Amy Mathers, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology
Associate Director of Clinical Microbiology
Medical Director Antimicrobial Stewardship

Education:

Medical School: Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, 1998-2002, MD   

Residency: Internal Medicine, Maine Medical Center 2002-2005

Chief Resident: Internal Medicine, University of Vermont School of Medicine, 2005-2006

Infectious Diseases Fellowship: University of Virginia School of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases & International Health, 2006-2009

Clinical:

Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
Antimicrobial stewardship
Inpatient Infectious Diseases

 Research:

 Use of whole genome sequencing to explore the molecular epidemiology of mobile genetic elements associated with genes of drug resistance.

 Clinical microbiology detection of carbapenem resistance.

 Use of rapid diagnostics to inform antibiotic stewardship practice.