Dr. Allison H. Bartlett, MD, MS, FAAP, FPIDS is a pediatric infectious diseases specialist at the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital. In her clinical practice, she cares for children of all ages with a variety of acute and chronic infections. She is a caring clinician who strives to provide patient- and family-centered, safe, evidence-based, high-value care to all her patients.
In addition to her clinical and teaching responsibilities, Dr. Bartlett has several additional roles. Dr. Bartlett has been the Associate Medical Director of the Infection Prevention and Control program since her arrival in 2011. She is the primary content expert for pediatric issues, and also participates in medical center-wide initiatives regardless of patient population. She is active in the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology in America (SHEA) and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS).
She was appointed the inaugural Chief Quality Officer for Comer Children’s in 2023, after having served as the Quality Chief for the Department of Pediatrics since 2014. She leads faculty, staff, and trainees in efforts to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of care that we provide to our patients and their families.
She was also appointed interim section chief for the section of pediatric infectious diseases in 2025.
Dr. Bartlett grew up in Madison, Wisconsin and attended Princeton University with a major in molecular biology and a minor in Latin American Studies, graduating with Highest Honors. She graduated from Washington University School of Medicine in and completed her training in pediatrics and pediatric infectious diseases at Texas Children’s Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine. In 2011, she joined the University of Chicago Medicine / Comer Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Bartlett lives in Hyde Park with her husband and their three teenaged sons. She is an avid (recreational) cyclist. She and her family enjoy escaping the city and heading to the North Woods of Wisconsin in the summer for outdoor recreation: hiking, canoeing, swimming, fishing, sailing, and more. During the pandemic, she renewed her love of knitting and cross-stitching.
Infectious Diseases Society of America Leadership Institute
Arlington, VA
- Leadership
2019
Epic (Physician Builder)
Verona, WI
- Physician Builder - Analytic
2018
Intermountain Healthcare
Salt Lake City
- Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
2017
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
MS - Clinical Investigation
2011
Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Children's Hospital
Houston ,TX
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases
2008
Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX
- Pediatrics
2005
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
MD - Medicine
2002
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
AB - Molecular Biology
1998
SIREN 2025 National Research Meeting: Advancing the Science of Social Care.
SIREN 2025 National Research Meeting: Advancing the Science of Social Care. Health Serv Res. 2025 Apr; 60 Suppl 1:e14495.
PMID: 40189306
Assessing diagnostic accuracy of congenital syphilis using penicillin administration data through the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database.
Assessing diagnostic accuracy of congenital syphilis using penicillin administration data through the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database. Int J STD AIDS. 2025 May; 36(6):475-486.
PMID: 40022611
Machine Learning-Based Pediatric Early Warning Score: Patient Outcomes in a Pre- Versus Post-Implementation Study, 2019-2023.
Machine Learning-Based Pediatric Early Warning Score: Patient Outcomes in a Pre- Versus Post-Implementation Study, 2019-2023. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2025 Feb 01; 26(2):e146-e154.
PMID: 39982152
Caregivers' Views of a Pediatric Inpatient Intervention to Address Health-Related Social Risks.
Caregivers' Views of a Pediatric Inpatient Intervention to Address Health-Related Social Risks. Hosp Pediatr. 2025 Jan 01; 15(1):46-56.
PMID: 39719355
Describing the Heterogeneity of Clinical Utilization of Congenital Syphilis Diagnostic Modalities Among Major United States Tertiary Children's Hospitals, 2017-2022.
Describing the Heterogeneity of Clinical Utilization of Congenital Syphilis Diagnostic Modalities Among Major United States Tertiary Children's Hospitals, 2017-2022. Sex Transm Dis. 2024 12 01; 51(12):780-783.
PMID: 39046167
SHEA NICU white paper series: Practical approaches for the prevention of viral respiratory infections.
SHEA NICU white paper series: Practical approaches for the prevention of viral respiratory infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Mar; 45(3):267-276.
PMID: 37877172
Monitoring health disparities in healthcare-associated infection surveillance: A Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Research Network (SRN) Survey.
Monitoring health disparities in healthcare-associated infection surveillance: A Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Research Network (SRN) Survey. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Apr; 45(4):526-529.
PMID: 37700531
Absolute Monocyte Count as Early and Safe Marker for Antibiotic Cessation in Febrile Neutropenia Without Etiology in Pediatric Oncology Patients.
Absolute Monocyte Count as Early and Safe Marker for Antibiotic Cessation in Febrile Neutropenia Without Etiology in Pediatric Oncology Patients. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2023 08 01; 45(6):e702-e709.
PMID: 37494607
Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome in a Burned Child Treated with an Antimicrobial Foam Dressing: A Case Report.
Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome in a Burned Child Treated with an Antimicrobial Foam Dressing: A Case Report. J Burn Care Res. 2023 03 02; 44(2):471-473.
PMID: 36566468
Clostridioides difficile colonization and the frequency of subsequent treatment for C. difficile infection in critically ill patients.
Clostridioides difficile colonization and the frequency of subsequent treatment for C. difficile infection in critically ill patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 11; 44(11):1782-1787.
PMID: 36658099
Award for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Collaboration
University of Chicago Medicine
2019