Professor of Medicine and Pathology
University of Virginia
Dr. Amy Mathers MD, ABMM is a Professor of Medicine and Pathology at the University of Virginia in the School of Medicine. She is former Clinical Director of the Adult Antimicrobial Stewardship Program and is Associate Director of Clinical Microbiology for the University of Virginia Health System. Her research focuses on applications of whole genome sequencing to understand mobilization of genes of resistance in gram negative bacteria in patients and the hospital environment. Additionally, she is actively involved in understanding the detection of antimicrobial resistance in the clinical laboratory and its translation into optimized prescribing.