Key Faculty & Specific Research Interests
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.
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.
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.
Jenny Hyde, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
- Email: j.hyde@wustl.edu
Dr. Jenny Hyde leads and performs basic research centered on virus-host interactions. Her work combines molecular virology and RNA biology to uncover the mechanisms by which viral RNA structures regulate RNA-protein interactions, with the goal of identifying new therapeutic targets and advancing antiviral and vaccine development.
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.