Key Faculty & Specific Research Interests

Hilary M. Babcock, MD, MPH

Hilary M. Babcock, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine

Dr. Babcock specializes in prevention and outcomes of healthcare associated infections including respiratory viral infections, vaccination of healthcare workers, pathogen transmission in healthcare settings and protection of healthcare personnel. She co-chairs the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committeee (HICPAC) of the CDC. Her also serves on the bone and Joint/orthopedic infections inpatient consult service.

Michael Durkin, MD, MPH

Michael Durkin, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Medicine

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.

Kevin Hsueh, MD

Kevin Hsueh, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

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

Stephen Y. Liang, MD, MPHS

Associate Professor of Medicine

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.

Nongnooch Poowanawittayakom, MD

Nongnooch Poowanawittayakom, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Dr. Poowanawittayakom interests are in bone and joint infection, infection prevention/control, hepatitis C, emerging infectious diseases, and global health.

David K. Warren, MD, MPH

David K. Warren, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine

Dr. Warren specializes in clinical research in Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Prevention, with a special focus on the epidemiology and prevention of device-related infections and surgical site infections, plus improving diagnostic stewardship of microbiological testing to accurately diagnose infectious diseases.