Jon S. Abramson, M.D.
Dr. Jon S. Abramson received his undergraduate training at Boston University and his medical degree from
Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM), where he also completed a residency in pediatrics.
He completed his fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at the University of Minnesota.
In 1981, Dr Abramson joined the faculty at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and then in 1996
became the Weston M. Kelsey Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at WFUSM as well as the
Physician-in-chief of Brenner Children's Hospital in 1996.
Since 2002 he has also served as the elected Chair of the Wake Forest University Physicians, the group responsible
for oversight of the clinical practice organization.
Currently, Dr. Abramson serves as member of the AAP Task Force on Immunizations, the AAP Committee on
Federal Government Affairs and is Chair of the AAP Task Force on Pediatric Devices. He is a member of
the Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs (AMSPDC) Executive Board and a member of
the National Vaccine Advisory Group Finance Committee. Additionally, he serves as a consultant to the
Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on issues related
to influenza seasonal and pandemic planning.
Dr. Abramson has been a medical advisor for Families Fighting Flu since October 2007.
Andrew C. Eisenberg, M.D.
Dr. Andrew C. Eisenberg is a practicing physician in Sarasota, Florida. He holds a bachelor's degree
from Brown University as well as medical and master of health care administration
degrees from Tulane University. Dr. Eisenberg is an associate professor at Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health
and is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Dr. Eisenberg has been a medical advisor for Families Fighting Flu since October 2007.
Adrienne Randolph, M.D., M.Sc.
Dr. Adrienne G. Randolph received her medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine
and a Master in Science (M.Sc.) in medical informatics from the University of Utah.
She completed an internship at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and pediatric residency and
pediatric critical care fellowship at the University of California School of Medicine in San Francisco.
Dr Randolph is the Founding Chair of the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigator's (PALISI)
Network, a consortium of clinical researchers across 75 pediatric ICUs in the US and Canada.
She is also the Director of the RSV and Asthma Research Study Center at Children's Hospital Boston.
Dr. Randolph's main area of research is on the immune response of children with life threatening
infections caused by influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, and Staphylococcus aureus.
She focuses on genetic factors that underlie disease susceptibility and outcome, including
short and longer term outcomes. She is an international expert in the diagnosis and management of
acute lung injury and sepsis in children, and designs and conducts clinical trials of interventions
to improve outcomes of children with acute respiratory failure.
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Dr. Randolph has been a medical advisor for Families Fighting Flu since October 2009.