Email

jboom@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor

Pediatrics-Academic General
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Director

Immunization Project
Texas Children's Hospital

Addresses

Texas Children's Hospital, Clinical Care Center (Clinic)

6701 Fannin Street, Suite 1540
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3441

Education

Advanced Training from Boston Children's Hospital

01/1993 - Boston, MA United States

Advanced Training from Boston Children's Hospital

01/1992 - Boston, MA United States

M.D. from Baylor College Of Medicine

01/1992 - Houston, TX United States

B.S. from University Of Texas At Austin

01/1988 - Austin, TX United States

Certifications

Diplomat

American Board of Pediatrics

Honors & Awards

Member

Society for Pediatric Research

Fellow

American Academy of Pediatrics

Professional Statement

Dr. Julie Boom graduated with highest honors with a B.S. in Biology/Biological Studies from The University of Texas at Austin and completed her medical education at Baylor College of Medicine. Julie completed her internship and residency in pediatrics at Harvard Medical School/Children’s Hospital. Dr. Boom is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and the Director of Infant and Childhood Immunization for the Center for Vaccine Awareness and Research and the Director of the Immunization Project at Texas Children's Hospital. From 2002-2005, Dr. Boom served as the principal investigator for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) grant “Raising Immunizations Thru Education” (RITE), which analyzed the impact of an in-office, peer-based education program to improve immunization behaviors and immunization coverage levels. Dr. Boom led the development, implementation and expansion of the Houston-Harris County Immunization Registry from 2001-2008. In addition, she has led projects examining the time costs associated with obtaining immunization registry consent and the financial effects of an immunization reminder/recall initiative on the general pediatric practice. Dr. Boom has six years of experience at Texas Children’s Hospital leading a gastroenteritis surveillance program funded by the CDC New Vaccine Surveillance Program (NVSN) that has evaluated the effectiveness of the rotavirus vaccine and has recently expanded surveillance activities to include dengue, chikungunya, and West Nile virus. In collaboration with Dr. Carol Baker and Rachel Cunningham, Dr. Boom co-authored the booklet, “Vaccine Preventable Diseases: The Forgotten Story.” To date, over 125,000 copies have been distributed. Dr. Boom is currently collaborating on other projects examining vaccine hesitancy in the greater Houston area.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Turner TL, Boom JA "Index of suspicion. Case #1. Diagnosis: juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM).." Pediatr Rev. 2000 Nov;21(11):389-92. Pubmed PMID: 11077023
• Franzini L, Boom J, Nelson C "Cost-effectiveness analysis of a practice-based immunization education intervention.." Ambul Pediatr.;7(2):167-75. Pubmed PMID: 17368412
• Boom JA, Dragsbaek AC, Nelson CS "The success of an immunization information system in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.." Pediatrics. 2007 Jun;119(6):1213-7. Pubmed PMID: 17545393
• Boom JA, Nelson CS, Laufman LE, Kohrt AE, Kozinetz CA "Improvement in provider immunization knowledge and behaviors following a peer education intervention.." Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2007 Oct;46(8):706-17. Pubmed PMID: 17522285

Funding

Enhanced Surveillance for New Vaccine Preventable Disease

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention