Who We Are

Our Members

Members of the MSGERC are dedicated doctors, scientists, and researchers specializing in the field of invasive fungal infection and disease. Hailing from across the globe, our primary goal is to champion evidence-based diagnoses, prevention, treatment, and management of invasive fungal infections through advocacy, education, research, and scholarship. 

Board of Directors

The MSGERC is governed by an international Board of Directors. Elections are held annually.  The Board, Executive Director, and MSGERC headquarters office work together to direct the association's activities.   More information is available in the MSGERC Board Job Descriptions.

2018 - 2021 MSGERC Board of Directors

President John Perfect, MD Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina, USA	President Elect Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA Professor of Medicine McGovern Medical School Houston, Texas, USA
Immediate Past President Peter Pappas, MD Professor University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama, USA	Secretary Dimitrios Kontoyiannis, MD Professor for Cancer Research MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, Texas, USA
Treasurer Marisa Miceli, MD Associate Professor University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA	Member at Large Barbara Alexander, MD, MHS Professor Duke University Durham, North Carolina, USA
Member at Large Sharon Chen, MD, PhD Director Westmead Hospital Sydney, NSW, Australia	Member at Large Oliver Cornely, MD Professor University Hospital of Cologne Cologne, Germany
Member at Large Bart-Jan Kullberg, MD, PhD, FRCP, FIDSA Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases Radboud University Nijmegen Nijmegen, The Netherlands	Member at Large Tom Patterson, MD Professor and Chief, Infectious Diseases University of Texas HSC San Antonio San Antonio, Texas, USA
Member at Large Joe Vazquez, MD, FACP, FIDSA Chief, Infectious Diseases Medical College of Georgia/Augusta University Augusta, Georgia	Member at Large      George Thompson, MD       Associate Professor of  Clinical Medicine       University of California Davis       Sacramento, California, USA 2018

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