Gerald Medoff Visiting Professor Features Michael Diamond, MD, PhD – Dec. 18

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Gerald Medoff Visiting Professor Dec 18, 2025 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Grand Rounds Clopton Auditorium, Wohl Clinic, 4950 Children’s Pl, St. Louis, MO 63110 Diamond Speaker –Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhDThe Herbert S. Gasser ProfessorDivision of Infectious DiseasesDepartments of Medicine, Molecular Microbiology, Pathology & ImmunologyWashington University in St. Louis Title –“Development of Inhibitory Mucosal Vaccines Against […]

ID Fellowship Matches 2026

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The Infectious Diseases Division is proud to announce that we have five matched fellows. These physicians bring talent, curiosity and drive to our program built on teamwork and discovery. We we would like to offer a sincere welcome to our newly matched 2026 fellows who will begin their infectious diseases specialty fellowship training in July […]

DOM Insider Volume 27 (Links to an external site)

Department of Medicine Newsletter •

The newest DOM Insider is Available – celebrating all that is happening this fall across the Department of Medicine!⁠ Read the full Fall 2025 edition of DOM Insider for more on these updates and stories that reflect our department’s commitment to excellence and innovation.⁠

ID Fellows and Faculty Participate in ID Week 2025

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Congratulations to all of our second year ID fellows who presented posters and or oral presentation at the annual Infectious Diseases Society of American Conference, commonly referred as “ID Week” hosted October 19-22, 2025. In addition to a poster, Christian Hendrix, MD, provided an oral presentation, “IDSA Chalk Talks as a Catalyst for Enhancing Clinical […]

Steven J. Lawrence, MD, collaborates on plans to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into the curriculum (Links to an external site)

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Steven J. Lawrence, MD, a professor of medicine and an assistant dean for curriculum at WashU Medicine, collaborates with Quinn Payton, a fourth-year medical student, on plans to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into the curriculum. They are part of a working group of faculty, staff and students preparing learners to use AI ethically while leveraging […]

Jennie Kwon, DO, MSCI joins Northwestern University as New Division Chief of Infectious Diseases

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Jennie Kwon, DO, MSCI

Jennie H. Kwon, DO, MSCI, associate professor of medicine at Washington University in St. Louis, infectious diseases division, has been named the Gene Stollerman Professor and Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine effective October 2025. “Infectious diseases is an extraordinarily dynamic field — one with limitless potential for growth […]

2025 Vaccine Center Symposium – Nov. 12th

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Broadening Vaccine Efficacy:From Better Immunogens to Improved Uptake Featured Speakers: Questions/Contacts:  Date: November 12, 2025, 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Location:  Eric P Newman Education Center (EPNEC)

Dr. Conor Grant joins the Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Division

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Conor Grant, MD, PhD, joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Assistant Professor in October 2025.  He graduated from Trinity College Dublin with an honors degree in Medicine in 2013.  Since graduating, he pursued his clinical specialty training in Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine at several university hospitals in […]

‘She Leads’ symposium to feature Juliet Iwelunmor as keynote speaker

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Juliet Iwelunmor, PhD, a professor of medicine and an associate director for global health and dissemination at WashU Medicine, will give the Karl King Hoagland Jr. keynote address for “She Leads,” a half-day event featuring WashU faculty, administrators and alumni, joined by distinguished experts in their fields. The event will take place from 8 a.m.-1 […]

Philip Budge, MD, PhD weighs in on classification of “kissing bug disease” as endemic

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Scientists are calling on health authorities to classify Chagas disease – sometimes known as the “kissing bug disease” – as endemic to the United States. Kissing bugs carry the parasite that causes Chaga disease and researchers have found the bug and parasite are present in Missouri and Illinois. “Classifying the disease as endemic could improve […]

Join Darcy Wooten, MD, MS to discuss discuss long acting ART

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Long-acting (LA) antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a transformative advancement for HIV care and prevention, but remains hindered by systemic, logistical, and socioeconomic barriers in the United States. Join Dr. Darcy Wooten, Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief for Medical Education and ID Fellowship Program Director, as the featured speaker of this live webinar. Time and […]

Innovative approach helps new mothers get hepatitis C treatment (Links to an external site)

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“We were seeing too many patients fall through the cracks simply because of traditional divisions between what was treated inpatient — labor and delivery — versus outpatient — hepatitis C,” said Laura Marks, MD, PhD, senior author on the study and an assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases.

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 […]