Ilan Schwartz, M.D. | Infectious Diseases Grand Rounds

About this event

"Emerging Treatment Options for Invasive Fungal Infections"

Speaker:

Ilan Schwartz, M.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine

Division of Infectious Diseases

Duke University

About Ilan Schwartz:

Dr. Schwartz holds a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Winnepeg. He received his medical degree from the University of Manitoba and completed internal medicine residency training at Queen's Univeristy. He then obtained fellowship training in infectious diseases at the University of Manitoba, and earned a doctorate at the University of Antwerp.

His clinical and research interests center on invasive fungal infections, particularly diseases caused by Histoplasma, Blastomyces , and other pathogenic fungi. His clinical work includes caring for immunocompromised patients, including transplant recipients, who are at increased risk for severe and disseminated fungal disease. His research seeks to improve the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of these infections, which can be particularly difficult to manage because available antifungal therapies can cause significant side effects and interact with medications used to treat other serious conditions.