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Itzhak Brook (born 1941) is an adjunct professor of pediatrics and medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington DC. He specializes in infectious diseases. He is a past chairman of the Anti-infective Drug Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [1] and chaired the Committee when AZT was approved for the treatment of HIV/ AIDS in 1987. [2]
Brook has developed treatment guidelines for primary care clinicians, [3] and has also done work on infectious disease of broad public interest. His main research interests are anaerobic infections, sinusitis, and tonsillitis. He is a long-standing campaigner against overuse of antibiotics which can lead to antibiotic resistance, [4] has researched common health threats like disease transmission on airplanes, [5] while dispelling common concerns about contaminated library books and subway handlebars. [6] [7] He has also been an expert source for major media on health issues like AZT, [8] improving patient care after serious illness and cancer, [9] [10] [11] and preventing medical errors. [12]
Brook has authored publications in scientific journals and 10 medical textbooks. [13] [14] [15] He is the author of "The Laryngectomee Guide" that was published in 22 languages. [16]
He is the US editor of Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, [17] Editor Textbook of "Pediatrics Infectious Diseases " at Medscape Reference, [18] Section Editor of "Pediatric Infections" at Current Infectious Diseases Report, [19] associate editor of Journal of Medical Case Reports, [20] a member of the editorial board of several medical journals, and a board member of the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance. [21]
He served in the United States Navy from 1980 to 2006. He researched the treatment of bacterial infections after ionized radiation [22] for which he was awarded three Defense Meritorious Service Medals. Brook received the 2012 J. Conley Medical Ethics Award of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. [23]
Brook is a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Society for Pediatric Research, and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.[ citation needed] His research interests include anaerobic infections, the pathogenesis and therapy of polymicrobial infections, including upper respiratory tract infections (i.e. sinusitis, tonsillitis).
Brook wrote a book about his experience as a patient with throat cancer [24] [25] and a book about his experiences as a battalion physician in the 1973 Yom Kippur War. [26] [27]
His daughter is Tammy Brook, founder and CEO of FYI Brand Group. [28]
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Itzhak Brook (born 1941) is an adjunct professor of pediatrics and medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington DC. He specializes in infectious diseases. He is a past chairman of the Anti-infective Drug Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [1] and chaired the Committee when AZT was approved for the treatment of HIV/ AIDS in 1987. [2]
Brook has developed treatment guidelines for primary care clinicians, [3] and has also done work on infectious disease of broad public interest. His main research interests are anaerobic infections, sinusitis, and tonsillitis. He is a long-standing campaigner against overuse of antibiotics which can lead to antibiotic resistance, [4] has researched common health threats like disease transmission on airplanes, [5] while dispelling common concerns about contaminated library books and subway handlebars. [6] [7] He has also been an expert source for major media on health issues like AZT, [8] improving patient care after serious illness and cancer, [9] [10] [11] and preventing medical errors. [12]
Brook has authored publications in scientific journals and 10 medical textbooks. [13] [14] [15] He is the author of "The Laryngectomee Guide" that was published in 22 languages. [16]
He is the US editor of Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, [17] Editor Textbook of "Pediatrics Infectious Diseases " at Medscape Reference, [18] Section Editor of "Pediatric Infections" at Current Infectious Diseases Report, [19] associate editor of Journal of Medical Case Reports, [20] a member of the editorial board of several medical journals, and a board member of the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance. [21]
He served in the United States Navy from 1980 to 2006. He researched the treatment of bacterial infections after ionized radiation [22] for which he was awarded three Defense Meritorious Service Medals. Brook received the 2012 J. Conley Medical Ethics Award of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. [23]
Brook is a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Society for Pediatric Research, and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.[ citation needed] His research interests include anaerobic infections, the pathogenesis and therapy of polymicrobial infections, including upper respiratory tract infections (i.e. sinusitis, tonsillitis).
Brook wrote a book about his experience as a patient with throat cancer [24] [25] and a book about his experiences as a battalion physician in the 1973 Yom Kippur War. [26] [27]
His daughter is Tammy Brook, founder and CEO of FYI Brand Group. [28]