-capsular 15B sera. Vaccine. 2024 Dec 02; 42(26):126419. PMID: 39368131.

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