Dr. Barton's interests are focused in clinical infectious diseases and medical education. His clinical time is spent predominantly on the bone marrow and solid organ transplant services, and he has completed several small research projects investigating infections in these immunocompromised patients. Dr. Barton also serves as the Associate Program Director for the internal medicine residency program at Penn.

Selected publications:

Barton TD, Blumberg EA, Doyle A, et al. A prospective cross-sectional study of BK virus infection in non-renal solid organ transplant recipients with chronic renal dysfunction. Transpl Infect Dis 2006; 8: 102-7.

Sims KD, Barton TD. Group B streptococcal toxic shock syndrome in an asplenic patient: case report and literature review. Eur J Clin Micro Infect Dis, 2006; 25: 208-10.

Barton TD, Blumberg EA. Viral pneumonias other than cytomegalovirus in transplant recipients. Clin Chest Med 2005; 26: 707-20.

Contact:
Todd D. Barton, M.D.
3rd floor Silverstein, Suite E
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
34th & Spruce Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19104
todd.barton@uphs.upenn.edu
(215) 615-4322