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Rana El Feghaly, MD, MSCI

TitleAssociate Chair, Ambulatory & Regional Quality Improvement
InstitutionChildren's Mercy Kansas City
DepartmentPediatrics
Address2401 Gillham Rd
Kansas City MO 64108
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    Other Positions
    TitleMedical Director, Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program
    InstitutionChildren's Mercy Kansas City
    DepartmentInfectious Diseases

    TitleDirector, Infectious Diseases Clinical Services
    InstitutionChildren's Mercy Kansas City
    DepartmentInfectious Diseases

    TitleDirector, Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
    InstitutionChildren's Mercy Kansas City
    DepartmentInfectious Diseases

    TitleProfessor
    InstitutionUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City
    DepartmentPediatrics

    TitleClinical Assistant Professor
    InstitutionUniversity of Kansas Medical Center
    DepartmentPediatrics


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    Lebanese University, Hadath, LebanonMD2006
    State University of New York Upstate Health Science Center, Syracuse, NYResidency2010Pediatrics
    Washington University/St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MOFellowship2013Pediatric Infectious Diseases
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    2025Research Achievement Team Award for the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Mercy Kansas City
    2024Heroes in Implementation research Scholar Award, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
    2024Quality Improvement Achievement Team Award for the Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Program,, Children’s Mercy Kansas City
    2023Jacqueline A Bartlett Excellence in Evidence Based Practice award, for Outstanding Contributions to , Children’s Mercy Kansas City, MO
    2022Patient Safety Achievement Award - Established Career, , Children’s Mercy Kansas City, MO
    2021Elected Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America , Infectious Diseases Society of America
    2021Elected Fellow of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (FPIDS) , Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
    2017Trailblazer Teaching Award 2017, Office of Medical Education, , University of Mississippi Medical Center
    2015Most Promising Junior Faculty 2015, University of Mississippi Medical Center
    2016Holliman Award: Outstanding Pediatric Faculty 2016, University of Mississippi Medical Center

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    1. Alverson BK, El Feghaly RE, Jain S. Another Interpretation of These Data. Pediatrics. 2025 May 01; 155(5). PMID: 40306716.
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    2. Al-Tahhan L, Harrison CJ, Lee BR, El Feghaly RE. Retrospective Investigation of Pediatric Histoplasmosis Diagnosed at a Tertiary Children's Hospital in an Endemic Area Over 11 Years. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2025 Mar 12; 14(3). PMID: 39945765.
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    3. Tilak K, Abdul Ghayum MA, Swanson D, El Feghaly R. A Rare Case of Adolescent Epiglottitis Secondary to Streptococcus dysgalactiae Septicemia. Cureus. 2025 Feb; 17(2):e78671. PMID: 40062022.
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    4. Poole NM, Jaggi P, Katz SE, El Feghaly RE. Response to Letter to the Editor in Response to "Give Me Five": The Case for 5 Days of Antibiotics as the Default Duration for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections". J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2025 Jan 27. PMID: 39868743.
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    5. El Feghaly RE, Sainz LE, Lee BR, Kronman MP, Hersh AL, Parente V, Bizune D, Sanchez GV, Hamdy RF, Nedved A. Sociodemographic differences in treatment of acute respiratory infections in pediatric urgent cares. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Dec 03; 1-9. PMID: 39623533.
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    6. McKinsey J, Lee BR, Wyly D, Austin H, Dosdos D, Murdock E, Patel A, El Feghaly RE, Nedved A. Increasing Safety Net Antibiotic Prescriptions for Acute Otitis Media in Urgent Care Clinics. J Pediatr Clin Pract. 2024 Dec; 14:200122. PMID: 39950050.
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    7. El Feghaly RE, Jaggi P, Katz SE, Poole NM. "Give Me Five": The Case for 5 Days of Antibiotics as the Default Duration for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2024 Jun 28; 13(6):328-333. PMID: 38581154.
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    8. Herigon JC, El Feghaly RE. "Oral is the new IV"?from the start. J Hosp Med. 2024 Nov; 19(11):1077. PMID: 38824492.
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    9. McCulloh RJ, Kerns E, Flores R, Cane R, El Feghaly RE, Marin JR, Markham JL, Newland JG, Wang ME, Garber M. A National Quality Improvement Collaborative to Improve Antibiotic Use in Pediatric Infections. Pediatrics. 2024 May 01; 153(5). PMID: 38682258.
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    10. Siddiqui Z, Lee BR, Nedved A, McKinsey J, Turcotte Benedict F, Missel B, Pandya A, El Feghaly RE. Pediatric penicillin allergy labels: Influence of race, insurance, and Area Deprivation Index. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2024 Apr; 35(4):e14126. PMID: 38610113.
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    11. Symes C, Wirtz AL, El Feghaly RE. Improving catch-up vaccinations in pediatric patients admitted to the hospital. J Hosp Med. 2024 Sep; 19(9):868-872. PMID: 38509038.
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    12. Poole NM, Lee BR, Kronman MP, Smith MJ, Patel SJ, Olivero R, Wattles BA, Herigon J, Wirtz A, El Feghaly RE. Ambulatory amoxicillin use for common acute respiratory infections during a national shortage: Results from the SHARPS-OP benchmarking collaborative. Am J Infect Control. 2024 May; 52(5):614-617. PMID: 38158158.
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    13. El Feghaly RE, Herigon JC, Kronman MP, Wattles BA, Poole NM, Smith MJ, Vaughan AM, Olivero R, Patel SJ, Wirtz A, Willis Z, Lee BR. Benchmarking of Outpatient Pediatric Antibiotic Prescribing: Results of a Multicenter Collaborative. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2023 Jun 30; 12(6):364-371. PMID: 37262431.
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    14. Nedved AC, Lee BR, Wirtz A, Monsees E, Burns A, Turcotte Benedict FG, El Feghaly RE. Socioeconomic differences in antibiotic use for common infections in pediatric urgent-care centers-A quasi-experimental study. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Dec; 44(12):2009-2016. PMID: 37381724.
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    15. Wyly DR, DeSchepper A, Nedved A, Lee BR, El Feghaly RE. Appropriateness of Diagnosis and Management for Otitis Media With Effusion in Pediatric Urgent Care Clinics. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2023 Jun 01; 39(6):390-392. PMID: 37159334.
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    16. El Feghaly RE, Nedved A, Katz SE, Frost HM. New insights into the treatment of acute otitis media. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2023 05; 21(5):523-534. PMID: 37097281.
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    17. El Feghaly RE, Jackson MA. Predicting Recurrent Acute Otitis Media and the Need for Tympanostomy: A Powerful Tool. Pediatrics. 2023 02 01; 151(2). PMID: 36617973.
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    18. VanderVelde KA, Suppes SL, Gibbs KA, Latz KH, Vanderpool AC, El Feghaly RE, Goldman JL. Increasing cefazolin use for surgical prophylaxis in penicillin-allergy-labeled patients. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2023; 3(1):e11. PMID: 36714293.
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    19. Hamner M, Nedved A, Austin H, Wyly D, Burns A, Berg K, Lee B, El Feghaly RE. Improving Duration of Antibiotics for Skin and Soft-tissue Infections in Pediatric Urgent Cares. Pediatrics. 2022 12 01; 150(6). PMID: 36377382.
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    20. Nedved A, Lee BR, Hamner M, Wirtz A, Burns A, El Feghaly RE. Impact of an antibiotic stewardship program on antibiotic choice, dosing, and duration in pediatric urgent cares. Am J Infect Control. 2023 05; 51(5):520-526. PMID: 35940256.
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    21. Harris JG, Harris LA, Olarte L, Elson EC, Moran R, Blowey DL, El Feghaly RE. Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in High-risk Children in Specialty Clinics. Pediatrics. 2022 04 01; 149(4). PMID: 35233616.
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    22. Daggett A, Wyly DR, Stewart T, Phillips P, Newell C, Lee BR, Burns A, Sharma N, Shastri N, Rodean J, El Feghaly RE. Improving Emergency Department Use of Safety-Net Antibiotic Prescriptions for Acute Otitis Media. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Mar 01; 38(3):e1151-e1158. PMID: 35226640.
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    23. Linafelter A, Burns A, Lee BR, Myers A, Burris A, Jones H, Dusin J, El Feghaly RE. Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis Testing Appropriateness in Pediatric Acute Care Settings. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Jan 01; 38(1):e231-e233. PMID: 32898124.
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    24. El Feghaly RE, Monsees EA, Burns A, Wirtz A, Lee BR, Hersh AL, Newland JG. Outpatient antimicrobial stewardship programs in pediatric institutions in 2020: Status, needs, barriers. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 10; 43(10):1396-1402. PMID: 34674785.
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    25. Poole NM, Wattles BA, El Feghaly RE. Proposed metrics to benchmark antibiotic prescribing in pediatric outpatient settings. Am J Infect Control. 2021 12; 49(12):1547-1550. PMID: 34492327.
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    26. Monsees EA, Burns AN, Lee BR, Wirtz A, El Feghaly RE. Considerations for implementation: Pediatric outpatient antimicrobial stewardship program. Am J Infect Control. 2021 12; 49(12):1543-1546. PMID: 34358544.
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    27. El Feghaly RE, Goldman JL. Perceived Harm May Be Helpful: Fear of Fluoroquinolone-Associated Adverse Events in Children. Pediatrics. 2021 06; 147(6). PMID: 33990460.
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    28. Wirtz AL, Monsees EA, Gibbs KA, Myers AL, Burns AN, Lee BR, El Feghaly RE, Weddle GM, Day JC, Purandare AV, Goldman JL. Integration of a Lean Daily Management System into an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2021 Mar-Apr; 6(2):e384. PMID: 33718745.
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    29. El Feghaly RE, Burns A, Goldman JL, Myers A, Purandare AV, Lee BR. Novel outpatient antibiotic prescribing report of respiratory infections in a pediatric health system's emergency departments and urgent care clinics. Am J Infect Control. 2021 03; 49(3):398-400. PMID: 32828798.
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    30. El Feghaly RE, Nolen JD, Lee BR, Abraham G, Nedved A, Hassan F, Selvarangan R. Impact of Rapid Influenza Molecular Testing on Management in Pediatric Acute Care Settings. J Pediatr. 2021 01; 228:271-277.e1. PMID: 32828881.
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    31. Roberts SC, Jain S, Tremoulet AH, Kim KK, Burns JC, Anand V, Anderson M, Ang J, Ansusinha E, Arditi M, Ashouri N, Bartlett A, Chatterjee A, DeBiasi R, Dekker C, DeZure C, Didion L, Dominguez S, El Feghaly R, Erdem G, Halasa N, Harahsheh A, Jackson MA, Jaggi P, Jain S, Jone PN, Kaushik N, Kurio G, Lillian A, Lloyd D, Manaloor J, McNelis A, Michalik DE, Newburger J, Newcomer C, Perkins T, Portman M, Romero J, Ronis T, Rowley A, Schneider K, Schuster J, Tejtel SKS, Sharma K, Simonsen K, Szmuszkovicz J, Truong D, Wood J, Yeh S. The Kawasaki Disease Comparative Effectiveness (KIDCARE) trial: A phase III, randomized trial of second intravenous immunoglobulin versus infliximab for resistant Kawasaki disease. Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 04; 79:98-103. PMID: 30840903.
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    32. El Feghaly RE, Chatterjee J, Dowdy K, Stempak LM, Morgan S, Needham W, Prystupa K, Kennedy M. A Quality Improvement Initiative: Reducing Blood Culture Contamination in a Children's Hospital. Pediatrics. 2018 10; 142(4). PMID: 30217808.
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    33. Miller AS, Hall LE, Jones KM, Le C, El Feghaly RE. Afebrile Infants Evaluated in the Emergency Department for Serious Bacterial Infection. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2017 Aug; 33(8):e15-e20. PMID: 26414636.
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    34. Zhou Y, Wylie KM, El Feghaly RE, Mihindukulasuriya KA, Elward A, Haslam DB, Storch GA, Weinstock GM. Metagenomic Approach for Identification of the Pathogens Associated with Diarrhea in Stool Specimens. J Clin Microbiol. 2016 Feb; 54(2):368-75. PMID: 26637379.
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    35. El Feghaly RE, Bangar H, Haslam DB. The molecular basis of Clostridium difficile disease and host response. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2015 Jan; 31(1):24-9. PMID: 25394235.
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    36. El Feghaly RE, Stauber JL, Tarr PI, Haslam DB. Viral co-infections are common and are associated with higher bacterial burden in children with clostridium difficile infection. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2013 Dec; 57(6):813-6. PMID: 23838821.
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    37. El Feghaly RE, Stauber JL, Tarr PI, Haslam DB. Intestinal inflammatory biomarkers and outcome in pediatric Clostridium difficile infections. J Pediatr. 2013 Dec; 163(6):1697-1704.e2. PMID: 24011765.
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    38. El Feghaly RE, Hunstad DA. A Newborn With Hydrops, Hydrocephalus, and Ophthalmologic Abnormalities. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2013 Dec; 2(4):391-3. PMID: 26619503.
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    39. El Feghaly RE, Tarr PI. Editorial commentary: Clostridium difficile in children: colonization and consequences. Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Jul; 57(1):9-12. PMID: 23532471.
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    40. El Feghaly RE, Stauber JL, Deych E, Gonzalez C, Tarr PI, Haslam DB. Markers of intestinal inflammation, not bacterial burden, correlate with clinical outcomes in Clostridium difficile infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Jun; 56(12):1713-21. PMID: 23487367.
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    41. Bobo LD, El Feghaly RE, Chen YS, Dubberke ER, Han Z, Baker AH, Li J, Burnham CA, Haslam DB. MAPK-activated protein kinase 2 contributes to Clostridium difficile-associated inflammation. Infect Immun. 2013 Mar; 81(3):713-22. PMID: 23264053.
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    42. El Feghaly RE, Stamm JE, Fritz SA, Burnham CA. Presence of the bla(Z) beta-lactamase gene in isolates of Staphylococcus aureus that appear penicillin susceptible by conventional phenotypic methods. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2012 Dec; 74(4):388-93. PMID: 22959917.
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    43. El Feghaly RE, Sutton DA, Thompson EH, Fu J, Wickes BL, Al-Zubeidi D, Storch GA, Burnham CA. Graphium basitruncatum fungemia in an immunosuppressed child post stem-cell transplantation. Med Mycol Case Rep. 2012; 1(1):35-8. PMID: 24371733.
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    44. El Feghaly RE, McGann L, Bonville CA, Branigan PJ, Suryadevera M, Rosenberg HF, Domachowske JB. Local production of inflammatory mediators during childhood parainfluenza virus infection. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Apr; 29(4):e26-31. PMID: 20182399.
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