Miguel A. Chavez, MD, MSc is an Instructor in Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine and works primarily on the bone marrow transplant service as a hospitalist. He is trained in Infectious Diseases and has an interest in infections in immunocompromised patients and antimicrobial stewardship. He has implemented guidelines for antimicrobial and diagnostic stewardship within the bone marrow transplant services. Dr. Chavez has contributed to multiple clinical research publications within the realm of infectious diseases. He participates with the Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Prevention Committee as well as the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program from Barnes Jewish Hospital. He also has an interest in medical education and is the educational coordinator for the infectious diseases’ curriculum of the internal medicine residency program.
Education
- Medical Degree: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia School of Medicine, Lima, Peru. (2013)
- Master of Science in Research and Epidemiology, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia School of Medicine, Lima, Peru (2014)
- Residency, Internal Medicine: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX. (2019)
- Infectious Diseases Fellowship, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO (2021)
Clinical Interests
Hospital medicine, inpatient care, patient safety