Kent Stock, DO, MBA, FIDSA, an infectious diseases internist with more than 30 years of experience in the medical field, has built a sustaining regional ID model of clinical practice, clinical trial networking and financial stability for community ID in South Carolina.
He is the managing physician, partner, executive vice president and chief financial officer at Lowcountry Infectious Diseases and holds several hospitalist and infection prevention positions at area hospitals. A compassionate leader, Dr. Stock has a mind for business as well as medicine, having earned an MBA degree from the University of Tennessee in addition to his medical degree from the New York Institute of Technology. He began private practice in 1999 after completing his ID fellowship at Vanderbilt University under the leadership of Martin J. Blaser, MD, FIDSA.
Dr. Stock has been called the “go-to doc” for complicated infectious situations and the “ID guru for the low-country of South Carolina.” Known for his incisive decision making, availability, flexibility and empathy, Dr. Stock has expanded his expertise via clinical trials and new therapies related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Clostridioides difficile infection and other infectious diseases.
Under Dr. Stock’s leadership, his practice provides ID consultation in outpatient and inpatient settings for several low-country hospitals, and he has established a team of exceptional nurse practitioners and physicians to ensure comprehensive patient care. Dr. Stock is well-connected and respected in the Charleston medical community, and he continues to publish scholarly articles and abstracts.
Over the past several decades, Dr. Stock has been honored with local, regional and national awards, including the South Carolina Department of Health Physician-of-the-Year Award and the 2006 American Medical Association Young Leader Award. He has served as president of the Charleston County Medical Society, director of antibiotic stewardship and hospital epidemiology at Roper Healthcare System and a member of the board of trustees at two different hospitals.
Dr. Stock’s penchant for creating community is also exemplified by his vast contributions as head of the South Carolina Infectious Diseases Society, for which he served as president from 2022 to 2024. At a time when ID physicians were just recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Stock led the organization to greater viability, spearheading efforts to expand in-person networking opportunities for ID physicians. He also recruited new members to the board and planned biannual in-person meetings, empowering members to share their experiences. During his tenure as SCIDS president, Dr. Stock instituted an awards program; incorporated midlevel providers and pharmacists to the membership; led the effort for SCIDS to become an IDSA affiliate; and implemented CME during events.
IDSA is proud to present Dr. Stock with the 2025 Community Clinician Award for his expansive and dedicated work to improve ID patient care in his community and elevate the ID practitioner community.