George A. Pankey, MD is Director of Infectious Disease Research at Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is also Clinical Professor of Medicine at Tulane University in New Orleans. Dr. Pankey created the Section of Infectious Diseases and the Infectious Disease Fellowship Training Program at Oschner Health. He served as Head and Program Director, respectively, of these programs for more than 20 years. Dr. Pankey has authored or co-authored 5 books, 30 book chapters, and more than 160 peer-reviewed journal articles. Of special interest to him are the areas of antimicrobial therapy and resistance. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Infectious Disease News. He received the Clinician Award of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and Mastership in the American College of Physicians.