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Walter R. Wilson

Walter R. Wilson

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D-Index
92
Citations
55531
World Ranking
11070
National Ranking
5695

Overview

Walter R. Wilson is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a primary focus on epidemiology, infectious diseases, and public health. Their research spans several subfields including surgery and artificial intelligence, integrating computational methods into healthcare applications.

The scientist's work addresses diverse topics such as infective endocarditis diagnosis and management, streptococcal infections and treatments, and the use of machine learning in healthcare. Additional areas of interest include COVID-19 diagnosis using AI, traditional Chinese medicine studies, bacterial infections and vaccines, and bacterial identification and susceptibility testing.

Wilson has published papers in multiple academic venues, with notable frequency in:

  • Mayo Clinic Proceedings
  • Circulation
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • eLife

Selected recent papers include:

  • Prevention of Viridans Group Streptococcal Infective Endocarditis: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association, 2021, Circulation
  • Augmented curation of clinical notes from a massive EHR system reveals symptoms of impending COVID-19 diagnosis, 2020, eLife
  • Public health impact of delaying second dose of BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273 covid-19 vaccine: simulation agent based modeling study, 2021, BMJ
  • Bacterial Brain Abscess: An Outline for Diagnosis and Management, 2021, The American Journal of Medicine
  • Augmented Curation of Clinical Notes from a Massive EHR System Reveals Symptoms of Impending COVID-19 Diagnosis, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Wilson frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Larry M. Baddour
  • John C. O'Horo
  • Daniel C. DeSimone
  • M. Rizwan Sohail
  • Douglas W. Challener

The interdisciplinary nature of Wilson's work is reflected in the integration of machine learning techniques with clinical applications, addressing challenges in bacterial infections and COVID-19 diagnosis. Their research output is part of ongoing efforts to improve infectious disease management and public health strategies.

Best Publications

  • Prevention of bacterial endocarditis: Recommendations by the American heart association

    Adnan S. Dajani;Kathryn A. Taubert;Walter Wilson;Ann F. Bolger

  • Diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of Kawasaki disease: A statement for health professionals from the committee on rheumatic fever, endocarditis, and Kawasaki disease, council on cardiovascular disease in the young, American Heart Association

    Jane W. Newburger;Masato Takahashi;Michael A. Gerber;Michael H. Gewitz

  • Prevention of infective endocarditis: guidelines from the American Heart Association: a guideline from the American Heart Association Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis and Kawasaki Disease Committee, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, and the Council on Clinical Cardiology, Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, and the Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Interdisciplinary Working Group.

    Walter Wilson;Kathryn A. Taubert;Michael Gewitz;Peter B. Lockhart

  • Infective Endocarditis in Adults: Diagnosis, Antimicrobial Therapy, and Management of Complications A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association

    Larry M. Baddour;Walter R. Wilson;Arnold S. Bayer;Vance G. Fowler

  • Diagnosis and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

    Douglas R. Osmon;Elie F. Berbari;Anthony R. Berendt;Daniel Lew

  • Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis, Antimicrobial Therapy, and Management of Complications: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the Committee on Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis, and Kawasaki Disease, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, and the Councils on Clinical Cardiology, Stroke, and Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, American Heart Association: Endorsed by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

    Larry M. Baddour;Walter R. Wilson;Arnold S. Bayer;Vance G. Fowler

  • Executive summary: diagnosis and management of prosthetic joint infection: clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

    Douglas R. Osmon;Elie F. Berbari;Anthony R. Berendt;Daniel Lew

  • Update on Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections and Their Management A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Larry M. Baddour;Andrew E. Epstein;Christopher C. Erickson;Bradley P. Knight

  • Periodontal Disease and Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: Does the Evidence Support an Independent Association? A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Peter B. Lockhart;Ann F. Bolger;Panos N. Papapanou;Olusegun Osinbowale

  • Diagnosis and Management of Infective Endocarditis and Its Complications

    Arnold S. Bayer;Ann F. Bolger;Kathryn A. Taubert;Walter Wilson

  • Prevention of Bacterial Endocarditis: Recommendations by the American Heart Association

    Adnan S. Dajani;Kathryn A. Taubert;Walter Wilson;Ann F. Bolger

  • Guidelines for the Diagnosis of Rheumatic Fever: Jones Criteria, 1992 Update

    Adnan S. Dajani;Elia Ayoub;Fredrick Z. Bierman;Alan L. Bisno

  • Management and Outcome of Permanent Pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Infections

    Muhammad R. Sohail;Daniel Z. Uslan;Akbar H. Khan;Paul A. Friedman

  • Prevention of bacterial endocarditis

    Adrian S. Dajani;Kathryn A. Taubert;Walter Wilson;Ann F. Bolger

  • Diagnosis and therapy of Kawasaki disease in children.

    A S Dajani;K A Taubert;M A Gerber;S T Shulman

  • Antibiotic Treatment of Adults With Infective Endocarditis Due to Streptococci, Enterococci, Staphylococci, and HACEK Microorganisms

    Walter R. Wilson;Adolf W. Karchmer;Adnan S. Dajani;Kathryn A. Taubert

  • Nonvalvular Cardiovascular Device—Related Infections

    Larry M. Baddour;Michael A. Bettmann;Ann F. Bolger;Andrew E. Epstein

  • Emboli in Infective Endocarditis: The Prognostic Value of Echocardiography

    James M. Steckelberg;Joseph G. Murphy;David Ballard;Kent Bailey

  • Guidelines for the diagnosis of rheumatic fever: Jones criteria, updated 1992: Special writing group of the committee on rheumatic fever, endocarditis, and Kawasaki disease of the council on cardiovascular disease in the young, American Heart Association

    Adnan S. Dajani;Elia Ayoub;Fredrick Z. Bierman;Alan L. Bisno

  • Antibiotic treatment of adults with infective endocarditis due to streptococci, enterococci, staphylococci, and HACEK microorganisms. American Heart Association.

    Wilson Wr;Karchmer Aw;Dajani As;Taubert Ka

Frequent Co-Authors

Larry M. Baddour
Larry M. Baddour Mayo Clinic
Kathryn A. Taubert
Kathryn A. Taubert American Heart Association
Paul A. Friedman
Paul A. Friedman Mayo Clinic
Stanford T. Shulman
Stanford T. Shulman Northwestern University
Patricia Ferrieri
Patricia Ferrieri University of Minnesota
Jane W. Newburger
Jane W. Newburger Boston Children's Hospital
David L. Hayes
David L. Hayes Mayo Clinic
John A. Washington
John A. Washington Cleveland Clinic
Douglas R. Osmon
Douglas R. Osmon Mayo Clinic

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