Category: Division Announcements

Dr. Jennie Kwon will explore how influenza spreads among households and whether vaccines reduce transmission. (Links to an external site)

Jennie H. Kwon, DO, MSCI, Associate Professor of Medicine, Section Director, Healthcare Epidemiology & Antimicrobial Stewardship, WashU Division of Infectious Diseases, has received a new contract from the CDC to investigate how influenza (flu) spreads within households and whether vaccines reduce transmission of flu. Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the […]

WashU Medicine leads two major pandemic preparedness research projects (Links to an external site)

Two grants totaling $30 million a year for three years support efforts to design vaccines, drugs for understudied virus families. “If the COVID-19 pandemic taught us anything, it’s that being prepared saves lives,” said Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhD, the Herbert S. Gasser Professor of Medicine at WashU Medicine and the director of the ReVAMPP flavivirus and […]

We are proud to announce that 6 ID Faculty have been selected for the 2024 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® list

The Top Doctors® selection process is entirely merit-based. Doctors cannot pay to be listed. These doctors are best-in-class healthcare providers, embodying excellence in clinical care as well as interpersonal skills. More information can be found at the Top Doctors® website. This list is also published every August by St. Louis Magazine. Congratulations to our faculty […]

Dr. Darcy Wooten to become Director of ID Fellowship Program

The ID Division is pleased to announce that Dr. Darcy Wooten will join the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine as Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief for Medical Education.  In that role she will become the new Director of the ID Fellowship program as well as assuming a new role of […]

Donald Hong, MD to speak at National Sexual Health Conference

The 2024 National Sexual Health Conference (NSHC) is the premier national conference covering all aspects of sexual health while creating opportunities to share information, efforts, research, and best practices related to sexual health across the lifespan. The NSHC brings together clinicians, researchers, educators, social workers, community health workers, case workers, psychologists, pharmacists, and healthcare administrators […]

Infectious Diseases Division to Open ID/Substance Use Disorder Training Pathway

The Washington University Infectious Diseases Division (ID) to open Infectious Disease/Substance Use Disorder training pathway to address substance use crisis in the region. The opioid epidemic and subsequent rise in injection drug use (IDU) has led to a well-described overlap of epidemics, or syndemic, of substance use disorders (SUDs) and infectious diseases including serious injection-related […]

It’s Fellowship Application Time and We Have Highlights for You!

We are excited to announce our 4th video about the Infectious Diseases Division and our fellowship program This, our latest video narration was written by Caline Matter, MD, associate professor of medicine and associate director of our ID fellowship training program and Joseph Cherabie, MD, MSc, associate professor of medicine. A big thanks to all […]

Dr. Bradley Stoner selected as Director of the CDC Division of STD Prevention

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Bradley Stoner has been selected as the permanent Director of the Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP). He will begin on July 28, 2024. In this role, Dr. Stoner will oversee sexually transmitted infection (STI) surveillance, control, research, guidelines, and the implementation and evaluation of CDC-supported prevention programs. Dr. […]

The ID Division Welcomes Dr. Megan Curtis

Dr. Megan Rose Curtis joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Assistant Professor in July 2024.  She is a dedicated physician, researcher, and educator with a focus on infectious diseases and women’s reproductive health.  Dr. Curtis’ research interests have spanned topics from HIV and obstetric hemorrhage in sub-Saharan Africa […]

Bringing Healthcare to the Streets: The Mission of Street Med STL (Links to an external site)

The impact of Street Med STL extends beyond mere medical interventions. By meeting individuals where they are, the organization not only delivers healthcare but also restores dignity and hope to those often marginalized by society. However, sustaining these efforts comes with its own set of challenges, from financial constraints to resource limitations.

Dr. Patrick Olson joins the Infectious Diseases Division

Dr. Patrick Olson joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an instructor as of July 2024. He completed the Medical Scientist Training Program, residency, and infectious disease fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine. His basic science interests focus on how asymptomatic colonization with Staphylococcus aureus influences the development of […]

Dr. Marilia Pinzone joins the Infectious Diseases Division

Dr. Marilia Pinzone joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an instructor in July 2024. She is an infectious disease physician-scientist with a research interest in studying how HIV reservoirs are formed and maintained as well as investigating the factors that drive poor immunological recovery and non-AIDS comorbidities in people […]

Welcome ID Fellows!

The ID Division gives a warm welcome to our new fellows. We are excited that you chose WashU for your Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training and look forward to working with you. Alex Hartlage, MD, PhD: “I was born and raised in Cincinnati. I completed my undergraduate and medical education at Ohio State University in Columbus […]

Dr. Andrew Atkinson joins the Division of Infectious Diseases

Dr. Andrew Atkinson joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Assistant Professor in March 2024.  Dr. Atkinson is a statistician and methodologist providing ad hoc and project-driven support for interventional and observational studies.  His research involves developing methods for handling missing data, the adoption of the estimand framework to […]

Congratulations to our 2024 ID Fellow Graduates!

The Infectious diseases Division celebrated our graduating fellows at a dinner held at Westwood Country Club on Thursday, June 21, 2024. We wish you all the best in your careers! Lovin George, MBBS, MD Lovin George, MD, PhDLovin will be an ID Consultant at Sanford Health, Bismarck, ND David Olaffson, MD David will join the […]

Repeat COVID-19 vaccinations elicit antibodies that neutralize variants, other viruses (Links to an external site)

Health-care workers received the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in December 2020. A study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that repeat vaccination with updated versions of the COVID-19 vaccine promotes the development of antibodies that neutralize a wide range of variants of the virus that causes […]