Infectious Diseases – Overview

The Division of Infectious Diseases was established in 1966 at the Brown Medical School. It provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient infectious disease care at Rhode Island Hospital, The Miriam Hospital , Newport Hospital, Veterans Administration Medical Center, and Women and Infants Hospital. The mission of the Division is to provide state of the art care for all patients with any type of infectious disease, to teach and mentor medical students, house officers and fellows in the art and science of infectious diseases, and to pursue clinical and basic research that investigates the manifestations and treatment of infectious diseases. The Interim Division Director is Curt G. Beckwith, MD, FACP, FIDSA.

The Division has a number of areas of expertise including Bacteriology, Global Health, HIV/AIDS, Infection Control, Virology, Mycology, and Antimicrobial Stewardship. The Division is active in clinical, translational, and basic science research with over 15 million dollars in annual external funding. The Division hosts a two-year clinical fellowship in infectious diseases, a one-year Advanced Fellowship in HIV Medicine, and an NIH funded T32 fellowship in clinical research on infections related to substance use. Members of the Division are active teachers within the Brown University Department of Medicine and work closely with Brown programs, including the Brown Global Health Initiative.