Professional Bio
B.S. with Distinction and Departmental Honors in Biological Sciences and Chemistry, Stanford University, 1989.
Medical Scientist Training Program trainee (M.D. 1997, Ph.D., 1996), Duke University School of Medicine.
Intern in Internal Medicine, University of North Carolina Hospitals, 1997-8.
Resident in Internal Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospitals, 1998-2000.
Fellowship in Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina Hospitals, 2000-2003.
Medical Officer, Division on Antiviral Products, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 2003-2005.
Associate Professor in Medicine/Infectious Diseases, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2012-present.
Assistant Professor in Medicine/Infectious Diseases, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2005-2012.
Attending Physician, Infectious Diseases, Rochester General Hospital, 2005-present.
Patient Care Bio
I am a trainee of the Medical Scientist Training Program at Duke University School of Medicine, from where I obtained my MD and PhD degrees. I then obtained clinical training in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases at University of North Carolina Hospitals and Barnes-Jewish Hospitals. After two years of public service as a Medical Officer in the Division of Antiviral Products at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, I accepted my current appointment as an Assistant Professor of Medicine/Infectious Diseases at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.
My career path is that of a laboratory-based physician-scientist. My basic research projects include the development of novel vaccine candidates against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and related respiratory viruses, clinical research studies on antiviral and antibacterial compounds/drugs, and novel antimicrobial development against Acinetobacter baumannii and other Gram-negative bacteria. I maintain an active clinical practice in infectious diseases patient consultations for inpatients and outpatients.
| Buswell Research Fellowship, Department of Medicine, 2007-8 | Univ of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry |
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| Richard O. Burns Award for Outstanding Research | Dept of Microbiology, Duke University, 1995 |
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| Medical Scientist Training Program Predoctoral Fellowship | Duke University School of Medicine, 1989-1997 |
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| Honors Program in Biological Sciences, Stanford University, 1988-89 |
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| Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Summer Fellow, Stanford University, 1988 |
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| Undergraduate Research Grants, Stanford University, 1987-1989 |
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