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.
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
Associate Professor of Medicine
- 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
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.
Caline Mattar, MD
Professor of Medicine and Public Health
- Phone: 314-454-8354
- Fax: 314-454-5392
- Email: cmattar@wustl.edu
Dr. Mattar is the section chief for General Infectious Disease and the Associate Program Director of the ID Fellowship Program. As ID Fellowship core faculty, she also serves as Director of Global Health Track. Dr. Mattar’s research focuses on infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship as well as global health with a specific focus on resource-limited settings and health policy.