Division of Infectious Diseases & International Health

William A. Petri Jr., MD, PhD
Division Chief

Chief: William A. Petri, Jr., MD, PhD

UVA’s Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, headed by William A. Petri Jr., MD, PhD, has a long tradition of excellence in research, patient care and education. Historically, it has been an area of special strength in the UVA School of Medicine. Today, division faculty are extending that tradition of excellence into new frontiers of research and innovative models of patient care, while training a new generation of physician-scientists to meet the challenges of infectious diseases in an increasingly “flat” global community.

During 2015, Infectious Diseases (ID) division faculty members were recognized with a number of teaching and research awards and produced more than 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals. Faculty research is supported by external grants totaling more than $14.5 million in the 2015 academic year — the largest amount of extramural research funding for any division or department at UVA. Infectious diseases and international health are among 10 “research themes” in the School of Medicine’s 10-year strategic plan, one of four central themes in the Department of Medicine’s strategic plan, and an area of expansion within the departments of microbiology, pathology and cell biology.

The Carter-Harrison Medical Research Building, the division’s home since its completion in 2009, provides state-of-the art facilities, with more than 23,000 square feet of lab and support space and a more than 4,000-square-foot BSL-3 biocontainment lab suite. The division is well-positioned to continue its leadership role in the School of Medicine and at UVA in international health, and to play an increasingly prominent role on the national and international stage.