Infectious Diseases Fellowship Research

Leading Research from the Division of Infectious Diseases

The Division of Infectious Diseases at BIDMC is dedicated to excellence in clinical and translational research as well as scholarship to improve health care delivery. Our faculty engage in world-class scientific investigation in HIV treatment and prevention, vaccine development and trials, infection control and hospital epidemiology, antimicrobial stewardship, global health care, microbiology and advanced diagnostics, and medical education.

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Research from the Division

Browse the slides below for a look at recent research publications from our ID Division fellows and faculty.

Infectious Diseases Research by Westyn Branch-Elliman, MD

Research Published by the Division of Infectious Diseases

Westyn Branch-Elliman, MD, Carolyn D. Alonso, MD, and Sharon B. Wright, MD, MPH, published “Identification of a norovirus outbreak on a hematopoietic stem cell transplant unit and development and implementation of a novel infection prevention algorithm for controlling transmission” in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

Infectious Diseases Research by Dan Barouch, MD, PhD

Research Published by the Division of Infectious Diseases

Dan Barouch, MD, PhD, Director of the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, and collaborators recently published work on “Immunogenicity of the Ad26.COV2.S Vaccine for COVID-19” in JAMA.

Infectious Diseases Research by Rebecca Zash, MD

Research Published by the Division of Infectious Diseases

Rebecca Zash, MD, published “Maternal weight and birth outcomes among women on antiretroviral treatment from conception in a birth surveillance study in Botswana” in the Journal of the International AIDS Society.

Infectious Diseases Research by Kenneth Mayer, MD

Research Published by the Division of Infectious Diseases

Kenneth Mayer, MD, has published work on “The persistent and evolving HIV epidemic in American men who have sex with men” in The Lancet.

Infectious Diseases Research by Wendy Stead, MD

Research Published by the Division of Infectious Diseases

Wendy Stead, MD, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Director, recently published work entitled “It's Not Your Fault” in JAMA.

Infectious Diseases Research by Polly van den Berg, MD

Research Published by the Division of Infectious Diseases

Fellowship graduate Polly van den Berg, MD, and Westyn Branch-Elliman, MD, research into “Effectiveness of three versus six feet of physical distancing for controlling spread of COVID-19 among primary and secondary students and staff: A retrospective, state-wide cohort study” was published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, Oxford Academic.

Infectious Diseases Research by Kathryn Stephenson, MD, MPH

Research Published by the Division of Infectious Diseases

Dan Barouch, MD, PhD, Director of the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, and Kathryn Stephenson, MD, MPH, published “Durable Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses 8 Months after Ad26.COV2.S Vaccination” in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Infectious Diseases Research by Carolyn Alonso, MD

Research Published by the Division of Infectious Diseases

Carolyn D. Alonso, MD, and collaborators published “Ultrasensitive and quantitative toxin measurement correlates with baseline severity, severe outcomes, and recurrence among hospitalized patients with Clostridioides difficile infection” in Clinical Infectious Diseases, Oxford Academic.

Infectious Diseases Research by Ruvandhi Nathavitharana, MD, MPH

Research Published by the Division of Infectious Diseases

Ruvandhi R. Nathavitharana, MD, MPH, published “Impact of diagnostic strategies for tuberculosis using lateral flow urine lipoarabinomannan assay in people living with HIV” in Cochrane Library.

Infectious Diseases Research by James Kirby, MD

Research Published by the Division of Infectious Diseases

Christina F. Yen, MD, Kenneth P. Smith, PhD, MS, and James E. Kirby, MD, published “The Limit of Detection Matters: The Case for Benchmarking Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Testing” in Clinical Infectious Diseases, Oxford Academic.