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IDSA Honors Dr. Powderly with Society Citation Award
Congratulations to William G. Powderly, MD, FIDSA, who was honored by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) with a discretionary award given in recognition of his leadership in HIV care and research along with his exemplary contributions to IDSA and the HIV Medical Association. The Society Citation Award was presented today, October 17, at […]
Hilary Reno receives Dean’s Impact Award
2024 Dean’s Impact Award Recipient Hilary E.L. Reno, MD, PhD, is a highly respected mentor and sponsor of student researchers within the WashU Medicine community broadly, and in the Department of Medicine’s Division of Infectious Diseases particularly. Mentees describe Reno as “the ultimate leader,” noting that she “is a wonderful teacher/mentor, and truly hones the […]
Installation Ceremony of Gary J. Weil, MD as the Gerald and Judith Medoff Professor of Infectious Diseases
On Monday, January 29, 2024, the Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, celebrated Dr. Gary J. Weil’s in-person installation of a professorship honoring Gerald and Judith Medoff. Joined by friends, family and colleagues, this was a very special event with Dr. Weil being the inaugural holder of this professorship. Dr. Weil is a long time […]
Kwon, Newland named to antibiotic resistance advisory council
Will advise leadership in office of secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Service Jennie H. Kwon, DO, an associate professor of medicine in infectious diseases, and Jason G. Newland, MD, a professor of pediatrics, both at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, have been selected to serve on the Presidential Advisory […]
Victoria Fraser, MD presented with SHEA Senior Scholar Award at IDWeek 2023
SHEA’s Senior Scholarship Award recognizes the work of an investigator/practitioner in infection prevention/healthcare epidemiology in practice for 15 years or more. Selection is based on the breadth and quality of the nominee’s contributions to infection prevention/healthcare epidemiology. Congratulations, Victoria Fraser, MD, FIDSA, FSHEA on your achievements and this well-deserved award!
William G. Powderly will receive 2023 faculty achievement award (Links to an external site)
Cherabie named ‘Let’s Stop HIV Together’ ambassador
Joseph Cherabie, MD, an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named a clinical ambassador for the national Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign, which is led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The campaign aims to end the […]
Kap Sum Foong, MD, ID fellow alumnus, receives LEAP Fellowship
Congratulations, Kap Sum Foong, MD, ID Fellow 2019, on receiving a Leaders in Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Stewardship and Public Health Fellowship Award. The LEAP Fellowship is a $100,000 training award competitively granted to promising young infectious disease physicians. Funded by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, the fellowship aims to foster the next generation of […]
Kwon named chair of epidemiology society research committee
Jennie H. Kwon, DO, an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named head of the Society of Healthcare Epidemiologists of America (SHEA) Research Committee. Kwon’s clinical and translational research is dedicated to infection prevention and combating antimicrobial resistance. Her lab […]
Abayomi Agbedi, MD, ID fellow 2007, receives 2022 Distinguished Physician Award
Dr. Agbedi was taken by surprise at Novant Health Rowan Regional Medical Center, where the Novant Health Infectious Diseases Specialty, Salisbury, NC, honored him with the 2022 Distinguished Physician Award. “I’m grateful to all my colleagues who thought I merited this award” said Agbedi, “Doing the work and doing it well, is not possible without […]