Infectious Diseases

Section
Section Head - Infectious Diseases	Dr. Kelly MacDonald
Postgraduate Program Director - Infectious Diseases	Dr. Evelyn Lo
Program Secretary - Infectious Diseases	Sheila Ang
Program Administrator - Infectious Diseases	Cidalia Hodnett

The Section of Infectious Diseases runs the Infectious Diseases Subspecialty Education Program. The section has 8 GFT and 7 non-GFT physicians and 1 PhD researchers.

The Section of Infectious Diseases of the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba focuses on patient care, educational, basic and clinical research activities. Adult Infectious Diseases specialists provide inpatient and outpatient care consultation primarily at Health Sciences Centre and Saint Boniface Hospital. ID specialists also oversee the Community IV Antibiotic Clinics as well as other hospitals in Winnipeg, throughout Manitoba, Northern Ontario and Nunavut. Research areas of active interest in the Section of Infectious Diseases include: HIV/AIDS vaccine design epidemiology and pathogenesis, with a global health focus; Nosocomial infections; Antibacterial resistance; Urinary tract infections; Emerging infectious diseases, and Indigenous health and community based HIV prevention.

The Subspecialty Training Program in the Infectious Diseases at the University of Manitoba offers a two year training period. The fellowship program usually admits 1 to 2 fellows per year who train closely with Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellows and Medical Microbiology Residents. Opportunities for joint training in Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology are available.

Section Members

Full Name	Last Name	Rank	ApptType	Phone(s)
Brenda Desrosiers	Desrosiers			204-787-4826 (fax) 204-787-7029 (office)
Cidalia Hodnett	Hodnett	N/A		204-975-7746 (fax) 204-480-1326 (office)
Dr. Allan Ronald	Ronald	Emeritus Professor	NIL	204-233-7125 (fax) 204-237-2948 (office)
Dr. Andrew Walkty	Walkty	Assistant Professor	GFT	204-787-4696 (fax) 204-787-1161 (office)
Dr. Bruce Light	Light	Professor	GFT
Dr. Catherine Smith	Smith	Assistant Professor	GFT	204-233-0086 (fax) 204-938-5417 (office)
Dr. Evelyn Lo	Lo	Assistant Professor	GFT	204-233-7125 (fax) 204-237-2948 (office)
Dr. Fred Y. Aoki	Aoki	Professor	Clinical Contract & NIL	204-789-3926 (fax) 204-977-5681 (office)
Dr. Greg Hammond	Hammond	Professor	Clinical Contract & NIL
Dr. John Embil	Embil	Professor	GFT	204-787-4654 (office)
Dr. Kelly MacDonald	MacDonald	Professor	GFT	204-789-3926 (fax) 204-977-5681 (office)
Dr. Lauren MacKenzie	MacKenzie	Assistant Professor	NIL
Dr. Linda Larcombe	Larcombe	Associate Professor	UMFA
Dr. Lindsay Nicolle	Nicolle	Emeritus Professor	NIL	204-787-4826 (fax) 204-787-7029 (office)
Dr. Marissa Becker	Becker	Associate Professor	Clinical Contract	204-787-3893 (Clinic Fax) 204-787-2287 (Clinic Phone Number)
Dr. Pam Orr	Orr	Professor	GFT	204-787-4826 (fax) 204-787-7029 (office)
Dr. Terence Wuerz	Wuerz	Assistant Professor	Clinical Contract & NIL
Dr. Yoav Keynan	Keynan	Assistant Professor	GFT	204-787-3893 (clinic fax) 204-789-3926 (fax) 204-977-5681 (office)
Kim Armitt	Armitt			204-787-1406 (fax) 204-787-2254 (office)
Monica Preteau	Gabidon			204-233-7125 (fax) 204-237-2948 (office)
Sheila Ang	Ang			204-789-3926 (fax) 204-977-5681 (office)

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