Faculty

Anna Wald

Professor, Epidemiology
Professor, Medicine - Allergy and Infectious Dis.
Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

206-520-4340

Education

MD Medicine, Mt Sinai School of Medicine, 1985
MPH Epidemiology, University of Washington, 1994
BA Comparative Religion, Wesleyan University, 1979

Contact

206-520-4340

University of Washington
Box 359928
325 9th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104

Research Areas

Research Interests

Dr. Wald's current research centers on the epidemiology and natural history of chronic viral infections in immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. She is also working on clinical trials of antiviral therapeutics and prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines for viral pathogens. Other ongoing studies address the interaction between sexually transmitted infections and microbiome.

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Herpes-Reply.
(2024 Dec 30)
JAMA
Johnston C, Wald A
Identification of potent HSV antivirals using 3D bioprinted human skin equivalents.
(2024 Dec 9)
bioRxiv
Ellison ST, Hayman I, Derr K, Derr P, Frebert S, Itkin Z, Shen M, Jones A, Olson W, Corey L, Wald A, Johnston C, Fong Y, Ferrer M, Zhu J
Genital Herpes: Key Issues for the Next 50 Years.
(2024 Sep 1)
Sex Transm Dis 51(9): 580-581
Wald A, Johnston C
Genital Herpes.
(2024 Sep 10)
JAMA 332(10): 835-836
Johnston C, Wald A
Evaluation of oral herpes simplex virus shedding among solid organ transplant recipients: A pilot study.
(2024 Aug)
Transpl Infect Dis 26(4): e14335
Fischer MD, Green ML, Selke S, Limaye AP, Wald A, Boeckh MJ, Phipps AI, Pergam SA, Johnston C
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