Section Chief of Infectious Diseases, John W. Deming Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine >>>
Tulane University School of Medicine · New Orleans, LA · 4 wk ago
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Section Of Infectious Disease Summary
- Inpatient/Outpatient Care – Main Teaching Hospitals include East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie; University Medical Center New Orleans; Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System – both in downtown; and two (2) Ryan White Funded HIV Clinics
- ACGME-accredited ID Fellowship Training Program
- Research portfolio spans a broad-based community both with local focus and global reach
Tulane’s Research Collaborations
- Tulane National Biomedical Research Center 1 of 7 NIH-funded primate research centers with a prominent track record in infectious disease research
- TNPRC administratively part of Tulane Health Sciences Center; School of Medicine; School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
- School of Medicine, Department Microbiology and Immunology Ranked 33rd out 96 Departments in US based on FY23 Blue Ridge data.
- Faculty interests and research programs range from studies of genetic of bacteria, modifications of bacterial and viral genomes, development of vaccines and immunotherapeutics
- School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Prestigious history and internationally recognized leaders in the field of research and education in tuberculosis, vector-borne and other tropical infectious diseases.
- Faculty conduct operational, population-based and basic laboratory research in more than 10 African and American countries
- Offer study program for ID Fellows that completes requirements for American Society of Tropical Medicine Certificate of Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers Health Exam.
- Other fellowships include NIH Fogarty International Center Global Health Program for Fellows and Scholars.
Established Facilities
- Established Facilities including Biosafety Level 3 Laboratories
- Tulane University has multiple biosafety levels 3 (BSL-3) facilities; BSL3/ACL3 Core Facility and a Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL)
Key Responsibilities
- Leadership and Administration
- Clinical Excellence
- Research and Innovation
- Education and Training
- Community Engagement