Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI, United States
Dr. Alex Lepak is an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases. He is an active physician, educator, and research investigator. His research pursuits are in performing and translating antimicrobial pharmacodynamic (PD) studies (both in vivo animal models and patient level data) to optimize therapy against numerous pathogens. Specifically, this research has included medically important fungal and bacterial pathogens, including those that are difficult to treat and/or have drug resistance determinants. An additional area of active study is antimicrobial drug development using in vivo animal models. In collaboration with Dr. Andes, their lab has evaluated hundreds of pre-clinical and clinical compounds, and they are internationally recognized for drug development and drug optimization via PK/PD approaches. Clinically, Dr. Lepak provides inpatient and outpatient infectious diseases consultation at UW Health and the Madison VA Hospital. He is director of antimicrobial stewardship at UWHealth. He leads quality improvement and research projects focused on improving antimicrobial and diagnostic test utilization. His clinical and research accomplishemnts have lead to recognition as an editorial board member for ASM’s Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy and as a Fellow of IDSA (FIDSA). Additional recognition of his leadership and expertise include national and international invitations to provide guidance for numerous groups including: USCAST, CLSI, GARDP-REVIVE, ICAAC, ECCMID, ASM, IDSA, and the US FDA. You can follow him on Twitter at @a_lepak.
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Thursday, October 12, 2023
1:45 PM – 3:00 PM US ET