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Mustafa Bakir, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Infectious Disease)

Department of Pediatrics

Pediatrics Residency

Pronouns: He/Him

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About

I chose Peoria because it is known for its high quality of life, low cost of living, safety, and short commutes. Peoria is a welcoming community for newcomers and is known for being diverse and philanthropic. Children's Hospital of Illinois offers lots of opportunities for leadership, teaching, research, and career development. Most importantly, this work environment is very peaceful, and co-workers are very respectful.

Selected Grants

WHO/UNDP/World Bank, Predictive value of RD1 gene product-specific T cells for the development of tuberculosis in recently exposed children, Principle Investigator

Selected Publications

  • Bakir M, Bova JL, Newell KA, Millis JM, Buell JF, Arnow PM. Epidemiology and clini-cal consequences of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in liver transplant patients. Transplantation. 2001 Sep 27;72(6):1032-7.
  • Soysal A, Millington KA, Bakir M, Dosanjh D, Aslan Y, Deeks JJ, Efe S, Staveley I, Ewer K, Lalvani A. Effect of BCG vaccination on risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in-fection in children with household tuberculosis contact: a prospective community-based study. Lancet. 2005 Oct 22-28;366(9495):1443-51.
  • Bakir M, Millington KA, Soysal A, Deeks JJ, Efee S, Aslan Y, Dosanjh DP, Lalvani A. Prognostic value of a T-cell-based, interferon-gamma biomarker in children with tuberculo-sis contact. Ann Intern Med. 2008 Dec 2;149 (11):777-87.
  • Bakir M, Dosanjh DP, Deeks JJ, Soysal A, Millington KA, Efe S, Aslan Y, Polat D, Ko-dalli N, Yagci A, Barlan I, Bahceciler N, Demiralp EE, Lalvani A. Use of T cell-based diagnosis of tuberculosis infection to optimize interpretation of tuberculin skin testing for child tuberculosis contacts. Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Feb 1;48(3):302-12.
  • Soysal A, Bakir M. T-SPOT.TB assay usage in adults and children. Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2011 Jul;11(6):643-60.
  • Dosanjh DP, Bakir M, Millington KA, Soysal A, Aslan Y, Efee S, Deeks JJ, Lalvani A. Novel M tuberculosis antigen-specific T-cells are early markers of infection and disease progression. PLoS One. 2011;6(12):e28754
  • Bakir M, Türel O, Topachevskyi O. Cost-effectiveness of new pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in Turkey: a decision analytical model. BMC Health Serv Res. 2012 Nov 9;12:386.
  • Bakir M, Standaert B, Turel O, Bilge ZE, Postma M. Estimating and comparing the clinical and economic impact of paediatric rotavirus vaccination in Turkey using a simple versus an advanced model. Vaccine. 2013 Jan 30;31(6):979-86.
  • Yakut N, Soysal A, Kepenekli Kadayifci E, Dalgic N, Yılmaz Ciftdogan D, Karaaslan A, Akkoc G, Ocal Demir S, Cagan E, Celikboya E, Kanik A, Dagcinar A, Yilmaz A, Ozer F, Camlar M, Turel O, Bakir M. Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections and re-infections in children: a multicentre retrospective study. Br J Neurosurg. 2018 Apr;32(2):196-200
  • Schulz A, Huynh N, Heger M, Bakir M. Adverse effects of remdesivir for the treatment of acute COVID-19 in the pediatric population: a retrospective observational study. Mol Cell Pediatr. 2024 Feb 21;11(1):2.

Education

- Fellowship In Pediatric Allergy&Immunology: Marmara University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
- Fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases: University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital
- Residency in Pediatrics: Hacettepe University Children’s Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
- Medical School: Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey

Professional Memberships

  • Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (USA)
  • European Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Infectious Disease Society of America