Dr. Stan L. Block, MD, FAAP
Pediatrician
201 S 5th St Bardstown KY, 40004About
Dr. Stan Block is a pediatrician practicing in Bardstown, KY. Dr. Block is a doctor who specializes in the health care of children. As a pedicatrician, Dr. Block diagnoses and treats infections, injuries, diseases and other disorders in children. Pediatricians typically work with infants, children, teenagers and young adults up to age 21. They practice medical care as well as preventative health care. Dr. Block can oversee and manage the physical, mental and emotional health of their patients.
Education and Training
MD at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Univ of Ky Coll of Med, Lexington Ky 1979
University of Kentucky College of Medicine 1979
Board Certification
The American Board of Pediatrics
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Therapeutic nihilists: lend me your ears, or the witches' cauldron of acute otitis media.
- Acute otitis media: bunnies, disposables, and bacterial original sin!
- Short-course antimicrobial therapy of streptococcal pharyngitis.
- New data on influenza vaccines in children.
- Efficacy of ofloxacin otic solution once daily for 7 days in the treatment of otitis externa: a multicenter, open-label, phase III trial.
- Role of influenza vaccine for healthy children in the US.
- Comparison of five-day cefdinir treatment with ten-day low dose amoxicillin/clavulanate treatment for acute otitis media.
- Otitis externa: providing relief while avoiding complications.
- A comparison of 5 days of therapy with cefdinir or azithromycin in children with acute otitis media: a multicenter, prospective, single-blind study.
- Comparative tolerability, safety and efficacy of tablet formulations of twice-daily clarithromycin 250 mg versus once-daily extended-release clarithromycin 500 mg in pediatric and adolescent patients.
- Efficacy, immunogenicity, and safety of a pentavalent human-bovine (WC3) reassortant rotavirus vaccine at the end of shelf life.
- Oral beta-lactams in the treatment of acute otitis media.
- Safety and persistent immunogenicity of a quadrivalent human papillomavirus types 6, 11, 16, 18 L1 virus-like particle vaccine in preadolescents and adolescents: a randomized controlled trial.
- Characteristics of an ideal rotavirus vaccine.
- Diagnosing acute otitis media: it's what you see, not what you hear.
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and the University of Louisville -
Awards
- Distinguished Alumni of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 2004
- Medical Practitioner Research Award, American College of Physicians, 1998
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- Charles Bluestone Award, 2001
Treatments
- Bipolar Disorder
- Fever
- Hay Fever (allergic Rhinitis)
- Pain
- Tonsillitis
- Rash
- Strep Throat
Internships
- Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Professional Society Memberships
- FAAP
Articles and Publications
- check CV37 Articles
What do you attribute your success to?
- Learning and teaching
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