Jeffrey Robert Starke

Background

Starke, Jeffrey Robert was born on July 13, 1954 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Charles Robert and Kathryn Renee Starke.

Education

Bachelor, Brown U., 1976; Doctor of Medicine, U. Rochester, 1980.

Career

Pediatrics resident, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1980-1983; postdoctoral fellow in pediatrics infectious diseases, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1983-1986; assistant professor pediatrics, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1986-1993; associate professor clinical pediatrics, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, since 1993. Member Food and Drug Administration/IDSA commission on guidelines for development of new anti-infective drugs, 1989-1992. Member tuberculosis control committee International Union Against Tuberculosis & Lung Disease, since 1989.

Member program committee World Conference LungHealth Science Assembly & Microbiolology, Tuberculosis & Pulmonary Infections, 1989-1990. Consultant Committee on Infectious Disease American Academy Pediatrics, since 1990, Office of Technology Assessment, United States Congress, since 1993. Member advanced.com. for elimination of tuberculosis Center for Disease Control & Prevention, since 1993.

Achievements

• Jeffrey Robert Starke has been listed as a noteworthy Pediatrician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman tuberculosis committee American Lung Association, San Jacinto area, since 1985, board member Houston & S.E. Texas, since 1989. Member tuberculosis advising committee Texas Department Health, since 1988, chairman, since 1992. Medical advisor City of Houston Department Health & Human Superior vena cava syndrome, since 1989.

Member tuberculosis task force City of Houston and Harris County Health Depts., since 1990. Organizer Medical Advisers for Children's Health, since 1990. Board directors Children at Risk, Inc., since 1991, Chairman of the Board, since 1992.

Board directors American Lung Association Texas, since 1991, American Society Tuberculosis Education.Rsch., since 1994. Member American Academy Pediatrics, American Society Microbiology, Pediat. Infectious Disease Society, Southern Society for Pediat.

Research, American Thoracic Society, Infectious Disease Society American (tuberculosis committee since 1993), International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Society for Hospital Epidemiology American, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Interests

• Avocations: baseball, children.

Connections

Married Joan Elizabeth Shook, April 23, 1983. Children: Nathan, Matthew, Hannah.

Father:

Charles Robert Starke

Mother:

Kathryn Renee Starke

Spouse:

Joan Elizabeth Shook

child:

Nathan Starke

child:

Hannah Starke

child:

Matthew Starke