Division Head
Dr. Anna Wald became the fourth Head of the Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on 2017.
Dr. Anna Wald completed her medical degree at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City and internal medicine residency at Boston, Massachusetts. Subsequently, she worked at the AIDS Clinical Trial Unit at University of Washington in Seattle enrolling participants into studies of experimental HIV therapy. In 1994, she completed fellowship in Infectious Diseases, working primarily in clinical virology, as well as an MPH in Epidemiology, and was appointed as junior faculty in the Division.
The focus of her research has been on herpes simplex virus infections, with an emphasis on natural history and development of novel antivirals and candidate vaccines. Dr. Wald directs the UW Virology Research Clinic, a clinic that is dedicated to the study of viral infections. In the last several years, COVID-19 studies have become an important component of her research portfolio, as her research clinic was selected to join the Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Consortium as a Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit. Currently, her group continues to be involved in SARS -CoV-2 vaccine efforts.
Teaching and mentoring has been a prominent part of her academic career. She developed and taught a course on vaccines at the School of Public Health, and has served as the chair of MPH committee for >30 trainees. She was the recipient of K24 Mentor Award from NIAID for 2 cycles.
Dr. Wald has a joint appointment with Department of Epidemiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, and Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Division at Fred Hutch Cancer Center. She cares for patients at Harborview Medical Center and at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
Section Heads
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Interim Head, Allergy Section
Associate Scientist, Benaroya Research Institute
Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Head, Infectious Diseases Sciences Program, Vaccine & Infectious Diseases Division (VIDD)
Head, Infectious Disease Consulting Service, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
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Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Chief of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center
Vice Chair, Department of Medicine
Section Chief, Infectious Diseases, Harborview Medical Center
Director, HMC Madison Clinic
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Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Adjunct Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology
Director, Solid Organ Transplant Infectious Disease Program
Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Director, UWMC Antimocrobial Stewardship Program
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Section Chief, VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Allergy & Immunology Fellowship Directors
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Director, Allergy and Immunology Training Program
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Associate Director, Allergy and Immunology Training Program
Global and Rural Health Fellowship Director
Laura Romcevich, MD
Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine
Director, Global & Rural Health Fellowship Training Program, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases Fellowship Directors
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Attending Physician, Harborview Medical Center
Medical Director, MAX Clinic
Editor and Host, National STD Potcast
Christine M. Johnston, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Associate Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training Program
Associate Medical Director, UW Virology Research Clinic
Research Affiliate, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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