Our faculty are heavily involved in research and mentoring. Details of basic science and clinical translational science are on our Research page.
Jennifer A. Philips, MD, PhD
Theodore and Bertha Bryan Professor, Departments of Medicine and Molecular Microbiology; Co-Chief, Infectious Diseases Division
- Phone: 314-747-8058
- Email: philips.j.a@nospam.wustl.edu
Dr. Philips is principal investigator of an NIH-funded lab that studies how Mycobacterium tuberculosis evades the host immune response.
Barbara W. Trautner, MD, PhD
Gerald and Judith Medoff Professor of Infectious Diseases, Professor of Medicine, Co-Chief, Infectious Diseases Division
- Phone: 314-454-8354
- Email: trautner@nospam.wustl.edu
Dr. Trautner’s research focuses on diagnostic and antibiotic stewardship, particularly for urinary tract infections (UTIs). She has led trials to disseminate successful antibiotic stewardship interventions, improve the diagnosis and treatment of UTIs in men, develop bacteriophage therapy for UTIs in individuals with spinal cord injuries, and to reduce overdiagnosis of catheter-associated UTI.
Laura Marks, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Dr. Marks is a core faculty member of the ID Fellowship Training Program, serving as Director of Fellow Basic/Translational research, infectious diseases and substance use. She specializes in clinical infectious diseases with a special focus on infectious complications in people who inject drugs, such as infective endocarditis and Hepatitis B & C virus infections. Other core research interests include infections in pregnant women.
Caline Mattar, MD
Professor of Medicine and Public Health
- Phone: 314-454-8354
- Fax: 314-454-5392
- Email: cmattar@wustl.edu
Dr. Mattar is the section chief for General Infectious Disease and the Associate Program Director of the ID Fellowship Program. As ID Fellowship core faculty, she also serves as Director of Global Health Track. Dr. Mattar’s research focuses on infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship as well as global health with a specific focus on resource-limited settings and health policy.
Madeline McCrary, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Sept 2023)
- Email: mccrary@wustl.edu
Dr. McCrary specializes in clinical infectious diseases and addiction medicine with a special focus on the infectious complications of substance use, such as Hepatitis C and Serratia endocarditis, and related quality improvement initiatives.
Mark J. Miller, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-362-3044
- Fax: 314-362-4096
- Email: mmiller23@wustl.edu
Dr. Miller manages core operations, technical & scientific consultations , 2-photon imaging. His interests are in vivo imaging approaches to study cellular immunity, in particular cellular mechanisms of antigen presentation and leukocyte trafficking during infection and inflammation.
Eugenia Miranti, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Associate Medical Director of WashU Infection Prevention
- Email: eugenia@wustl.edu
Eugenia Miranti, MD, MPH is an associate medical director of WashU Infection Prevention and a clinical assistant professor of medicine. As a core faculty member of the Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training Program, she serves as Director of the Hospital Epidemiology Track.
Makedonka Mitreva, PhD, FAAM, FASTMH
Gordon R. Miller Professor, Departments of Medicine and Genetics
- Phone: 314-286-2005
- Fax: 314-286-1810
- Email: mmitreva@wustl.edu
Dr. Mitreva is an internationally acclaimed scientist who leads a basic and translational research program studying neglected tropical diseases, specifically helminth infections. Her enduring dedication to enhancing omics-driven discoveries and their clinical applications is paving the way for long-lasting improvements in global health.
Ekansh Mittal, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Email: emittal@wustl.edu
Dr. Mittal specializes in the intricate dynamics of host-pathogen interactions, with a particular emphasis on the innate immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb).
Aaloke Mody, MD, FIDSA
Associate Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 3144548215
- Email: aaloke.mody@wustl.edu
Dr. Mody’s overarching research interests are in utilizing implementation science and epidemiologic methods to better understand how to deliver high-quality and patient-centered HIV care in routine practice resource-limited settings.
Joshua Nordman, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Fax: 815-205-4595
- Email: j.d.nordman@wustl.edu
Dr. Joshua Nordman specializes in clinical infectious diseases, with a particular interest in the intersection of social vulnerability and infection. His research interests include antimicrobial research that leverages electronic health record (EHR) systems and large language models (LLMs) for improvement in patient care outcomes.
Patrick D. Olson, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Email: olsonp@wustl.edu
Areas of Interest in ID:
Host pathogen interaction in bacterial pathogenesis
