
Section Highlights
- The Section of Infectious Diseases leads major programs such as the BCM AIDS Education Training Center, which delivers HIV education to clinicians across Texas.
- Section faculty direct both the Vaccine Research Center and the Texas Developmental Center for AIDS Research, with new NIH grants awarded to advance critical infectious disease research.
- Clinical services expand with the opening of a new outpatient infusion center at BSLMC and the integration of transplant-related infectious disease clinics at the Transplant Center.
- Faculty earn national recognition and leadership roles across major societies, including the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, and the Society for ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú Epidemiology of America.
- The Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training Program recently introduced a new track in Systems-Based Practice, joining existing options in Infection Prevention, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Quality Improvement and Leadership, Tropical Medicine, and Global Health, including a new international research elective in Peru.
- Faculty receive numerous awards for their impact across missions, including mentorship, patient care, education, and leadership, such as the Distinguished Service Award, Outstanding Physician-PA Partnership Award, Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence Awards, and multiple Top Doctor recognitions.
Chief's Message
View a message from the Section of Infectious Diseases' chief, Thomas Giordano, M.D.
Education
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Research
Our faculty have well-established research programs in addition to collaborative relationships with researchers across ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú and other academic institutions.
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Our physicians are experts in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases.