Dr. Robert Frank Betts MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
601 Elmwood Ave Box 689 Rochester New York, 14642About
Robert Frank Betts, MD, is an infectious diseases specialist with the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York. He also serves patients at Strong Memorial Hospital. Dr. Betts holds an impressive career in the medical field, which spans 46 years. He received his medical degree in 1964 at the University of Rochester and then trained at Boston Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, and The University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York. Dr. Betts is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. In addition to his hands-on work at The University of Rochester Medical Center, he is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Medicine/Infectious Diseases at The University of Rochester School of Medicine.
Education and Training
MD at the University of Rochester
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Use of the oral neuraminidase inhibitor oseltamivir in experimental human influenza: randomized controlled trials for prevention and treatment.
- Evaluation of trivalent, live, cold-adapted (CAIV-T) and inactivated (TIV) influenza vaccines in prevention of virus infection and illness following challenge of adults with wild-type influenza A (H1N1), A (H3N2), and B viruses.
- Evaluation of a topical interferon inducer in experimental influenza infection in volunteers.
- Aerobic fermentation and the depletion of the amino acid pool in yeast cells.
- Detection of influenza A and B in respiratory secretions with the polymerase chain reaction.
- Protective efficacy of combined live intranasal and inactivated influenza A virus vaccines in the elderly.
- Varicella-zoster virus and subcutaneous cytarabine: correlation of in vitro sensitivities to blood levels.
- Varicella-zoster virus and subcutaneous cytarabine: correlation of in vitro sensitivities to blood levels.
- Transmission of cytomegalovirus infection with renal allograft.
- Transmission of cytomegalovirus infection with renal allograft.
- Viral respiratory infections in the institutionalized elderly: clinical and epidemiologic findings.
- Antiviral agents in respiratory infections.
- Vaccination strategies for the prevention of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia.
- Comparative activity of immunofluorescent antibody and complement-fixing antibody in cytomegalovirus infection.
Areas of expertise and specialization
Internships
- Boston Medical Center, 1964-1966
Hobbies / Sports
- Woodworking, Golf, Red Sox
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