Dr. Nasia Safdar is the Dr. Dennis G. Maki-endowed faculty fellow in the Division of Infectious Disease within the Department of Medicine and the associate dean for clinical trials at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. She also holds affiliate appointments in the Department of Medicine’s Division of Geriatrics, the Department of Population Health, and the UW College of Engineering’s Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. She received a President’s Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in 2017. She received the John Q. Sherman Award for Excellence in Patient Engagement in 2014. She is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of the Society of Internal General Medicine among other professional memberships. In 2021, she became an invited fellow of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and an American Society for Microbiology Distinguished Lecturer in 2023. Dr. Safdar’s clinical
focus is on healthcare-associated infections, particularly in the acute care setting.
