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.
Abigail Vanderheiden, PhD
Instructor in Medicine
- Email: abigailv@wustl.edu
Dr. Vanderheiden researches the immunological mechanisms underlying neurological disease after COVID-19.
M. Cristina Vazquez Guillamet, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-454-8215
- Email: m.c.vazquezguillamet@wustl.edu
Dr. Vazquez Guillamet is a core faculty member of the ID Fellowship Program, serving as Director of the ID/Critical Care Pathway. Her main research interest is in infections caused by multi-drug resistant microbes in critically ill patients. She applies new methods to better stratify and predict the epidemiology, trajectories and outcomes of ICU patients at risk for MDR pathogens.
Daniel T. Vo, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Email: d.vo@wustl.edu
Dr. Vo’s joined the faculty in 2021. His interests lie with HIV/STI/PrEp and Public Health and Implementation Science.
Darcy Wooten, MD, MS, FIDSA
Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program Director
- Email: darcyw@wustl.edu
Dr. Wooten is a nationally recognized leader in ID and HIV medical education, serving as the ID Fellowship Program Director, Vice Chair of Education, and Director of Educational Program for the WashU Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases. She currently serves as the Chair of IDSA’s Medical Education Community of Practice. Her clinical focus encompasses general infectious diseases and HIV primary care.