Infectious Diseases Clinician Investigator; Co-Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University in St. Louis
Houston, Texas
Joined November 2010
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Barbara Trautner retweeted
Proud to share that @bwtrautner of @WashUDeptMed is featured in a new @NotreDame video on advances in preventing CAUTIs. Their expertise helps inform this important patient safety work.
Watch via link below >
#WashUMedicine #InfectionPrevention #UTI #CAUTI #IDresearch
Over 1 million patients get catheter-related infections annually.
A $1 adaptation developed at Notre Dame could save thousands of lives each year.
Fans at Notre Dame Stadium just met Professor Ana Flores-Mireles and her team that have developed a simple silicone-oil coating that keeps bacteria and fungi from sticking to the device entirely.
Learn more: go.nd.edu/PreventingInfectio…
Barbara Trautner retweeted
The Department of Medicine spotlights ID co-chief @bwtrautner, MD, PhD in the latest edition of The DOM Insider.
Read about Dr. Trautner, Gerald and Judith Medoff Professor of Infectious Diseases, and her mission to find purpose and build community at #WashUMedicine >
We invite you to read the newest DOM Spotlight Story on Dr. Barbara Trautner, Gerald and Judith Medoff Professor of Infectious Diseases, Co-Chief @WashUMedID and her mission to find purpose and build community here at WashU Medicine.
Link to story > internalmedicine.wustl.edu/f…
ALT As Co-Chief of Infectious Diseases alongside Dr. Jennifer Phillips, Dr. Trautner oversees the clinical side of a division that includes nearly 90 faculty members
Barbara Trautner retweeted
Congratulations to Cristina Vazquez Guillamet, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, @WashUMedID @WashUMedPCCM on her award for a NIH R01 Grant to Improve Early Detection of Hospital-Onset Sepsis.
Learn more > internalmedicine.wustl.edu/c…
ALT Project award, “Graph Neural Networks and Longitudinal Mediation Analysis for Hospital-Onset Sepsis to Improve Early Detection and Uncover Modifiable Risk Factors
It's been an exciting first year at WashU! So many great ID people here
We invite you to read the newest DOM Spotlight Story on Dr. Barbara Trautner, Gerald and Judith Medoff Professor of Infectious Diseases, Co-Chief @WashUMedID and her mission to find purpose and build community here at WashU Medicine.
Link to story > internalmedicine.wustl.edu/f…
ALT As Co-Chief of Infectious Diseases alongside Dr. Jennifer Phillips, Dr. Trautner oversees the clinical side of a division that includes nearly 90 faculty members
Barbara Trautner retweeted
WashU Medicine researchers led by @WashUDeptMedicine Jacco Boon. PhD, report that an experimental bird flu vaccine provides strong immune protection in mice, including in animals previously vaccinated against seasonal flu.
Read about this milestone > infectiousdiseases.wustl.edu…
Barbara Trautner retweeted
The Division of Infectious Diseases welcomes Adam Schafer, MD, PhD, who joins the division as an Assistant Professor.
Dr. Schafer specializes in clinical infectious diseases, intra-abdominal infections, and antibiotic stewardship.
Learn more about Dr. Schafer via the link below >
Please welcome Adam Schafer, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, @WashUMedID
Dr. Schafer's research focuses on the management of complicated intra-abdominal infections, optimization of antimicrobial therapy, and clinical outcomes.
Learn more> internalmedicine.wustl.edu/d…
ALT Welcome Adam Schafer, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine
Barbara Trautner retweeted
Please help us welcome new ID faculty member Douglas Kepko, DO, Assistant Professor of Medicine.
Dr. Kepko also serves as the Medical Director of Infection Prevention for Barnes-Jewish St Peters Hospital and Progress West Hospital.
Learn more about Dr. Kepko via link below >
Welcome Douglas Kepko, DO, Assistant Professor of Medicine @WashUMedID
During fellowship, he focused on infection prevention, joining the medical directors of epidemiology in reviews and completing a quality improvement project on the MRSA HOB.
> internalmedicine.wustl.edu/d…
ALT Welcome Douglas Kepko, DO, Assistant Professor of Medicine
Barbara Trautner retweeted
Congratulations to @PowderlyWilliam, MD on being named the Larry J. Shapiro Distinguished Professor in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences by @BJC_HealthCare through the WashU Bursky School of Public Health.
Learn more via link below >
@WashUDeptMed announces that Dr. William G. Powderly will be named the Larry J. Shapiro Distinguished Professor in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences.
Powderly is currently Director @WUICTS and Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Science.
More> internalmedicine.wustl.edu/w…
ALT William G. Powderly, MD – Larry J. Shapiro Distinguished Professor in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
If you missed it, we are holding these sessions every two weeks. But you need to be WashU faculty to join…see our job postings!
Jacco Boon, PhD, will present at the Collaborative ID Research Meeting on June 2, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. at Northwest Tower, #15122.
Peers offer feedback prior to submission on high-impact manuscripts, grant proposals, and more.
infectiousdiseases.wustl.edu…
Amazing faculty at WashU ID!
Four more @WashUDeptMed faculty are named Fellows of IDSA, joining other distinguished infectious diseases clinicians and scientists from around the world.
Learn how they contribute to the field of ID > infectiousdiseases.wustl.edu…
#WashUMed #IDSA @IDSAInfo #InfectiousDiseases
Super excited about the upcoming visit from @sanjaysaint -which will help us launch our new ID mentoring program!
Visiting speaker Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH, MACP, University of Michigan School of Medicine, will deliver back-to-back Grand Rounds.
6/16 @ 12pm: Infectious Diseases
6/17 @ 12pm: Hospital Medicine
These events are in-person only. Event details > infectiousdiseases.wustl.edu…
Barbara Trautner retweeted
Congratulations to the 58 faculty members honored with 2026 Dean’s Impact Awards. Their transformative work challenges what we know, changes how we care for patients and shapes what comes next. bit.ly/4fpSPOZ
We received such helpful feedback, from different perspectives! Great session, and thanks to Jen Philips for organizing. Supportive environment too.
In the first session of the new Collaborative ID Research Meeting @WashUDeptMed, presenters workshopped a grant proposal resubmission and left with feedback they believe will boost funding odds.
One presenter slot still available for May 19 meeting > infectiousdiseases.wustl.edu…
So to be part of this international study of practice variation in managing CAUTI #ESCMIDglobal2026
Barbara Trautner retweeted
Hear from Luis Parra-Rodriguez, MD, as he shares insights from the 2026 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections.
CME credit is available for this @ids_stl seminar. Fellows welcome free of charge.
More information and registration ›› infectiousdiseases.wustl.edu…
Barbara Trautner retweeted
We’re excited to launch the official LinkedIn page for the WashU Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases. Follow us for updates on research, education, clinical innovations, seminars, opportunities to network, and more.
Find us at >linkedin.com/company/washu-m…
Barbara Trautner retweeted
The @WashUDeptMed Infectious Diseases specialists are part of the esteemed WashU Medicine physician practice recently honored as the best in the nation!
Read more in @washumedicine's post.
Our nation’s leading physicians practice in St. Louis. Delivering research-backed care at 130+ clinics and the region’s top hospitals, WashU Medicine has more top doctors than any other practice in the country. castleconnolly.com/castle-co…
So proud of ID faculty E.P. Barrette for years of dedicating to improving health of persons living with HIV
Congratulations to the 2026 Department of Medicine Dean's Impact Award Recipients, including Division of Infectious Diseases faculty E.P. Barrette, MD, FIDSA, FACP. @WashUDeptMed
Learn more > internalmedicine.wustl.edu/2…
I'm always excited to see greater emphasis on and understanding of implementation science. We need to get our discoveries to the bedside.
Seriously good science AND a cute chicken photo!
Researchers at WashU Med developed a nasal vaccine against the H5N1 avian influenza virus (bird flu). Infectious Diseases faculty Jacco Boon, PhD, is a co-senior author of the study.
More information in >medicine.washu.edu/news/nasa…
