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New strategy may curtail spread of antibiotic resistance
Study identifies key step in spread of drug resistance, opportunity for intervention Spotless surfaces in hospitals can hide bacteria that...
Dr. Jennifer Philips MD, PhD new Co-Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases
It is my pleasure to announce that Dr. Jennifer Philips MD, PhD, has accepted the position as Co-Director of the...
Documentary in development about Dr. Gerry Medoff, ‘A Race for Another Day’ against Parkinson’s
Dr. Gerry Medoff lead the team at Washington University School of Medicine to help develop the original 24-pill cocktail that...
Dr. Gerald Medoff, former director of ID Division, dies peacefully Monday, January 14, 2019
Remembered as an inspiring leader, investigator, dedicated teacher, caring physician. Gerald Medoff, MD, an emeritus professor of medicine and former...
Faculty member Dr. Rupa Patel conducted forensic exams of violence against the Rohingya in Myanmar
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) published their report on the Chut Pyin Massacre with forensic evidence of violence against the...
Makedonka Mitreva, PhD, associate professor of medicine and William H. McCoy, MD, PhD, instructor in medicine, shed light on how medication for severe acne alters skin microbiome
Isotretinoin, a form of vitamin A, has been prescribed to treat acne for decades. It reduces oil production in the...
Spec appointed associate editor of OFID
Andrej Spec, MD, assistant professor and former ID fellow, was appointed Associate Editor for Open Forum Infectious Diseases (OFID). Dr....
Jennie Kwon invited to serve on two national committees of IDSA and SHEA
Dr. Kwon recently joined the IDSA Research Committee. The goals of the IDSA Research Committee are to promote research and...
Infectious Diseases Society of America honors faculty as distinguished physicians, scientists
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the nation’s leading infectious diseases professional society, recognized distinguished physicians and scientists from...
Prior ID Fellow, Dr. Judy Aberg, Honored by the IDSA Foundation, Women in ID
Despite a history of unequal access to medical education, women have made a lasting impact on the world of medicine....
Gerome Escota, MD initiates twitter forum and challenges infectious diseases specialists
Gerome Escota, MD, assistant professor of medicine and co-director of our ID Fellowship program, initiated a forum for teaching and...
Dr. Rupa Patel, along with other WashU Faculty Are Aiding in Rohingya Refugee Efforts
Since August 2017, over 900,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh, establishing the largest single refugee camp in the world....
SHEA honors Babcock with advancement to Fellow
The Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) advances Dr. Hilary Babcock to the SHEA member category of Fellow of...
Jennie H. Kwon, DO, MSCI, Reflects on the NAM Fellowship in Osteopathic Medicine
Jennie H. Kwon, DO, MSCI, is an assistant professor of medicine, Infectious Diseases, at Washington University School of Medicine and...
Makedonka Mitreva leads WashU team to quantum leap in parasite worm genetic research with largest ever comparative study
Parasitic roundworms and flatworms (collectively known as “helminths”) cause some of the most common yet neglected tropical infectious diseases affecting...
Patel, co-founder, and Mattar and Trehan, co-directors of a program that teaches medical trainees how to provide care in developing countries
A starved supply closet and a lack of basic necessities such as electricity or running water pose significant health risks...
Mike Diamond elected to National Academy of Medicine: Membership is one of highest U.S. honors in health and medicine
Virologist and immunologist Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhD, and Neuroscientist, Azad Bonni, MD, PhD, both of Washington University School of Medicine in...
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PROMOTIONS!
We congratulate the following faculty on their promotions: Merilda Blanco-Guzman, MD, Yasir Hamad, MD, F. Matthew Kuhlmann, MD, Caline Mattar,...
Reflection on the NAM Fellowship in Osteopathic Medicine – An Interview with the 2016-2018 Fellow, Dr. Jennie H. Kwon
Jennie H. Kwon, DO, MSCI, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases, at Washington University School of Medicine and an Associate...
Hilary Babcock, MD, MPH, ID expert, discusses the flu and this year’s vaccine with FOX news
ST. LOUIS – How bad is the flu going to be this year? More than 200,000 Americans are hospitalized with...