Key Faculty & Specific Research Interests
Thomas C. Bailey, MD
Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-454-8354
- Fax: 314-454-5392
- Email: tbailey@wustl.edu
Research Interest: Information technology to improve healthcare quality.
Sourav Bhattacharya, PhD
Instructor in Medicine
- Email: bhattacharya_s@wustl.edu
Sourav Bhattacharya specializes in lung immunology and utilizes both experimental mouse models and human myeloid cells to explore the mechanisms that regulate immune homeostasis and drive inflammatory responses. He is a member of the Jen Philips Lab.
Ige A. George, MBBS, MD, MS, FIDSA
Associate Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-454-8354
- Fax: 314-454-5392
- Email: igeorge@wustl.edu
Ige George, MD is Director of the WashU Medicine General ID Clinic. As a core faculty member of the ID Fellowship Program, he serves as Director of the Transplant ID Track. Dr. George specializes in clinical research focused on the epidemiology and treatment of infections in the immune compromised hosts and solid organ transplant recipients. He also serves as the TB physician for the St. Louis City TB and Refugee Clinic.
Conor Grant, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Email: conorg@wustl.edu
Dr. Grant specializes in the innate immune responses to the pathogens causing Tuberculosis (TB), Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) and COVID-19 infections, and his laboratory research includes the search for novel therapies targeting the host for these difficult infections.
Makedonka Mitreva, PhD, FAAM, FASTMH
Gordon R. Miller Professor, Departments of Medicine and Genetics
- Phone: 314-286-2005
- Fax: 314-286-1810
- Email: mmitreva@wustl.edu
Dr. Mitreva is an internationally acclaimed scientist who leads a basic and translational research program studying neglected tropical diseases, specifically helminth infections. Her enduring dedication to enhancing omics-driven discoveries and their clinical applications is paving the way for long-lasting improvements in global health.
Ekansh Mittal, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Email: emittal@wustl.edu
Dr. Mittal specializes in the intricate dynamics of host-pathogen interactions, with a particular emphasis on the innate immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb).
Jennifer A. Philips, MD, PhD
Theodore and Bertha Bryan Professor, Departments of Medicine and Molecular Microbiology; Co-Chief, Infectious Diseases Division
- Phone: 314-747-8058
- Email: philips.j.a@wustl.edu
Dr. Philips is principal investigator of an NIH-funded lab that studies how Mycobacterium tuberculosis evades the host immune response.
Marilia R. Pinzone, MD, AAHIVS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Email: marilia@wustl.edu
Marilia Pinzone is an infectious diseases physician-scientist. As a scientist, she is currently investigating chronic inflammation during antiretroviral therapy (ART). As a physician, Dr. Pinzone’s interests are outpatient care of people living with HIV, infectious diseases, and metabolic complications of HIV.