Infectious Diseases
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Jesica
Herrick
F
M.D., M.S.
1801 West Taylor Street
Outpatient Care Center - Suite 3
Chicago
IL
60612
312-996-8337
Internal Medicine
Department of Medicine
English
French
Immunology
Molecular Diagnostics
Parasitology
Travelers Health
Tropical Medicine
Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
National Institutes of Health
Rush University
University of Illinois
University of Nebraska
University of Illinois
Northwestern University
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Dr. Herrick trained in Internal Medicine at UIC and completed an Infectious Disease Fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. While at the NIH, she spent 2.5 years conducting research in the Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, focusing on the host immune response to Loa loa infections as well as post-treatment responses to diethylcarbamazine and ivermectin therapy for loiasis. In addition, she worked on the development of new diagnostic tests for Loa loa infection. While at the NIH, she served as a consultant on the parasitology service and treated numerous patients with helminth infections, echinococcus, and neurocysticercosis.