Schleiss, Mark R.

Dr. Mark R. Schleiss is the American Legion and Auxiliary Heart Research Foundation Endowed Professor in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at M Health Fairview/Masonic Children's Hospital. His NIH-funded research laboratory studies the pathogenesis of congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection, a major cause of newborn disability. Dr. Schleiss conceptualized a program for universal newborn screening for cCMV which was adopted by the Minnesota Legislature in 2021. He is the 2022 recipient of the M Health Fairview "Clinical Research and Innovation" award and serves on the Board of Directors for the Minnesota Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.