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Infectious Disease Team

AU Faculty

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Gina Askar, MD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Assistant Program Director

gaskar@augusta.edu

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Daniel Anderson, PharmD

  • Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist

danderson3@augusta.edu

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Andrew W. Chao, MD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Fellowship Program Director

achao@augusta.edu

Joshua Eudy, PharmD

  • Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist

jeudy@augusta.edu

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Caroline Hamilton, PA-C, MPH

  • Antibiotic Stewardship Coordinator
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Ashley Huggett, DO

  • Assistant Professor
  • Assistant Program Director

ashuggett@augusta.edu

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Rodger D. MacArthur, MD

  • Professor

rmacarthur@augusta.edu

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Cheryl L. Newman, MD

  • Professor

cnewman@augusta.edu

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Jonell Poe, PA-C

  • Clinical Assistant Professor

jpoe@augusta.edu

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Arni Rao, PhD

  • Professor
  • Director, Laboratory for Theory & Mathematical Modeling

aarao@augusta.edu

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Stuart Thompson, PhD

  • Professor

stthompson@augusta.edu

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Jose Vazquez, MD

  • Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
  • Professor

jvazquez@augusta.edu

VA Faculty

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Stephanie Baer, MD

  • Associate Professor
  • Chief of Epidemiology

stephanie.baer@va.gov

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Peter Skidmore, MD

  • Chief, Infectious Diseases Service

peter.skidmore@va.gov

Research Staff

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Marti Farrough, RN

  • Research Nurse Manager

mfarrough@augusta.edu

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Lea Lance, MBA, BS

  • Research Associate

llance@augusta.edu

Aprile Osborn, MSN, RN

  • Research Nurse Manager

aosborn@augusta.edu

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Angela Stroman, MSN, RN

  • Research Nurse Clinician

angstroman@augusta.edu

Administrative Staff

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Melanie Johnson

  • Offfice Specialist

706-721-6869

mejohnson4@augusta.edu

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Annabelle Shepherd

  • Fellowship Program Coordinator

706-721-1244

anshepherd@augusta.edu

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