Stephen I. Pelton, MD

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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.

Publications

  • Published 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 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 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 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 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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Other Positions

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

Education

  • State University of New York at Buffalo, MD
  • Queens College, City University of New York, BA