School of Medicine

School of Medicine

David Burt, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
Research Interests: International Emergency Medicine, Treatment of acute heart attack, management of acute coronary syndromes
International Areas of Interest: Central America, specifically Guatemala
Email: drb5p@virginia.edu

Rebecca Dillingham, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Research, Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Research Interests: Infectious Diseases, Global Health, Partners in Health
International Areas of Interest: Haiti, South Africa
Email: rd8v@Virginia.EDU

Marchel Durieux, MD, PhD
Professor, Departments of Anesthesiology and Neurological Surgery
Research Interests: Anesthesia education, in particular teaching of neuroanesthesia
International Areas of Interest: Rwanda, East African countries 
Email: durieux@virginia.edu

Richard Guerrant, MD
Thomas H. Hunter Professor of International Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Director of the Center for Global Health
Research Interests: Infectious Diseases
International Areas of Interest: Brazil, Africa, Philippines
Email: rlg9a@Virginia.EDU

Marie-Louise Hammarskjold, MD, PhD
Charles H. Ross Professor and Associate DIrector of the Myles H, Thaler Center for AIDS and Human Retrovirus Research
Research Interests: HIV and AIIDS as well as other Retroviral Diseases; Molecular Biology and Molecular Genetics; International Student Research training
International Areas of Interest: Brazil, South Africa, Uganda
Email: mh7g@virginia.edu

Eric Houpt, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Research Interests: Intestinal protozoa and tuberculosis in the setting of AIDS.  My group operates a field site in Moshi, Tanzania, that investigates both new diagnostics and host immune response to infection.
International Areas of Interest: Tanzania
Email: erh6k@Virginia.EDU

Max A. Luna, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Research Interests: Cardiovascular Prevention, Cardiovacular Diseases in Low to Middle Income Countries, Rheumatic Heart Diseases, Echocardiography
International Areas of Interest: Latin America, Guatemala
Email: maxluna@virginia.edu

Barbara Mann, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Research Interests: Pathogenicity of Francisella tularensis and the human parasite Entamoeba histolytica, vaccines
Email: bjm2r@Virginia.EDU

William Petri, MD
Division Chief, Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Research Interests: Infectious Diseases
International Areas of Interest: Bangladesh, South Asia
Email: wap3g@Virginia.EDU

Eileen Ryan
Section Chief, Community Services and Public Policy; Medical Director of the Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy
Research Interests: Children and adolescents charged with and convicted of serious crimes; Mental illness and violence in juvenile offenders
International Areas of Interest: Traumatic experiences of child refugees (Palestinian children) Traumatic grief in children orphaned by AIDS (Botswana).
Email: er3h@virginia.edu

Michael Scheld, MD
Bayer-Gerald L. Mandell Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine; Director, Pfizer Initiative in International Health
Research Interests: Include molecular mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis, sepsis and septic shock; Global Health
International Areas of Interest: Uganda
Email: wms@virginia.edu

Cirle Warren, MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health
Research Interests: global health, enteric infections, sexually-transmitted diseases
International Areas of Interest: Philippines
Email: ca6t@virginia.edu

Moses Woode, MD
Professor of Medical Education Emeritus
School of Medicine
Research Interests: Medical Education
International Areas of Interest: Ghana
Email: kaw4f@Virginia.EDU