Infectious Diseases Physician
Alfred Health / Monash University, Armadale

Dr Brad Gardiner is a Transplant Infectious Diseases Physician and clinical researcher at Alfred Health/Monash University in Melbourne. His research focuses on predicting and preventing infections in transplant recipients, especially CMV.

Transplant ID Consultant
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

I am an infectious diseases physician with specialized clinical expertise in transplant medicine and antimicrobial stewardship. I completed a fellowship in Transplant Infectious Disease and Antimicrobial Stewardship at Northwestern University, where I managed complex infectious disease cases in immunocompromised patients, particularly lung transplant recipients. This experience gave me hands-on proficiency in diagnosing and treating challenging infections in high-risk populations and in leading antimicrobial stewardship efforts to optimize patient outcomes. Alongside my clinical training, I hold a Master of Medical Sciences in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) from Northwestern University, which strengthens my ability to translate bedside observations into sound clinical questions.

I am actively engaged in the international transplant infectious diseases community, serving as an Ambassador for the Immunocompromised Host Society (ICHS) and as Vice Chair of the CPC-TID-TTS webinar series. Through these roles, I contribute to education, collaboration, and knowledge exchange among clinicians and researchers advancing the care of immunocompromised and transplant patients worldwide.

Infectious Diseases Advanced Trainee Alfred Hospital, Bayside Health, Melbourne,

Kate Drummond, MBBS (Hons), is an Infectious Diseases Advanced Trainee in Australia. Dr Drummond is presenting a case from her second year of training at a transplant center at Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. She is currently in her final year of specialty training at Royal Darwin Hospital in tropical North Australia.

Associate Staff, Transplant Infectious Disease Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University

Professor, Mayo Clinic

Robin Patel is the Elizabeth P. and Robert E. Allen Professor of Individualized Medicine, Director of the Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory, Co-Director of the Clinical Bacteriology Laboratory, Chair of Education in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and former Chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology, at the Mayo Clinic. Professor Patel’s research focuses on understanding the inherent biology of hyperammonemia syndrome, development and evaluation of innovative diagnostics, and antimicrobial resistance. She has over 675 peer-reviewed publications, is supported by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is the Director of the Laboratory Center of the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group of the National Institutes of Health and is a Past President of the American Society for Microbiology.