Jonathan P. Strysko, MD, MSc, IBCLC
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of General Pediatrics
3500 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of General Pediatrics
3500 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BA (African Studies)
University of Chicago, 2008.
MD (Medicine)
St. George's University, 2013.
MSc (Epidemiology)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 2021.
Permanent linkBA (African Studies)
University of Chicago, 2008.
MD (Medicine)
St. George's University, 2013.
MSc (Epidemiology)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 2021.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in children, neonatal sepsis prevention and treatment.Description of Research Expertise
Neonatal sepsis, Infection Prevention & Control in Resource-Limited Settings, Lactation Consultancy, Skin-to-skin newborn care, Antimicrobial Resistance, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Outbreak Detection & Response.Selected Publications
Kirby RP, Molyneux EM, Dube Q, McWhorter C, Bradley BD, Gartley M, Oden ZM, Richards-Kortum R, Werdenberg-Hall J, Kumara D, Liaghati-Mobarhan S, Heenan M, Bond M, Ezeaka C, Salim N, Irimu G, Palamountain KM; TPP Survey, Consensus Meeting Participants Collaborative Authorship Group.: Target product profiles for neonatal care devices: systematic development and outcomes with NEST360 and UNICEF. BMC Pediatr 23: 564, Nov 2023.K Mochankana, B Nakstad, J John-Thubuka, T Machiya, DM Goldfarb, M Richard-Greenblatt, T Zankere, J Strysko: Culture Confirmed Neonatal Bloodstream Infections In Botswana 2019-2022: A Cross-sectional Study From A Tertiary Referral Hospital Implementing An Automated Blood Culture System. Poster abstract, World Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Conference, Durban, South Africa Nov 2023.
CV Tembo, B Gopolang, D Ntereke, T Gatonye, T Zankere, K Mochankana, B Nakstad, S Coffin, C Cancedda, E Lautenbach, N Mannathoko, N Mogotsi, T Keatholetswe, K Kgomanyane, C McGann, J Strysko: The effect of twice-weekly chlorhexidine gluconate washing of hospitalized neonates on ward-level prevalence of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogen colonization—Gaborone, Botswana 2022-2023. Oral abstract, World Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Durban South Africa Nov 2023.
Dowling J, Arscott-Mills T, Bayani O, Boustany M, Moorad B, Richard-Greenblatt M, Tlhako N, Zalot M, Steenhoff AP, Gezmu AM, Nakstad B, Strysko J, Coffin SE, McGann C.: Antibiotic Use for Sepsis in Hospitalized Neonates in Botswana: Factors Associated with Guideline-Divergent Prescribing. Microorganisms 11: 2641, Oct 2023.
J Strysko, Samuel Matula, Naledi Morewagae, Nidhee Jadeja, Viola Tembo, B Gopolang, K Ranyere, T Gatonye, C McGann, S Poliwoda, B Nakstad, T Mudongo, U Mulale, SE Coffin: FLIPping the paradigm for neonatal sepsis prevention: Description of an iterative approach to developing family-led infection prevention bundle; Poster presentation, CHOP Global Health Conference Sep 2023.
B Gopolang, S Matula, N Morewagae, CV Tembo, K Ranyere, N Jadeja, T Gatonye, C McGann, S Poliwoda, B Nakstad, T Mudongo, U Mulale, SE Coffin, J Strysko: Botsetsi mo sepateleng: Developing a family-led neonatal sepsis infection prevention bundle. Oral abstract, Botswana Paediatric Association Annual Conference Aug 2023.
Iroh Tam PY, Bekker A, Bosede Bolaji O, Chimhini G, Dramowski A, Fitzgerald F, Gezmu AM, Nkuranga JB, Okomo U, Stevenson A, Strysko JP; African Neonatal Association Sepsis Working Group.: Neonatal sepsis and antimicrobial resistance in Africa. Lancet Child Adolesc Health 2023.
Ngwako N, Tlhako N, Moorad J, Sefelani C, Gezmu A, Nakstad B, Coffin S, Steenhoff A, Arscott-Mills T, Strysko J, McGann C: Neonatal Health in Botswana: A Snapshot from Princess Marina Hospital. 2nd National Health Research Symposium, Gaborone, Botswana 2023.
Tlhako N, McGann C, Moorad J, Sefelani C, Nakstad B, Gezmu A, Arscott-Mills T, Coffin S, Steenhoff A, Strysko J: Process for Tracking Infant HIV PCR Results: A Research Perspective and Call for Action. 2nd National Health Research Symposium (Gaborone Botswana) 2023.
McGann C, Strysko J, Hu W, Sistrunk J, Tanes C, Bayani O, Ngwako N, Vurayai M, Gezmu A, Nakstad B, Richard-Greenblatt M, Arscott-Mills T, Machiya T, Thela T, Steenhoff A, Planet P, Bittinger K, Coffin S.: The influence of maternal HIV status on the early neonatal microbiome. The 33rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) 2023.