University of Texas, San Antonio

University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio
Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Medicine 7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, TX 78284-7881

Phone: 210 567 4810
Fax: 210 567 4654
Website: http://medicine.uthscsa.edu/InfectiousDiseases/index.aspx
Email: waltere@uthscsa.edu

Training Program Director

Elizabeth Walter MD, Assoc. Prof.

Research Interests:

Participating Hospitals

University Hospital : 500
Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veteran's Hospital : 450

Program Training Offerings

How does this program meet the ABIM requirements for training in clinical microbiology?

Didactic Lectures
Hands-on Experience

The Program provides training in hospital epidemiology through:

Didactic Lectures
Continuity Clinic
Hands-on Experience

The Program provides clinical experience for fellows in the following:

Infections in marrow transplant
Infections in solid organ transplant patients

This Program provides training in STD management through:

Didactic Lectures

The Program has a didactic lecture course for fellows:

Yes

If yes, what is the average number of lectures provided over a two-year period?

Training is for:

Are there citizenship requirements?

Types of visas accepted:

Number of fellows accepted each year:

Duration of the Fellowship (years):

2-3

The Program has a training grant (T32):

Average number of infectious diseases consults per trainee per year:

300

Number of Fellows completing the Program in the last 5 years:

Additional Training/Faculty Resources (optional):

Applications accepted via Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS®)?

Timeframe when applications are accepted:

Timeframe when interviews are done

George E. Crawford MD, Prof.

Research Interests: Vaccines

Faculty

Sunil K. Ahuja MD, Assoc. Prof.

Research Interests: Molecular basis of chemokine expression and function

Delia E. Bullock MD, Asst. Prof.

Research Interests: HIV drug treatment trials

Phillippe A. Chiliade MD, Asst. Prof.

Research Interests: HIV clinical research in immune reconstruction

Robert A. Clark MD, Prof.

Research Interests: Molecular basis of neutrophil function

George E. Crawford MD, Prof.

John R. Graybill MD, Prof.

Research Interests: Mycology/antifungal drug development and animal models

Peter C. Melby MD, Assoc. Prof.

Research Interests: Immunology of leishmania infections

Jan E. Patterson MD, Prof.

Research Interests: Epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance

Thomas F. Patterson MD, Prof.

Research Interests: Fungal infections in immunocompromised hosts including drug resistance

Jose Lopez-Ribot PhD, Asst. Prof.

Research Interests: Immune response in Candida

P. Kay Sharkey , MD, Asst. Prof.

Research Interests: Fungal infections in HIV infected patients and nutrition

Marc H. Weiner MD, Assoc. Prof.

Research Interests: Mechanisms of anti-mycobacterial drug resistance

Dwight M. Williams MD, Prof.

Research Interests: Immunology of chlamydia infections

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University of Texas, San Antonio