INFECTIOUS DISEASES Environmental Infectious Diseases

Environmental infectious diseases include studying and treating infections caused by pathogens in the air, soil, and water or diseases transmitted by insects, ticks, mites, fleas, or animals to humans. These infections may have viral, bacterial, fungal, or parasitic causes. Our experts in environmental infectious diseases are committed to investigating and treating these infections wherever they occur.

In the News

Infectious Disease Researchers

  • Paul G. Auwaerter, MD MBA

    • Clinical Director, Division of Infectious Diseases
    • Professor of Medicine

    Research Interests: Point of Care Information Technology, Tick borne diseases

  • Bob Bollinger, MD

    • Raj and Kamla Gupta Professor of Infectious Diseases
    • Professor of Medicine

    Research Interests: <p>Global health workforce education and capacity building; identifying biological and behavioral risk factors for HIV and TB transmission; characterizing the clinical progression and treatment of HIV and related infections; development/evaluation of novel point-of-care diagnostics and implementation of research projects to optimize healthcare capacity and delivery in resource-limited settings.</p>

  • Noreen A Hynes, MD MPH

    • Director, Geographic Medicine Center of the Division of Infectious Diseases
    • Associate Professor of Medicine

    Research Interests: epidemiology and control of tropical diseases, Vaccine preventable diseases

  • Maryam Keshtkar Jahromi, MD MPH

    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Research Publications

  • Michael Melia, MD

    • Vice Chair for Education, Department of Medicine
    • Associate Professor of Medicine

    Research Interests: <p>medical education, coaching in medicine</p>

Clinical Trials

Learn more about Environmental Infectious Diseases clinical trials underway at Johns Hopkins.

Outpatient Care Locations

Johns Hopkins Hospital – Bartlett Specialty Practice

1717 E. Monument St
Park Building
Baltimore, MD 21287 
Hours:  Monday - Friday 8 AM-5 PM 
Schedule an Appointment: 443-997-0334

John G. Bartlett Clinic Plaque

Johns Hopkins Healthcare and Surgery Center – Green Spring Station, Lutherville

10751 Falls Rd
Falls Concourse
Ste 412 
Lutherville, MD 21093
Hours:  Monday -Thursday 8 AM-5 PM, Fridays 8 AM-12 PM 
Schedule an Appointment: 443-997-0334

Exterior view of Falls Concourse building.

Bayview Infectious Diseases (Blue Canopy)

Bayview Campus, Blue Canopy
4940 Eastern Avenue
Level 1, Clinic 6
Baltimore, Maryland, 21224
Schedule an Appointment: 443-997-0334

Bayview medical offices

Travel and Tropical Medicine Clinics

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
615 North Wolfe Street
Room WB031 (Basement Level)
Baltimore, MD 21205
Contact: travelmedicine@jhmi.edu

Front facade of the Bloomberg School of Public Health

Support Our Work

The Fisher Center Clinical Research & Education Fund is dedicated to the clinical research of infectious diseases associated with the environment through air, water, soil, built environments, or vector-borne transmission. You can support this work by selecting the Fisher Center Clinical Research & Education Fund in the dropdown menu of Johns Hopkins Medicine's secure giving portal