People
Zanetta Chang, MD, PhD
Second Year Fellow
Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine, Druham, NC
Residency: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine/ Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis MO
Miguel A Chavez, MD, MSc
Instructor in Medicine
Miguel A. Chavez, MD MSc is currently working with the BJH-Antimicrobial Stewardship program and the division of Hospital Medicine in the department of Internal Medicine as an Instructor.
Joseph N. Cherabie, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-454-8254
- Email: jcherabie@wustl.edu
Dr. Cherabie specializes in sexual health care with a focus on LGBTQIA+ health, sexually transmitted infections (STI), and HIV, all within the lens of medical education.
Patrick R. Ching, MD, MPH
Second Year Fellow
Why did you choose WashU for your ID fellowship?
I felt that WashU ID will help me become the best infectious disease physician that I can be. As a well-rounded program with strong clinical orientation, endless research opportunities and excellent mentorship, WashU is a large academic center where cases are incredibly varied. The collegial atmosphere among faculty members, fellows and members of other departments fosters a great learning, nurturing, and collaborative environment.
I am interested in HIV, STIs, parasitic infections, tropical medicine, anything ID!
Zhenlu Chong, PhD
Instructor in Medicine
- Phone: 314-362-2847
- Email: zchong@wustl.edu
Dr. Chong specializes in innate immunology and infectious diseases, with a special focus on how innate immunity responds to flavivirus infection. He is also very interested in identifying host factors of flaviviruses including West Nile virus, Dengue virus, Zika virus, etc. by using CRISPR screening.
Courtney Chrisler, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-454-8354
- Fax: 314-454-5392
- Email: cchrisler@wustl.edu
Dr. Chrisler specializes in general infectious diseases with a focus on management of acutely hospitalized patients, clinical education, and patient safety and quality improvement.
Tyler J. Degener, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-454-8354
- Email: degener@wustl.edu
Dr. Degener has a special interest in treating those living with HIV and LGBTQ+ population health. Dr. Degener’s research interests include HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, engagement into HIV care, and retention in care for those living with HIV (the HIV care continuum).
Pritesh Desai, PhD
Instructor in Medicine
- Phone: 314-362-2847
- Email: desai@wustl.edu
Dr. Desai concentration is immunology and microbiology, and virology.
Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhD
The Herbert S. Gasser Professor, Departments of Medicine, Molecular Microbiology, Pathology & Immunology
- Phone: 314-362-2842
- Fax: 314-362-9230
- Email: diamond@wusm.wustl.edu
Michael Diamond, MD, PhD is the leader of a basic and translational research laboratory studying the interface between viral pathogenesis and host immunity. His laboratory focuses on emerging RNA viruses including flaviviruses, alphaviruses, and coronaviruses.
Jessica R. Doiron, DNP, ANP-BC
Nurse Practitioner, ID Transplant Service
- Phone: 314-747-5703
- Fax: 314-454-5392
- Email: jdoiron@wustl.edu
Dr. Doiron has specialized in infectious diseases since 2004. She serves as a preceptor for nurse practitioner students and speaks at regional conferences on infectious disease issues.
Erin Drinen, NP
Nurse Practitioner - Infectious Diseases Outpatient Service
- Email: drinene@wustl.edu
Erik R. Dubberke, MD, MSPH
Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-454-8354
- Fax: 314-454-5392
- Email: edubberk@wustl.edu
Dr. Dubberke specializes in clinical and translational infectious diseases, with a focus on transplant infectious diseases, hospital epidemiology, and Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI).
William Dunagan, MD, MS
Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-454-8215
- Fax: 314-454-5392
- Email: cdunagan@bjc.org
Dr. Dunagan’s primary research focus is in the assessment and improvement of healthcare quality, with a particular emphasis on patient safety research, medical informatics and infection prevention.
Michael Durkin, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-454-8354
- Fax: 314-454-5392
- Email: mdurkin@wustl.edu
Dr. Durkin uses administrative data to identify opportunities to improve antibiotic prescribing in outpatient settings, with a focus on outpatient and community settings; harnesses survey and qualitative research methods to identify potential solutions based on input from frontline providers; and designs, pilot tests, and disseminates antibiotic stewardship interventions using dissemination & implementation science and informatics technology.
Peter U. Fischer, PhD
Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-454-7876
- Fax: 314-454-5293
- Email: pufische@wustl.edu
Dr. Fischer specializes in basic and translational sciences to support the control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases, with a special focus on helminths.
James M. Fleckenstein, MD
Professor, Departments of Medicine, Molecular Microbiology
- Phone: 314-362-9218
- Fax: 314-362-9129
- Email: jflecken@wustl.edu
Dr. Fleckenstein’s lab focuses on the identification and molecular characterization of novel ETEC virulence factors that could serve as targets for vaccine development. Studies in the lab use a variety of molecular techniques and in vitro and in vivo models to elucidate the role of these novel virulence factors in several key steps essential in the pathogenesis of these organisms: bacterial adhesion, intestinal colonization, and finally toxin delivery.
Victoria J. Fraser, MD
Adolphus Busch Professor of Medicine and Chair of the Department of Medicine
- Phone: 314-362-8061
- Fax: 314-362-8015
- Email: vfraser@wustl.edu
Dr. Fraser specializes in clinical, with a special focus on Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Prevention and Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship.
