William Michael Scheld MD, FIDSA

Dr. Scheld is the Bayer-Gerald L. Mandell Professor of Infectious Diseases, a professor of medicine, and a clinical professor of neurosurgery at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, where he has also served as the director of the Pfizer Initiative in International Health. He has contributed more than 230 peer-reviewed publications to the literature has edited more than 15 books, including Infections of the Central Nervous System, considered a gold standard in the field, and has served on the editorial boards of several journals.

Michael Scheld is an accomplished scientist and scholar whose research has greatly expanded our knowledge of serious life-threatening infections including infective endocarditis, bacterial meningitis, and sepsis. Over his 40 years as an investigator and educator, Dr. Scheld drove forward our understanding of the pathophysiology of these infections through his exceptional work using molecular tools and animal models. The recipient of more than 100 research grants over his career, his impact has extended from the bench to the bedside, influencing recommendations for treatment.