It gives me great pleasure to announce that Dr. Elvin Geng has been appointed as the Virginia Minnich Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Washington University.
Dr. Geng exemplifies the qualities this endowed professorship recognizes, including outstanding clinically impactful research and transformative leadership in education and mentoring. He received his MD and MPH in Epidemiology from Columbia University, completed his internal medicine residency at Columbia University Medical Center, and fellowship in infectious diseases at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Geng joined WashU in 2019 and is currently a tenured Professor of Medicine in the Infectious Diseases Division. His research is focused on improving our understanding of healthcare and public health effectiveness, developing and implementing innovative person-centered strategies to improve healthcare delivery, and implementation and evaluation of evidence-based interventions.