Chokechai Rongkavilit, MD
Professor
Pediatrics - Fresno
School of Medicine

Clinical Professor and Research Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, UCSF Fresno branch campus (2019-present)

Previous Positions: Medical Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Valley Children's Hospital, Madera CA (2016-2019) Clinical Professor (affiliated), Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University (2017-2019) Clinical Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University, Detroit MI (2015-2016) Associate Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University, Detroit MI (2007-2015) Assistant Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University, Detroit MI (2000-2007) Staff Physician, HIV-Netherlands-Australia-Thailand Research Collaboration (HIVNAT) and the Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center, Bangkok, Thailand (1998-2000)

• Exotic Infections Are Only One Plane Away.
  Pediatric clinics of North America 2022 Naeem F, Rongkavilit C
• Pediatric Infectious Disease Around the Globe.
  Pediatric Clinics of North America 2022 Fouzia Naeem, Chokechai Rongkavilit
• 109. Develop and Implement a Novel Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in a Non-Freestanding Children’s Hospital Located in an Adult-Centered Community Hospital in San Joaquin Valley, California.
  Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2021 Tsung-Chi Lien, Laurie Covarrubias, Alice Ip, Harlan Husted, Emi Suzuki, Chokechai Rongkavilit
• COVID-19 in Children: Clinical Manifestations and Pharmacologic Interventions Including Vaccine Trials.
  Pediatric clinics of North America 2021 Galindo R, Chow H, Rongkavilit C
• Clinical Characteristics of 204 Children With Human Adenovirus Type 7 Pneumonia Identified by Whole Genome Sequencing in Liuzhou, China.
  The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2021 Huang X, Yi Y, Chen X, Wang B, Long Y, Chen J, Rongkavilit C
• A Teenager With Cough, Weight Loss, and a Chest Wall Mass.
  Clinical pediatrics 2020 Marquez I, Hardee S, Kim S, Webb N, Roberto L, Sanchez-Glanville C, Rongkavilit C
• Update on Coccidioidomycosis in the United States and Beyond.
  Global Pediatric Health 2020 Alisha K. Bajwa, Chokechai Rongkavilit
• Extrapulmonary Coccidioidomycosis Among Children in Central California: A Retrospective Review.
  The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2019 Naeem F, McCarty J, Mhaissen MN, Ha S, Rongkavilit C
• Growth of HIV-Exposed Infants in Southwest China: A Comparative Study.
  Global pediatric health 2019 Chen JC, Zhang Y, Rongkavilit C, Wang B, Huang XM, Nong Z, Liu J, Zeng D, McGrath E
• 387. Coccidioidomycosis in Children Younger Than 2 Years of Age: A Retrospective Review.
  Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2018 Rebecca Filbrandt, Fouzia Naeem, Chokechai Rongkavilit, Mohammad Nael Mhaissen
• Epidemiology of birth defects based on surveillance data from 2011-2015 in Guangxi, China: comparison across five major ethnic groups.
  BMC public health 2018 Chen J, Huang X, Wang B, Zhang Y, Rongkavilit C, Zeng D, Jiang Y, Wei B, Sanjay C, McGrath E
• Group B streptococcal colonization in mothers and infants in western China: prevalences and risk factors.
  BMC infectious diseases 2018 Chen J, Fu J, Du W, Liu X, Rongkavilit C, Huang X, Wu Y, Wang Y, McGrath E
• A California Infant With Insidious Left Wrist Swelling.
  The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2018 Abdelmisseh M, Naeem F, Veesenmeyer A, Siongco A, Rongkavilit C
• Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis Among Children in Central California: A Retrospective Review.
  Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2017 Fouzia Naeem, Mohammad Nael Mhaissen, James McCarty, Chokechai Rongkavilit
• Extrapulmonary Aspergillus infection in patients with CARD9 deficiency.
  JCI insight 2016 Rieber N, Gazendam RP, Freeman AF, Hsu AP, Collar AL, Sugui JA, Drummond RA, Rongkavilit C, Hoffman K, Henderson C, Clark L, Mezger M, Swamydas M, Engeholm M, Schüle R, Neumayer B, Ebel F, Mikelis CM,…
• Enterovirus and Evolving Infections.
  2016 Dennis Cunningham, Chokechai Rongkavilit, Kanagasabai Udhayashankar, Michelle L. Niescierenko
• Toxic Shock Syndrome.
  2016 Chokechai Rongkavilit
• Immunization for Travelers.
  2015 Chokechai Rongkavilit
• Changing Trends in Complications and Mortality Rates Among US Youth and Young Adults With HIV Infection in the Era of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy.
  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2015 Mirani G, Williams PL, Chernoff M, Abzug MJ, Levin MJ, Seage GR, Oleske JM, Purswani MU, Hazra R, Traite S, Zimmer B, Van Dyke RB, IMPAACT P1074 Study Team
• Coughing spells in a Michiganian girl after a trip to Southwest US.
  The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2015 Salama H, Wheat LJ, Sobel JD, Srivastava R, Richer SM, Rongkavilit C
• Motivational interviewing targeting risky sex in HIV-positive young Thai men who have sex with men.
  Archives of sexual behavior 2014 Rongkavilit C, Wang B, Naar-King S, Bunupuradah T, Parsons JT, Panthong A, Koken JA, Saengcharnchai P, Phanuphak P
• Motivational interviewing targeting risk behaviors for youth living with HIV in Thailand.
  AIDS and behavior 2013 Rongkavilit C, Naar-King S, Wang B, Panthong A, Bunupuradah T, Parsons JT, Phonphithak S, Koken JA, Saengcharnchai P, Phanuphak P
• Retroperitoneal aspergilloma.
  Pediatric radiology 2013 Butros SR, Tierce ML, Marks A, Rongkavilit C, Joshi A
• High proportions of regulatory B and T cells are associated with decreased cellular responses to pH1N1 influenza vaccine in HIV-infected children and youth (IMPAACT P1088).
  Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics 2013 Weinberg A, Muresan P, Fenton T, Richardson K, Dominguez T, Bloom A, Petzold E, Anthony P, Cunningham CK, Spector SA, Nachman S, Siberry GK, Handelsman E, Flynn PM, IMPAACT P1088 study team
• Index of suspicion.
  Pediatrics in review 2013 Saini A, Karmarkar SA, Rongkavilit C, Bolton J, Roth C, English R, Ceri A
• A knee ulcer in a teenager with acute myeloid leukemia.
  The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2012 Zegarra-Linares R, Wang ZJ, Lephart P, Poulik J, Rongkavilit C
• A feasibility study of motivational interviewing for health risk behaviors among Thai youth living with HIV.
  The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC 2012 Rongkavilit C, Naar-King S, Koken JA, Bunupuradah T, Chen X, Saengcharnchai P, Panthong A, Parsons JT
• Immunogenicity and safety of 1 vs 2 doses of quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine in youth infected with human immunodeficiency virus.
  The Journal of pediatrics 2012 Lujan-Zilbermann J, Warshaw MG, Williams PL, Spector SA, Decker MD, Abzug MJ, Heckman B, Manzella A, Kabat B, Jean-Philippe P, Nachman S, Siberry GK, International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS …
• Gonococcal septic shock associated with eculizumab treatment.
  The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2012 Gleesing J, Chiwane S, Rongkavilit C
• A cross-cultural three-step process model for assessing motivational interviewing treatment fidelity in Thailand.
  Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education 2012 Koken JA, Naar-King S, Umasa S, Parsons JT, Saengcharnchai P, Phanuphak P, Rongkavilit C
• Safety and immunogenicity of quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine in 2- to 10-year-old human immunodeficiency virus-infected children.
  The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2012 Siberry GK, Warshaw MG, Williams PL, Spector SA, Decker MD, Jean-Philippe P, Yogev R, Heckman BE, Manzella A, Roa J, Nachman S, Lujan-Zilbermann J, IMPAACT P1065 Protocol Team
• Immunization for pediatric international travelers.
  Pediatric annals 2011 Rongkavilit C
• Applying the information-motivation-behavioral skills model in medication adherence among Thai youth living with HIV: a qualitative study.
  AIDS patient care and STDs 2010 Rongkavilit C, Naar-King S, Kaljee LM, Panthong A, Koken JA, Bunupuradah T, Parsons JT
• Advances in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission: the international perspectives.
  Indian journal of pediatrics 2010 Rongkavilit C, Asmar BI
• Safety and immunogenicity of a quadrivalent human papillomavirus (types 6, 11, 16, and 18) vaccine in HIV-infected children 7 to 12 years old.
  Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2010 Levin MJ, Moscicki AB, Song LY, Fenton T, Meyer WA, Read JS, Handelsman EL, Nowak B, Sattler CA, Saah A, Radley DR, Esser MT, Weinberg A, IMPAACT P1047 Protocol Team
• Austrian syndrome associated with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in child.
  Emerging infectious diseases 2010 Alhushki W, Rongkavilit C
• Escherichia coli Emphysematous Endogenous Endophthalmitis in a Child With Hemoglobin SS Disease.
  Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice 2010 Yaseen Rafee, Chokechai Rongkavilit
• Phase I/II, open-label trial of safety and immunogenicity of meningococcal (groups A, C, Y, and W-135) polysaccharide diphtheria toxoid conjugate vaccine in human immunodeficiency virus-infected adolescents.
  The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2010 Siberry GK, Williams PL, Lujan-Zilbermann J, Warshaw MG, Spector SA, Decker MD, Heckman BE, Demske EF, Read JS, Jean-Philippe P, Kabat W, Nachman S, IMPAACT P1065 Protocol Team
• HIV stigma, disclosure and psychosocial distress among Thai youth living with HIV.
  International journal of STD & AIDS 2010 Rongkavilit C, Wright K, Chen X, Naar-King S, Chuenyam T, Phanuphak P
• Pharmacokinetics and tolerability of once- versus twice-daily lopinavir/ritonavir treatment in HIV-1-infected children.
  Antiviral therapy 2009 la Porte C, van Heeswijk R, Mitchell CD, Zhang G, Parker J, Rongkavilit C
• An 11-year-old male with recurrent orbital swelling. Orbital pseudotumor.
  Pediatric annals 2008 Ugale J, Rongkavilit C
• An infant with fever, hepatosplenomegaly, and pancytopenia.
  The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2008 Rafee Y, Xavier A, Antoine M, Borkin M, Rongkavilit C
• Transtheoretical model and risky sexual behaviour in HIV + youth in Thailand.
  AIDS care 2008 Naar-King S, Rongkavilit C, Wang B, Wright K, Chuenyam T, Lam P, Phanuphak P
• Health risk behaviors among HIV-infected youth in Bangkok, Thailand.
  The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2007 Rongkavilit C, Naar-King S, Chuenyam T, Wang B, Wright K, Phanuphak P
• 42 Invasive Bacterial Infections Caused by Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase (ESBL) Producing Microorganisms in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Setting.
  Pediatric Research 2006 P Chearskul, C Rongkavilit, B I Asmar
• New antiretroviral drugs in clinical use.
  Indian journal of pediatrics 2006 Chearskul P, Rongkavilit C, Al-Tatari H, Asmar B
• Investigation of Pediatric and Adolescent HIV Practitioner Prescribing Practices as Compared to National Guidelines.
  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2006 C. Cotronei-Cascardo, C. Rongkavilit, E. Secord
• Experience with caspofungin in the treatment of persistent fungemia in neonates.
  Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2005 Natarajan G, Lulic-Botica M, Rongkavilit C, Pappas A, Bedard M
• Use of complementary and alternative medicine by parents of children with HIV infection and asthma and well children.
  Southern medical journal 2005 Ang JY, Ray-Mazumder S, Nachman SA, Rongkavilit C, Asmar BI, Ren CL
• Immunization for Travelers.
  2005 Chokechai Rongkavilit
• Effect of using 2 throat swabs vs 1 throat swab on detection of group A streptococcus by a rapid antigen detection test.
  Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine 2005 Ezike EN, Rongkavilit C, Fairfax MR, Thomas RL, Asmar BI
• Severe cytomegalovirus enterocolitis in an immunocompetent infant.
  The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2004 Rongkavilit C, Bedard MP, Ang JY, Asmar BI, Tolia V
• Herpes simplex virus type 1 esophagitis in an immunocompetent adolescent.
  Digestive diseases and sciences 2004 Rongkavilit C, El-Baba MF, Poulik J, Asmar BI
• Advances in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission.
  Indian journal of pediatrics 2004 Rongkavilit C, Asmar BI
• Effect of a multisystemic therapy program on Pediatric HIV medication adherence as measured by viral load.
  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2003 I. Badr, C. Rongkavilit, S. Naar-King, E. Moore, E. Secord
• Dose-Escalating Study of the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Nelfinavir in HIV-Exposed Neonates.
  JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2002 Chokechai Rongkavilit, Rolf P. G. van Heeswijk, Sompop Limpongsanurak, Pimolrat Thaithumyanon, Chantana Boonrod, Elly A. M. Hassink, Aeumporn Srigritsanapol, Theshinee Chuenyam, Sasiwimol Ubolyam, …
• Pharmacokinetics of stavudine and didanosine coadministered with nelfinavir in human immunodeficiency virus-exposed neonates.
  Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2001 Rongkavilit C, Thaithumyanon P, Chuenyam T, Damle BD, Limpongsanurak S, Boonrod C, Srigritsanapol A, Hassink EA, Hoetelmans RM, Cooper DA, Lange JM, Ruxrungtham K, Phanuphak P
• Antiretroviral drugs in pediatrics.
  Indian journal of pediatrics 2001 Rongkavilit C, Asmar BI
• Thai Red Cross zidovudine donation program to prevent vertical transmission of HIV: the effect of the modified ACTG 076 regimen.
  AIDS (London, England) 2000 Thisyakorn U, Khongphatthanayothin M, Sirivichayakul S, Rongkavilit C, Poolcharoen W, Kunanusont C, Bien DD, Phanuphak P
• Varicella zoster infection in HIV-infected children.
  Paediatric drugs 2000 Rongkavilit C, Mitchell CD, Nachman S
• Gram-negative bacillary bacteremia in human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected children.
  The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2000 Rongkavilit C, Rodriguez ZM, Gómez-Marín O, Scott GB, Hutto C, Rivera-Hernandez DM, Mitchell CD
• Management of the infant born to an HIV-1 infected mother.
  Paediatric drugs 1999 Rongkavilit C, Mitchell CD, Nachman S