Clinical teams ready Soon after a novel coronavirus first appeared in China in late 2019, researchers, doctors and staff at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis began preparing for the possibility of an outbreak. Infectious disease physicians started planning how to respond if a person with suspected exposure to the virus arrived on […]
St. Louis City and County sign “Fast-Track Cities” Declaration As of Dec. 1, 2019, St. Louis is now one of more than 300 Fast-Track Cities committed to ending HIV/AIDS by the year 2030. The Institute for Public Health and Washington University are committed to helping St. Louis leaders reach initiative goals. On Dec. 1, National […]
The innovative work of Gerome Escota, MD, and Ige George, MD, both assistant professors of medicine, were honored during the Infectious Diseases Society of America’s (IDSA) second annual IDEA Incubator, a competition hosted by IDSA to showcase inventions, products and devices designed to improve patient care for infectious diseases during ID Week. Drs. Escota and […]
The Academy of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) welcomed Andre Spec, MD, MSCI, assistant professor of medicine, as a Fellow of the ECMM (FECMM). The ECMM Academy was founded in 2016 by Oliver Cornely and Martin Hoenigl to unify Medical mycologists from around the world. Academy Fellows are acknowledged as mycologists with outstanding […]
Congratulations to our ID physicians recognized on the 2019-2020 Best Doctors List. Washington University Physicians has more Best Doctors than any other physician group in St. Louis. Of the 1,596 physicians on the list, one out of every three Best Doctors in St. Louis is a Washington University Physician. Hilary M. Babock, MD, MPHThomas C. […]
Matifadza G. Hlatshwayo, MD, MPH, Clinical Instructor is one of the newest members of the Mentoring Work Group. The purpose of the IDSA Medical Education Community of Practice group is to support IDSA members to become better teachers of all learner groups and to support and advocate for the career development of IDSA members on […]
Join the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis for a dynamic exploration into the past, present and future of HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention with Dr. Matifadza Hlatshwayo, Clinical Instructor at Washington University’s Division of Infectious Diseases and Lead HIV Clinician of the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Healthcare System. Dr. Mati’s U=U presentation delves into the history […]
Dr. Jane O’Halloran joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases ans an Assistant Professor on July 1, 2019. Originally from Ireland, Dr O’Halloran studied medicine at the National University of Ireland, Galway. She completed Specialist Registrar training in Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine in Ireland where she also did her PhD […]
Dr. Carlos Mejia joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Instructor on July 1, 2019. Dr. Mejia received his medical degree from Universidad San Carlos de Guatemala and later completed five years of internal medicine training at Hospital Universitario La Paz in Madrid, Spain. After completing his residency, he […]
Dr. Cristina Vazquez Gilliamet joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Assistant Professor on July 1, 2019. Clinical practice: After finishing her training in critical care medicine (CCM) and Infectious Diseases (ID), Dr. Vazquez Gilliamet started her waiver position at University of New Mexico where her clinical practice encompassed […]
The DOLF project has received a 2.4 million dollar grant to support studies to assess the impact of an IDA implementation program in East New Britain province, Papua New Guinea (PNG) from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . Prior DOLF studies have demonstrated the safety and efficacy of the “IDA” three-drug combination drug therapy for treatment […]
Caline Mattar, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, has been named chair of the Expert Advisory Group for the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Development (AMR R&D) hub based in Germany. The hub, launched in May, 2018, was formed by 15 countries as well as the Gates Foundation and the Wellcome Trust, to coordinate funding efforts […]
Professors of Medicine Hilary M. Babcock, MD, MPH Makedonka Mitrevea, PhD Associate Professors of Medicine Jacco Boon PhD Eva Istvan, PhD Michael Lane, MD. MSc Jay McDonald, MD Larissa Thackray, PhD Assistant Professors of Medicine Jason P. Burnham, MD Anne Butler Mobley, PhD, MS Abigail L. Carlson, MD
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Congratulations, Gerome Escota, for being awarded not one, but two, Teaching Faculty of the Year Awards, in Infectious Disease and in General Internal Medicine, from medicine residency house staff at Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Escota also serves as the Associate Program Director, of the Infectious Diseases Fellowship Programand Clerkship Director in Medicine. The Medicine Housestaff […]
Jennie H. Kwon, DO, MSCI, assistant professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named a member of the National Academy of Medicine’s Health Policy Fellowships and Leadership Programs (HPFLP) Advisory Committee. As a committee member, she will provide perspective and insight to the HPFLP director and staff on […]
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports research to fight elephantiasis, river blindness Research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis over the past decade has helped advance a global campaign led by the World Health Organization (WHO) to eliminate two neglected tropical diseases that have left tens of millions of people permanently disabled […]
Jennie H. Kwon, DO, MSCI, an assistant professor of medicine, Infectious Diseases, recently accepted a three year appointment of the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology (SHEA) awards committee. Dr. Kwon will chair the committee that oversees annual career recognition awards during IDWeek.
Stephen Y. Liang, MD, MPHS, assistant professor of medicine, Divisions of Emergency Medicine and Infectious Diseases, co-edited an issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America dedicated entirely to Infectious Disease Emergencies with a goal of providing a broad range of updates to emergency physicians. Dr. Liang’s co-edited this issue with Rachel L. Chin, MD, […]
A starved supply closet and a lack of basic necessities such as electricity or running water pose significant health risks to patients at medical clinics in poverty-stricken parts of the world, sometimes even more so than illness or disease.