Su Jin Joo, MD, MPH

As a clinician, I am committed to advancing evidence-based, high-quality care through innovative diagnostic strategies. In addition to my clinical work, I am dedicated to medical education and enjoy teaching learners across all stages of training. My academic interests include evaluating diagnostic tools that improve patient outcomes while supporting thoughtful use of antimicrobial therapies.
Education
MPH, 05/2026 - Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Fellowship, 09/2018 - Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Emory University/ Children's Hospital of Altanta
Chief Residency, 06/2015 - General Pediatrics, Maimonides Children's Hospital
Internship/ Residency, 06/2014 - General Pediatrics, Maimonides Children's Hospital
MD, 02/2009 - Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine
BSc, 05/2004 - Psychology, Brown University

  1. Su Jin Joo, Anh Vo, Elaine Cham, Sudeb Dalai, and Steve Miller. Detection of HSV-1 Encephalitis by Metagenomic Next-generation Sequencing After Negative Conventional Testing in a Toddler with Atypical Presentation Neurology 2026. PMID:


  2. Su Jin Joo, Huanyu Wang. Feigin and Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Ch 125: Pseudomonas and Related Genera (DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-82763-8.00125-4) 2025. PMID:


  3. Vo A, Gusland D, Singh P, Joo SJ. MYOPERICARDITIS DUE TO COXIELLA BURNETII IN A TEENAGE MALE. The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2024. PMID: 39589134


  4. Cheryl L. Sargel, Todd J. Karsies, Zachary Thompson, Su Jin Joo. Rogers' Textbook of Pediatric Intensive Care Ch 89: Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy (ISBN: 978-1-97-517421-7) 2023. PMID:


  5. Su Jin Joo, MD; Courtney Charvat, MD. An unusual etiology of multifocal osteomyelitis in a previously healthy African American male Pediatrics 2019. PMID:


  6. Joo SJ, Yildirim I, Stenger EO, Anderson EJ. Sirolimus-associated pericardial effusion with cardiac tamponade and interstitial pneumonitis in a hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient. Pediatric transplantation 2019. PMID: 31012209


  7. Su Jin Joo, Cassie Grimsley-Ackerley, Andres Camacho-Gonzalez, Preeti Jaggi, Mark Gonzalez. Bordetella holmesii Bacteremia in Pediatric Patients: A Single-Center Experience Open forum infectious diseases 2018. PMID:


  8. Su Jin Joo, M.D., FAAP; Larry K. Pickering, M.D., FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAP. AAP News: Treated pools, hot tubs still vulnerable to outbreaks AAP News: Treated pools, hot tubs still vulnerable to outbreaks 2018. PMID:


  9. Joo SJ, Thompson AB, Philipsborn R, Emrath E, Camacho-Gonzalez AF, Chahroudi A, Miller J, Ali I, Cope J. An Unusual Cause of Fever and Headache in a School-Aged Male. Clinical pediatrics 2018. PMID: 29690787


  10. Su Jin Joo, M.D., FAAP; Larry K. Pickering, M.D., FIDSA, FAAP. AAP News: Legionellosis outbreak highlights importance of timely reporting AAP News: Legionellosis outbreak highlights importance of timely reporting 2018. PMID:


  11. Su Jin Joo, M.D., FAAP; Larry K. Pickering, M.D., FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAP. AAP News: No common etiology, treatment found for acute flaccid myelitis AAP News: No common etiology, treatment found for acute flaccid myelitis 2017. PMID:


  12. Su Jin Joo, Jennifer Kim, Peter Cegielski. Risk Factors Associated with In-hospital Mortality Among Patients with Active TB Disease: 25-year Experience in the USA Open forum infectious diseases 2017. PMID:


  13. Su Jin Joo, M.D., FAAP; Larry Pickering, M.D., FIDSA, FAAP. AAP News: Multistate mumps outbreaks make resurgence AAP News: Multistate mumps outbreaks make resurgence 2017. PMID:


  14. Leung HO, Cashion WT, Duncan KK, Hagan CL, Joo S. Nuclear quadrupole hyperfine structure in the microwave spectrum of HCl-N2O: electric field gradient perturbation of N2O by HCl. The Journal of chemical physics 2004. PMID: 15260541