Ashlesha Kaushik, MD

Biography

Along with being the Medical Director of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's, Dr. Kaushik also holds an academic appointment by the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics as Clinical Assistant Professor for the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, and is a resident preceptor at Siouxland Medical Education Foundation Residency Program. Dr. Kaushik is a Board Member of Iowa American Academy of Pediatrics (IA AAP), a national spokesperson for American Academy of Pediatrics;and recipient of 2019 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Childhood Immunization Champion Award for Iowa.
Dr. Kaushik is also a nominated member of the prestigious New York Academy of Medicine and the Midwest Society for Pediatric Research; has been elected as an overseas fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, UK; is the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Iowa Chapter Infectious Diseases Champion; and has been elected to the AAP Iowa Chapter Legislative Committee, along with serving on the AAP Iowa Chapter Committee on Immunizations as the Chapter Immunization Representative (CIR). She has also been accepted to the Harvard Medical School Pediatrics Leadership Program and is the featured global health expert for Sabin Vaccine Institutes Immunization Advocates.
Dr. Kaushik has been recognized by the CDC as the 2019 Childhood Immunization Champion for Iowa and is the winner of the CDC 2019 Childhood Immunization Champion Award.

Dr. Kaushik has shared her expertise with the community through the following news stories:

• CNN - HEALTH MINUTE: STREP CASES HIGH, ANTIBIOTICS SUPPLY LOW
• UnityPoint Health - Dr. Kaushik, UnityPoint Clinic Pediatric Infectious Disease - Sgt. Bluff, Named the 2019 CDC Immunization Champion for Iowa
• Romper.com - The World Health Organization Plans to Defeat Meningitis by 2030: What Parents Should Know
• Iowa Capital Dispatch - Iowa movement opposing vaccine mandates grew during pandemic
• WeAreIowa.com - Doctors urge parents to vaccinate 5-11 year-olds when possible
• WeAreIowa.com - Pediatrician answers frequently asked questions about getting young kids vaccinated
• Discover Magazine - Children and COVID-19: How Should We Consider the Risks?
• Des Moines Register - As Gov. Kim Reynolds shares uncertainty on masks, Iowa health experts say their benefit is clear
• AARP.org - 4 Reasons to Tell Your Kids, Grandkids to Get a COVID Vaccine
• CNN Health - CDC issues health advisory about acute hepatitis in children
• MED Magazine - UnityPoint Clinic Physician Dr. Ashlesha Kaushik Selected as CDC Project Firstline/American Academy of Pediatrics Infection Prevention and Control Ambassador for Iowa
• Sioux City Journal - UnityPoint physician selected as Iowa ambassador for CDC group
• CreakyJoints.org - Kids Unmasked at School: What That Means for Immunocompromised Parents and Relatives
• Montana Free Press - To require, or not to require
• Nature.com - Why schools probably aren't COVID hotspots
• MED Magazine - Siouxland's Infectious Disease Crusader Ashlesha Kaushik, MD
• VeryWellHealth.com - How Doctors and Parents Are Safely Celebrating Halloween During the Pandemic
• WeAreIowa.com - Report: Coronavirus cases among US children surpass 500,000
• AFP - Aluminum levels in vaccines for infants are safe
• Fatherly.com - American Academy of Pediatrics Coronavirus Guidelines, Explained
• Fatherly.com - Coronavirus and Kids: Doctors Answer Parents' COVID-19 Questions
• KXAN - Should parents skip well-child checkups and shots during COVID-19?
• LifeHacker.com - What We Know About Serious COVID-19 Symptoms in Kids
• Care.com - COVID-19 has more parents putting off their kids' vaccinations and experts are concerned
• CreakyJoints.org - How to Stay Safe When Your Kids (or Grandkids) Are Going Back to School and You're at High Risk for COVID-19
• CreakyJoints.org - Is It Safe to Carpool with Other People's Kids If You're at High Risk for COVID-19?
• CreakyJoints.org - Is It Safe to Have Indoor Playdates for Your Kids If You're at High Risk for COVID-19?
• Sioux City Journal - Siouxland physician: Don't take flu lightly amid uptick in activity
• KCAU - Siouxland doctor appointed as Clinical Assistant Professor for UI
• KMEG - Do home remedies work to fight the flu?
• Sioux City Journal - Sergeant Bluff physician, Iowa's Childhood Immunization Champion, makes the case for vaccines
• AAP Voices Blog - Vaccine Preventable Diseases: Let's Not Invite Them Back
• KMEG - RSV hitting peak season in Siouxland
• KCAU - Sgt. Bluff pediatrician honored as 'Immunization Champion'
• Sioux City Journal - Kaushik appointed national spokesperson for American Academy of Pediatrics
• KMEG - Sergeant Bluff doctor named Iowa's Childhood Immunization Champion of 2019
• Business Record - CDC names Kaushik as Iowa's Childhood Immunization Champion
• UnityPoint Health - Dr. Kaushik, 2019 CDC Childhood Immunization Champion, shares what this honor means to the community.
• UnityPoint Health - Emma's Story
• MED Magazine - UnityPoint Clinic Welcomes new pediatric infectious disease doctor
• MED Magazine - UnityPoint Clinic Physician Dr. Ashlesha Kaushik Selected as CDC Project Firstline/American Academy of Pediatrics Infection Prevention and Control Ambassador for Iowa
• MED Magazine - Kaushik appointed to the American Academy of Pediatrics
• MED Magazine - Siouxland's Infectious Disease Crusader Ashlesha Kaushik, MD
• MED Magazine - Kaushik Selected as national faculty for CDC Project Firstline/AAP IPC ECHO
• MED Magazine - Kaushik Appointed as National Spokesperson for American Academy of Pediatrics
• MED Magazine - Kaushik Appointed as Clinical Adjunct Instructor
• MED Magazine - Kaushik appointed as clinical assistant professor
• MED Magazine - Sioux City Physician Dr. Ashlesha Kaushik Appointed To Represent Iowa On Center For Disease Control’s National Vaccine Access Cooperative