Trautner contributes to IDSA Clinical Guidelines for cUTIs

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Complicated Urinary Tract Infections (cUTI): Clinical Guidelines for Treatment and Management IDSA has released the first IDSA guidelines on management and treatment of complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs). These guidelines provide practical advice for clinicians who manage patients with cUTIs in inpatient and outpatient settings. Barbara Trautner, MD, PhD, Co-Chief, WashU Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases, co-chaired the […]

DOM Insider Volume 26 (Links to an external site)

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In this Issue: Message from the Chair, Grants, High Impact Research Publications, Spotlight, Clinical Programs, In Memoriam: Dr. Stuart A. Kornfeld, Awards/Fellowships/Honors/Accolades, Leadership/Appointments, Office of Faculty Development, IDEAS at DOM, Vice Chair for Career Advancement, Vice Chairs of Safety, Quality, and Operations, Faculty Presentations, Welcome to WashU Medicine, Call for Applications and Events

The ID Division is proud to announce that 8 of our faculty have been selected for the 2025 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® list.

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Congratulations to Drs. Babcock, Bailey, Dubberke, Kirmani, Lawrence, Powderly, Presti, and Reno for making the 2025 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 […]

Celebrating 2025 Fellow Graduates!

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Congratulations, Reid Goodman, MD, Zoe Leyh, DO, Noah Chodos, MD, and Syed Zaidi, MD, on completing your ID fellowship! We are so proud of you all and you will make amazing ID physicians! We wish you all the best in your future careers and life! Next steps for our graduates: Noah Chodos,MD ID Faculty University […]

ID Fellows and Faculty Participate in KT82 Trail Rally

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ID Fellows and others joined faculty members join Darcy Wooten, MD, MS, professor of medicine and director of ID fellowship program and Michael Durkin, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine to create a six-person relay team on the KT82 Trail Rally on June 7, 2025. The crew enjoyed a one-of-a-kind journey through the breathtaking trails […]

Anne Mobley Butler, PhD, MS, reveals antibiotics in first trimester may raise risk of birth defects

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Anne Mobley Butler, PhD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at WashU Medicine, was senior author of a study published in JAMA Network Open about the incidence of serious perinatal outcomes when treated for a urinary tract infection (UTI) during pregnancy . Co-authors include Michael Durkin, MD, MPH, Associate Professor […]

Three faculty recently promoted to assistant professors

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Dr. Mittal, PhD was promoted to assistant professor of medicine, infectious diseases division. Dr. Mittal specializes in the intricate dynamics of host-pathogen interactions, with a particular emphasis on the innate immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Dr. Mittal’s work continues to advance our understanding of TB pathogenesis and immune evasion mechanisms, providing valuable insights that […]

Welcome Barbara Trautner, MD, PhD, Co-Chief of the Infectious Diseases Division!

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Barbara W. Trautner, MD, PhD joined WashU Medicine as the Co-Chief of the Infectious Diseases (ID) Division and professor of medicine in the Department of Medicine, effective July 1, 2025. In her role, Dr. Trautner will work closely with Dr. Jennifer Philips, MD, PhD, the Theodore and Bertha Bryan Professor of Medicine and Co-Chief of […]

Annual Fellows’ Picnic Brought Good Weather

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Each year our ID fellows host a picnic for all of the ID division faculty, post docs and staff. This year’s fellow hosts (pictured) include Noah Chodos, MD, Zoe Leyh, DO, Reid Goodman, MD and Syed Ali Umair Zaidi, MD. Thank you fellows, a good time was had by all!

Dr. Temitope Ojo Joins the Infectious Diseases Division

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We welcome Temitope Ojo, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, WashU Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases.⁠⁠Dr. Temitope Ojo joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Assistant Professor in July of 2025. She graduated from the New York University School of Global Public Health with a PhD in Public Health. She has […]

Dr. Olufunto Olusanya joins the Infectious Diseases Division

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Dr. Olufunto Olusanya joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Assistant Professor in July of 2025. She is a physician, implementation scientist, and epidemiologist with over 17 years of clinical experience and 12 years of impactful research expertise. Dr. Olusanya’s expertise allows her to investigate innovative methods blending community […]

Dr. Eugenia Miranti Joins the Infectious Diseases Division

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Eugenia Miranti, MD recently joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Assistant Professor. She received her medical degree from Northwestern University. Dr. Miranti specializes in clinical infectious diseases and healthcare epidemiology. She is particularly interested in ambulatory infection prevention and emerging infectious diseases. While originally from Chicago, Dr. Miranti […]

Congratulations Drs. Butler and Mody!

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At the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees meeting May 2, numerous faculty members were appointed, promoted or granted tenure, with tenure effective July 1. Among them are Anne Mobley Butler, PhD and Aloke Mody, MD. Dr. Butler has been promoted to associate professor of medicine with tenure. Dr. Butler is a pharmacoepidemiologist […]

Julia López, PhD, MPH, LCSW, an inaugural recipient of the 2025 Spark Change Award

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The Spark Change Award honors leaders who catalyze transformation—not only through bold ideas, but also through the daily, persistent work of creating more inclusive, just communities. Julia was nominated by colleagues and selected by the Spark Change Award Selection Committee to be one of two inaugural recipients of this award. The “Spark Change” award recognizes […]

Madeline McCrary, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, invited to participate in the 2025 National Academy of Medicine Emerging Leader Forum

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The NAM event was held in Washington DC, April 8-9, 2025 at the National Academy of Sciences Building.⁠ Dr. McCrary was invited to speak about the infectious complications of substance use in women. She spoke about leveraging pregnancy and the peri-partum period to engage women in care for Hepatitis C and the novel program to […]

Environmental hygiene intervention burden in hospital sinks: a prospective study (Links to an external site)

A healthcare associated infection (HAI) can be caused by opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPPs). There is currently no widely accepted protocol for sink drain cleaning to reduce OPPP burden.The effects of a prospective sink environmental hygiene intervention on Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia burden in hospital sinks explored.