Key Faculty & Specific Research Interests
![Joseph N. Cherabie, MD, MSc](https://infectiousdiseases.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Cherabie-Joseph-280x386-1-280x386.jpg)
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.
![Megan Rose Curtis, MD](https://infectiousdiseases.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Curtis-Megan-280x386.jpg)
Megan Rose Curtis, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Email: curtismegan@wustl.edu
Dr. Curtis specializes in clinical infectious diseases, with a particular focus on diseases impacting pregnant people living with substance use disorders, such as HIV, hepatitis C, and syphilis.
![Michael Durkin, MD, MPH](https://infectiousdiseases.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/michael_durkin-280x386.jpg)
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.
![Stephen Y. Liang, MD, MPHS](https://infectiousdiseases.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/stephen_y_liang-280x386.jpg)
Stephen Y. Liang, MD, MPHS
Associate Professor of Medicine
- 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.
![Laura Marks, MD, PhD](https://infectiousdiseases.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Laura-Marks-280x386-1-280x386.jpg)
Laura Marks, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Dr. Marks specializes in clinical infectious diseases with a special focus on infectious complications in people who inject drugs.
![Madeline McCrary, MD](https://infectiousdiseases.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/McCrary-Madeline_Headshot-web-280x386.jpg)
Madeline McCrary, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Sept 2023)
- Email: mccrary@wustl.edu
Dr. McCrary specializes in clinical infectious diseases and addiction medicine with a special focus on the infectious complications of substance use, such as Hepatitis C and Serratia endocarditis, and related quality improvement initiatives.