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In Memoriam: Keith Krasinski, MD

October 2010

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It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Keith Krasinski, MD.

Keith Krasinski, MD, dedicated his life to providing the best treatment available to pediatric patients infected with HIV. He served on the New York State Department of Health’s AIDS Institute’s Committee for the Care of Children and Adolescents with HIV Infection shortly after pediatric HIV was first identified, and became Chair of this committee in 1997. He led the committee in developing a much-needed collection of clinical practice guidelines for pediatric practitioners in New York State. Committee members who served alongside Dr. Krasinski recall his inspired and effective leadership during the desperate early years of the HIV pandemic, and how he worked tirelessly to advocate for excellence in the care of some of the youngest victims and their families.

One of his greatest achievements was in 2000, when he worked with New York Assemblywoman Nettie Mayersohn to establish a newborn screening program to detect infants at risk for HIV infection, which has been critical in preventing perinatal transmission in New York State through intrapartum and postpartum prophylaxis.

Keith was Professor of Pediatrics and Environmental Medicine at NYU, hospital epidemiologist at Bellevue, a long-standing member of the NYS AIDS Advisory Council, and past director of the NYU’s Institutional Review Board.

Keith Krasinski graduated from the University of Illinois School of Medicine and completed a pediatric residency and infectious disease fellowship at the Children’s Hospital at the University of Texas SW Medical School. He is survived by his wife and three daughters.

His colleagues remember him as a true pioneer and genuinely feel that it was a pleasure to work with him and an honor to know him.