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The University of Washington Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, within the Department of Medicine, is a well-established division with 72 full-time faculty members, 18 adjunct or affiliate faculty members, and 55 clinical faculty. The faculty includes many nationally and internationally recognized investigators in diverse subspecialty areas, including:
- phagocyte biology and function
- sexually transmitted diseases
- HIV/AIDS
- viral diseases
- immuno-compromised hosts
- bacterial pathogenesis
- geographic medicine
- urinary tract infections
- the molecular biology of infectious diseases
The Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program is based at the University of Washington Medical Center and four affiliated institutions: Harborview Medical Center, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Heath Care System, and Children's Hospital and Medical Center.
Division Head
Wesley Van Voorhis, MD, PhD, is Head, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Professor of Medicine and Adjunct Professor in the departments of Microbiology and Global Health.
Infectious Diseases Fellowships
More than 80% of past UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship trainees have obtained faculty positions in academic medicine.
Research Opportunities
Research training is offered in NINE areas of special emphasis:
- Clinical Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
- Clinical Trials
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
- Immunocompromised Host
- Infectious Disease Immunology
- Leukocyte Biology and Function
- Pathogenesis of Bacterial, Fungal, and Parasitic Diseases
- Pathogenesis of Viral Diseases
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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