Key Faculty & Specific Research Interests
Andrew Atkinson, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Dr. Atkinson is a biostatistician providing project-based and ad hoc consultancy in the division. His methodological research includes developing methods for handling missing data in clinical trials and for observational data, novel clinical trial design methods, trial emulation and Bayesian modelling.
Hilary M. Babcock, MD, MPH, FIDSA, FSHEA
Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-454-8225
- Fax: 314-454-5392
- Email: hbabcock@wustl.edu
Dr. Babcock specializes in prevention of infection transmission in healthcare settings, both operationally and through her research, with a particular focus on respiratory viral infections. As BJC Healthcare Vice President and Chief Quality Officer with the BJC Center for Clinical Excellence, Dr. Babcock is responsible for BJC quality programs, including oversight of BJC-wide measurement systems and quality improvement initiatives. She also serves on the Bone and Joint/Orthopedic Infections inpatient consult service.
Jason P. Burnham, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Email: burnham@wustl.edu
Dr. Burnham specializes in clinical research and implementation science, with a special focus on telemedicine, multidrug resistant organisms, and climate change.
Miguel A. Chavez, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of 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.
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).
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.
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.
Sumanth Gandra, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine and Public Health
- Phone: 314-454-8276
- Fax: 314-454-5392
- Email: gandras@wustl.edu
Dr. Gandra specializes in clinical and public health research with a special focus on antibiotic use, antibiotic resistance surveillance and healthcare epidemiology in resource limited settings especially in India.
Languages: English, Telugu, Hindi
Kevin Hsueh, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-454-8224
- Fax: 314-454-5392
- Email: khsueh@wustl.edu
Dr. Hsueh specializes in Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, with special focus on practical design and implementation of healthcare quality and safety improvement interventions.
Stephen Y. Liang, MD, MPHS
Professor of Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Public Health
- Phone: 314-454-8354
- Fax: 314-454-5392
- Email: syliang@wustl.edu
Dr. Liang’s primary research interests include trauma-related infections, orthopedic infections, device-associated infections, and management of infectious diseases and infection prevention in emergency care settings.