Division of Infectious Diseases

Research

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Faculty Research Areas

  • Dr. Akkad’s research interests include – incidence and outcomes of COVID-19 in liver transplant recipients. He is working to establish guidelines and protocols on pre transplant vaccination and medication prophylaxis as well as post transplantation protocols.

  • Dr. Dubé’s research interests focus on the complications of HIV infection as well as on HIV prevention. He has also participated COVID-19 therapeutic trials.

  • Dr. Gaufin’s  research interests include studying novel therapeutics for bacterial and viral infections.

  • Dr. Nanda’s areas of research is strategies to prevent healthcare associated infections and optimize use of appropriate antimicrobials. In addition, her research also includes epidemiology of novel pathogens like COVID-19 and associated therapeutics

  • Dr. Park’s research interests are in the epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases, especially in the field of transplant infectious diseases and fungal infections.

  • Dr. Zomorodi’s research interests include emerging infectious diseases, potential impact of climate change on microbial ecology and practical approaches to implementation of initiatives in healthcare settings.

Collaborate Information

Faculty Engaged in Scholarly Work:

Apurva Akkad, MD

  • Liver/solid organ Transplantation
  • Pre Transplant Vaccination
  • Medication Prophylaxis

Michael Dubé, MD

  • Inflammation, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic complications of HIV
  • HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
  • Gut microbiome and PrEP

Thaidra Gaufin, MD, PhD

  • Novel therapeutics
  • Bacterial infections
  • Viral infections.

Neha Nanda, MD, Division Chief

  • Prescriber behavior and appropriate antimicrobial use
  • Strategies to prevent healthcare associate infections (C.difficile and other HAIs)
  • COVID-19 therapeutics

Sun Park, MD

  • Hematologic malignancy/hematopoietic cell transplant
  • Solid organ transplant
  • Epidemiology and Prevention
  • Education

Rustin Zomorodi, MD, MPH

  • Emerging infectious diseases
  • Climate change on microbial ecology
  • Implementation of initiatives in healthcare