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
Placentas from healthy women living in a cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic region in Mexico harbor Leishmania mexicana parasites: Potential implications for pregnancy and neonatal outcomes.
Placentas from healthy women living in a cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic region in Mexico harbor Leishmania mexicana parasites: Potential implications for pregnancy and neonatal outcomes. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2026 Sep; 20(9):e0014367.
PMID: 42743374
Response to Baier and Lagoudas' letter in response to "Multisociety guidance for infection prevention and control in nursing homes".
Response to Baier and Lagoudas' letter in response to "Multisociety guidance for infection prevention and control in nursing homes". Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2026 Jun 01; 1.
PMID: 42219969
Multisociety guidance for infection prevention and control in nursing homes.
Multisociety guidance for infection prevention and control in nursing homes. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2025 11; 46(11):1069-1096.
PMID: 41146603
Increased Reporting of Infants Born With Congenital Syphilis to a Local Department of Public Health: A Quality Improvement Project.
Increased Reporting of Infants Born With Congenital Syphilis to a Local Department of Public Health: A Quality Improvement Project. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2025 Oct; 12(10):ofaf609.
PMID: 41141458
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 05; 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 03; 45(3):267-276.
PMID: 37877172
Award for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Collaboration
University of Chicago Medicine
2019