Elisa H. Ignatius, MD, MSc is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Pharmacology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Program Director for the Johns Hopkins Center for Nontuberculous Mycobacteria and Bronchiectasis. Dr. Ignatius received an undergraduate degree from Columbia University, a Doctor of Medicine from Emory University, and a Masters of Science from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine training at Emory University, followed by post-doctoral fellowships in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Pharmacology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She has extensive experience in the care of patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections, as well as tuberculosis, bronchiectasis, HIV, and other infectious diseases. She is a member of the Tuberculosis Transformative Science Group with the AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) and serves as protocol pharmacologist on several trials. Her research interests focus on treatment optimization strategies for mycobacterial infections (NTM and TB), including regimens of novel and standard drugs.
Conflict of Interest: Has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report.