Division of Infectious Diseases & Geographic Medicine

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2025

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2024

October 2024: Dr. David Relman, Professor of Medicine and Microbiology at Stanford and Chief of Infectious Diseases at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System in California, featured in the Stanford Annual Reports, Department of Medicine, served a six-month stint as a senior adviser to the White House’s Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (OPPR). During this time, he helped coordinate the federal response to a highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak and focused on long-term pandemic preparedness. More HERE.
September 2024: Dr. Abraar Karan of Stanford Infection Diseases, School of Medicine, featured in Scope, highlights the rapid spread of a new mpox strain, Clade 1b, in Central and East Africa, prompting the WHO to declare a global health emergency. He emphasizes the urgent need for health systems to prepare as this strain spreads more easily and affects broader populations, including women and children. More HERE.
July 2024: Dr. Stephen Luby an Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine faculty member underscores the need for a strategic approach to developing medical countermeasures against the Nipah virus in the newly updated roadmap, featured on CIDRAP. More HERE.
June 2024: Dr. Upi Singh, Infectious Diseases Division Chief, has published results of a new study that show the 15-day Paxlovid regimen is safe, but adds no clear Long-COVID benefits. Paxlovid, effective in preventing severe COVID-19, didn’t appear to help long-COVID patients in this single-center study. But further research may show benefits with different doses or for people with specific symptoms. For more information on this study, please see the following plethora of news articles linked here: Time Magazine, CBS News Radio; KQED Radio; ContagionLive; Bloomberg; Newsday; Reuters; Medpagetoday; Seeking Alpha; The Straitstimes; ContagionLive; ScienceBlog.
May 2024: Dr. Abraar Karan from Stanford Health Care discusses recent avian flu outbreaks. The FDA found bird flu traces in grocery store milk. Despite pasteurization killing the virus, raw milk sales are legal in California. Nicole Zaloumis from CBS News Bay Area asks Dr. Abraar if raw milk consumption is safe given this and if there's a risk the virus might infect other animals or humans. More HERE.
May 2024: Join us for the inaugural session of our Global Health Research Spotlight series, featuring Dr. Jason Andrews, a distinguished professor and practicing infectious diseases physician at Stanford University. With over a decade of dedicated research, Dr. Andrews has been investigating the prevalence and ramifications of tuberculosis within prison populations, particularly in Brazil. In this enlightening event, he will delve into his latest findings and innovative methodologies aimed at diagnosing, treating, and mitigating the spread of infectious diseases, shedding light on critical global health challenges. More HERE
April 2024: Dr. Catherine Blish and other Stanford scientists discovered a new type of immune cell in the lungs, enabling SARS-CoV-2 to multiply, potentially leading to severe COVID-19. This finding highlights the importance of understanding these cells in preventing severe disease cases. More HERE.
April 2024: Dr. Jessica Ferguson, Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine faculty member received an award for the 2023 Master Teacher Award from the Department of Medicine! More HERE.
April 2024: Dr. Dean Winslow, a faculty member at Stanford University School of Medicine, is among three recipients from Penn State's Eberly College of Science to receive the prestigious 2023 Alumni Fellow Award, the highest honor from the Alumni Association. More HERE.
April 2024: Dr. Hector Bonilla featured on the Stanford Medicine Scope beyond the headlines article: Are long COVID sufferers falling through the cracks? See more HERE.
March 2024: Dr. Hector Bonilla speaking on CBC Bay Area News about Stanford study findings on long covid worsening hangovers. More HERE.
March 2024: Memorial Resolution Tribute: Remembering David Allenberg Katzenstein (1952-2021) - Stanford Faculty Senate Honors His Distinguished Career and Achievements

David Katzenstein, Professor Emeritus in Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, died of COVID-19 in Harare, Zimbabwe on January 25, 2021. He was 69 years old. A treasured mentor for hundreds, admired and respected by thousands, and impacting literally millions through his pioneering work in HIV and global health, Dr. Katzenstein was truly legend, and his loss irreconcilable...For the full details of the reading, click HERE.
January 2024: Exploring the quest for a universal vaccine against diverse viral strains, Stanford Medicine researchers, including Dr. David Relman, shed light on innovative strategies in the first part of a series. Titled 'The Hunt for a Vaccine That Fends Off Not Just a Single Viral Strain, But a Multitude,' the Stanford Scope article delves into the complexities of respiratory viruses and the ongoing battle against microbial threats. More information HERE.
January 2024: Sandra Valle Physician Assistant, at Stanford Medicine Infectious Diseases, has been honored with the prestigious Leslie David Burgess Lifetime Achievement Award by the Santa Clara County Public Health Department. This distinguished recognition is awarded to individuals who exhibit extraordinary vision, leadership, commitment, dedication, compassion, and relentlessness in the local fight against HIV and AIDS. Named in memory of the Public Health Department’s first HIV health educator during the early years of the local HIV epidemic, the award signifies a tribute to those who have significantly contributed to the HIV/AIDS fight in Santa Clara County. More information on the history of the award HERE. Additional information from Santa Clara County, public health page HERE.

2023

October 2023: In a Medscape article, Drs. Rebecca Linfield and Julie Parsonnet discussed their exciting research on ChatGPT and flawed medical intelligence. More Here
October 2023: Congratulations to the #SCCR team members who have helped The National Institutes of Health RECOVER Study on #LongCOVID reach its target of 1020 patients! "This achievement was only possible due to the team's dedication, hard work, and sacrifices made under challenging circumstances," says Principal Investigator Upinder Singh... See more Here.
October 2023: Dr. Aruna Subramanian speaks with CBS Bay Area News on the updated Covid-19 booster shots. More Here.
September 2023: Stanford Medicine received major funding to expand access to care for underserved, rural, vulnerable, and minority populations disproportionately impacted by the effects of the pandemic. ID faculty members Upinder Singh, MD, and Hector Bonilla, MD, along with PCPH faculty member Linda Geng, MD, PhD, co-lead the Stanford project, named Long COVID Care REACH (Long COVID Care Resources and Education for Advancing Community Health). More HERE.
September 2023: In an interview with Bay Area CBS News, Dr. Abraar Karan discusses the most recent Covid-19 variants, symptoms to watch out for, and the most recent information regarding the upcoming booster. More HERE.
August 2023: Dr. Jorge Salinas speaks with CBS News on how to avoid the "Tripledemic"—a pandemic of the flu, cold, and respiratory virus. More HERE.
May 2023: JAMA publishes initial findings from RECOVER—the nation's landmark LongCOVID study! We're so proud to see the following Stanford Department of Medicine team members listed as study authors: Upinder Singh, Pras Jagannathan, Andre Kumar, Minjoung Go, Hector Bonilla and Linda Geng! More HERE.
March 2023: On CBS News Bay Area, Dr. Dean Winslow from Stanford Health Care discusses the potential growth of the Candida Auris fungus. More HERE.
January 2023: Dr. Dean Winslow with Stanford Health Care on concerns over the rise of new XBB.1.5 COVID variant on CBS News Bay Area: Local News. More HERE

2022

November 2022: Dr. Dean Winslow with Stanford Health Care on concerns over the rise of flu, RSV, and COVID-19 cases on CBS News Bay Area: Local News. More HERE
December 2022: We are so excited to gain such an incredible new class of incoming fellows today! Congratulations to each of you on all you have already accomplished. We cannot wait for you to join our Stanford ID family in a few short months!
November 2022: Division Chief, Dr. Upi Singh was featured in the TIME article Researchers Are Studying Whether Paxlovid Can Treat Long COVID. "As a physician, I want a solution to give to my patients,” Singh says. “As a scientist, I just want an answer." More HERE.
October 2022: Dr. Julie Parsonnet was honored at the 2022 Infectious Diseases Society of America IDWeek as a member of the National Academy of Medicine for her amazing career as a physician-scientist. Originally, she was inducted in 2019, but due to COVID was not able to celebrate this accomplishment with friends and colleagues until this year.
September 2022: A new study of long COVID. Shows at least 17 million people in Europe suffered from long COVID. KPIX 5's Elizabeth Cook catches up with Dr. Upinder Singh, Division Chief. A new study of long COVID. Watch the interview HERE.
September 2022: Covid shot may become annual like the flu shot Ryan Yamamoto speaks to Dr. Dean Winslow from Stanford Health Care about the new Covid booster shots. Watch the interview HERE.
August 2022: We are recruiting for a Musculoskeletal Infectious Diseases Fellow for the academic 2023–2024 year. Head to the Fellowship Tracks/Leadership webpage to learn more.
August 2022: Welcome new faculty! Drs. Elizabeth Thottacherry, Tom Dieringer, and Natalie Medvedeva
January 2022: An endowed professorship and philanthropic support helped fuel Dr. Thomas Merigan’s groundbreaking career and allowed him to explore new frontiers in infectious disease research. WATCH how those gifts inspired him and his family to give back, empowering future scientific exploration and creating opportunities for young innovators, through their own generosity.
January 2022: Drs. Catherine Blish and Shirit Einav are named as Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigators.

2021

October 2021: Our fellows WON the virtual ID Fellows Cup sponsored by the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Our Stanford team included Drs. Natalie Medvedeva, Julie Lee, Gustavo Contreras, Ralph Tayyar, and Seth Hoffman. We are so proud! Congrats team!
October 2021: Dr. Dean Winslow was elected to Mastership in the American College of Physicians!
October 2021: Division Chief, Dr. Upi Singh, is honored as a 2021 IDSA Women of ID. More HERE.
October 2021: Clinical Postdoc, Dr. Joelle Rosser, received the Burroughs Wellcome Fund / ASTMH Fellowship to continue research with arbovirus in Indonesia. Congrats on the funding!
October 2021: Dr. David Relman, a pioneer in the study of the human microbiome, is the recipient of IDSA’s 2021 Alexander Fleming Award for Lifetime Achievement.
August 2021: Congratulations to Makeda Robinson, MD, PhD, postdoctoral research fellow in infectious diseases, who recently received a Harold Amos Career Development Award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
August 2021: Welcome to our new Clinical Assistant Professors, Drs. Jessica Ferguson and Daisuke Furukawa, and Dr. Michael Kozal, Med-ID's newest University Faculty Medical Line Professor.
July 2021: Welcome Dr. Jorge Salinas, who will be Co-director of the Hospital Epidemiology track, to the ID faculty, and welcome new ID Fellowship and Transplant ID Fellowship trainees!

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