Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

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

Van Voorhis, Wesley, MD, PhD is head, Division of Allergy & Infectious Disease, professor of Medicine and adjunct professor in the departments of microbiology and global health

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Infectious Diseases Fellowships

More than 80% of past UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship trainees have obtained faculty positions in academic medicine.

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Research Opportunities

Research training is offered in NINE areas of special emphasis, including

• Clinical Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
• Immunocompromised Host
• Infectious Disease Immunology
• Pathogenesis of Bacterial, Fungal, and Parasitic Diseases
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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