University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview Position(s)
Tropical and Travel Medicine Physician

Other Related Positions Currently Held
Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases & International Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota

Board Certifications
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Pediatrics
Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Sees Patients At
- University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview (Global Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases)
- Pediatric Specialty Clinic (Minneapolis)

Clinical Interests
Abdominal Pain
Adenoiditis
Appendicitis
Blood in Urine (Hematuria)
Chickenpox
colitis
Common Cold
Diarrhea
Encephalitis
Enteritis
Eustachian Tubes
Flu
Gastroparesis
German Measles (Rubella)
Giardiasis
Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Syndrome
Head Lice
Helicobacter Pylori
Hepatitis
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hives
Infectious Diseases
Itch
Jaundice
Lyme Disease
Measles (Rubeola)
Meningitis
Mumps
Otitis
Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis)
Pneumonia
Poison Ivy, Oak, Sumac
Prostatitis
Rash (Dermatitis)
Ring Worm (Tinea)
Rotovirus Infection
SARS
Shingles
Sinus Problems
Sinusitis
Sore Throat
Strep Throat
Thrush
Tinea Versicolor
Tonsillitis
Travel Medicine
Tropical Diseases
Tuberculosis
Urinary Tract Infections
Vaccination
Vaginitis
Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Yeast Infections

Education
Medical School
University of Minnesota

Site of Residency
University of Minnesota (Medicine/Pediatrics)

Site of Fellowship
University of Minnesota (Infectious Disease)
University of Minnesota (Pediatric Emergency Medicine)
Johns Hopkins (Tropical & Travel Medicine)

Awards and Honors
Best Doctors in America®, 2007-2008

Research Interest(s)
Entameba histolytica
Malaria diagnostics
Strongyloides

Selected Recent Publications
Stauffer WM, Kamat D.  Part II: Travel with Infants and Children.  Immunizations. J of Trav Med 2002;9(2):82-90.

Stauffer WM, Konop RJ, Kamat D.  Part III: Travel with Infants and Children.  Traveler’s Diarrhea. J of Trav Med. 2002;9(3):254-263.

Stauffer WM, Magill A, Kamat D.  Part IV: Travel with the Infants and Children.  Insect Avoidance and Malaria Prophylaxis. J of Trav Med 2003;10:225-240.

Stauffer WM, Kamat D, Walker PF.  Screening of Immigrants, Refugee and Adopted Children.  Primary Care Clinics of North America 2002;29:879-905. 

Stauffer WM, Mantey K, Kamat D.  Multiple Extraintestinal Manifestations of Typhoid Fever.  Infection 2002;30:113.

Stauffer WM, Kamat D.  Special Challenges in Preventing and Treating Malaria in Children.  Current Infectious Disease Reports 2003;5(1):43-52. 

Stauffer WM, Konop RJ, Platnikoff GA, Kamat D.  Pharmacologic Treatment of Motion Sickness Treatment in Children.  “Pull-over Mom I Think I’m Gonna Be Sick”.  Contemporary Pediatrics 2002; 19(7):43-56.

Stauffer WM, Ficsher PR.  Diagnosis and Treatment of Malaria in Children.  Clin Infect Dis. 2003; 37: 1340-1348.  Invited article.

Palmer CJ, Bonilla JA, Bruckner DA, Barnett ED, Miller NS, Haseeb MA, Masci JR, Stauffer WM. Multicenter Study to Evaluate the OptiMAL Rapid Test for Rapid Diagnsos of Malaria. J of Clin Microbiol.  2003; 41(11): 5178-5182.

Stauffer WM, Olson D, Kamat D.  Images in Clinical Medicine. Tungiasis.  Infections in Medicine. 2003;20:229.

Stauffer WM, Sellman JS, Walker PF. Related Articles, Links Biliary liver flukes (Opisthorchiasis and Clonorchiasis) in immigrants in the United States: often subtle and diagnosed years after arrival. J Travel Med. 2004;11(3):157-9.

Stauffer WM, Kamat D.  Pediatric Travelers Diarrhea: Prevention and Treatment.  Chapter, Textbook of Pediatric Travel Medicine. In Press.  Oxford University Press.

Ravdin JR, Stauffer WM. Protozoal Infections.  Textbook Chapter.  Textbook Chapter.  Mandell, Dolin and Bennett's Principles and Practices of Infectious Diseases.  Churchhill, Livingstone.  Philadelphia, PA. 6th ed.. In Press.

Ravdin JR, Stuaffer WM.  Entameba Histolyca.  Textbook Chapter.  Textbook Chapter.  Mandell, Dolin and Bennett's Principles and Practices of Infectious Diseases.  Churchhill, Livingstone.  Philadelphia, PA. 6th ed.. In Press.

Stauffer WM, Kamat D.  Neonatal Mastitis.  Pediatric Emergency Care 2003;19(3):165-166.

Bacaner N, Stauffer B, Boulware DR, Walker PF, Keystone JS. Travel medicine considerations for North American immigrants visiting friends and relatives. JAMA 2004; 291 (23): 2856-2864.

Stauffer WM, Fischer PR, Christenson J.  Pediatric Travel Medicine.  State of the Art 2003.  Travel Medicine Advisor.  Invited. In press.

Stauffer WM, Maroushek S, Kamat D.  Medical Screening of Immigrant Children.  Clinical Pediatrics 2003;42:763-773.

Stauffer WM, Fischer PR.  Bacteremia in Children in the Developing World.  Ped Infect Dis J.  In Press.

Stauffer WM, Kamat D.  Evaluation of the Ill Immigrant, Refugee or Traveler in the Emergency Department Setting.  Chapter. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Textbook.  Fleisher, Ludwig.  Invited. In Preparation.

Stauffer WM, Kamat D.  Visual Diagnosis:  Pediatric Endocarditis; a case and review of the literature.  Pediatrics in Review 2003;24(12):424-429.

Townsend H, Stauffer WM, Belani K. TB Otits media.  Case and review of the literature.  Arch. of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.  2006 Jan-Feb;45(1):83-7.

Stauffer WM.  Traveler’s Diarrhea in Children.  Wilderness Medicine Letter.  Editorial. Winter 2001; 18(1).

Stauffer WM, Ravdin JR.  Entamoeba histolytica:  an update.  Current Opinions in Infectious Disease.  Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases: Volume 16(5) October 2003 pp 479-485.

Ravdin JR, Stauffer WM. Entamoeba histolytica.  Textbook Chapter.  Cecil’s Textbook of Internal Medicine.  Invited.  In preparation.

Bacaner N, Stauffer WM, Keystone J.  Travel Medicine for Visiting Friends and Relatives.  JAMA.  Submitted.

Neild NS, Stauffer WM, Kamat D.  Illness in the returned pediatric traveler.  Pediatrics in Review.  In preparation.

Maruoshek S, Stauffer WM.  Malaria parasitemia in asymptomatic Liberian refugee children.  Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2005 May;24(5):450-2.

Stauffer W, Abd-Alla M, Ravdin JR. Prevalence and incidence of Entamoeba histolytica infection in South Africa and Egypt. Arch Med Res. 2006 Feb;37(2):266-9.