William A. Fischer II, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of Emerging Pathogens Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases
Areas of Interest
Severe Viral Infections and Emerging Infectious Diseases Severe acute viral infections are one of the world’s most common causes of hospitalization and mortality with worse outcomes disproportionately affecting resource-limited regions. In the past 15 years we have witnessed the emergence or re-emergence of several viral pathogens that threaten global public health including SARS, MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2, Ebola virus, Lassa virus, and Human Monkeypox Virus. The focus of our group is to better understand the pathogenesis and persistence of these viruses, evaluate novel therapeutic interventions to improve mortality, and to increase access to diagnostics, vaccinations and therapeutics for these pathogens globally.
About
Severe acute viral infections are one of the world’s most common causes of hospitalization and mortality with worse outcomes disproportionately affecting resource constrained countries. In the past 15 years we have witnessed the emergence or re-emergence of several viral pathogens that threaten global public health including SARS, pandemic H1N1 Influenza, MERS-CoV, and most recently Ebola. The focus of our group is to better understand host factors that underly susceptibility to severe viral infections, evaluate novel therapeutic interventions to improve mortality from severe viral infections, and to operationalize these interventions in resource constrained settings.
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BS
Bates College
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MD
The University of North Carolina School of Medicine
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Residency
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Fellowship
The Johns Hopkins Hospital