Personnel

The following individuals assist in teaching the fellows laboratory-based or clinical research skills:

Andrew Berti, Pharm.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice.  Dr. Berti's expertise is in microbiologic and genetic analysis of antibiotic resistance bacterial strains.  Dr. Berti has expertise in both phenotypic and genotypic assessment of bacterial resistance as well as pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic model experience.

Sorabh Dhar, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Wayne State University, Director for Antimicrobial Stewardship, Detroit Medical Center.  Dr. Dhar's interests are in the epidemiologic assessment of infection and patient outcome especially as it relates to antimicrobial resistance.

Teena Chopra, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Director for Infection Control and Epidemiology, Detroit Medical Center. Dr. Chopra's interest and research focus is antimicrobial stewardship especially as it relates to long term nursing facilities.

Susan Davis, Pharm.D., Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Clinical Specialist, ID-Outcomes Henry Ford Hospital. Assists in training of fellows in patient outcome statistical analysis.

Hossein Salmnia, Ph.D., Director of Microbiology, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit Receiving Hospital. Dr. Salimnia is currently collaborating with us on some in-vitro susceptibility studies. He has provided support from his laboratory on several clinical and in-vitro projects. Dr. Salimnia is available to myself and my fellows for consultation.

Paul Kilgore, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice. Paul is an experienced epidemiologist who specializes in Infectious Diseases.  Paul joined us in September 2011. Paul was previously the Senior Scientist at the International Vaccine Institute in Seoul Korea.  He was also an adjunct Professor for Graduate Studies at the School of Public Health at Seoul National University. Paul is interested in the outcome assessment of patients with infectious diseases in the community.

Other available liaisons: Steve Firestine, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences; expertise in anti-infective medicinal chemistry and Arun Iyer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences; expertise in drug delivery enhancement.