Justin Hayes, MD, MPH

Associate Clinical Professor, Medicine
Co-Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program

Dr. Hayes’s research and projects primarily focus on optimizing antimicrobial usage and limiting unnecessary diagnostic testing. He is also interested in interventions to optimize the management of bloodstream infections. He represents Banner University Medical Center/University of Arizona College of Medicine as a principal investigator on the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Research Network, an international consortium of greater than 100 hospitals collaborating on multi-center research projects to advance the science of antimicrobial stewardship and healthcare epidemiology. In addition, Dr. Hayes is an active member of the Mycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortium and participates in MSG-sponsored clinical trials (currently an investigator for MSG-15: Suba-itraconazole versus conventional itraconazole in the treatment of endemic mycoses: a multi-center, open-label, randomized comparative trial).

Degree(s)

  • MD: Tulane University, New Orleans, 2013
Residency
Louisiana State University, Internal Medicine, 2013-2016
Fellowship
University of Alabama, Birmingham, Infectious Diseases, 2016-2018
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, 2016
American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease, 2018
Honors and Awards
Travel Award, ID Week, 2017
Travel Award, American Society of Transplantation Fellows Symposium, 2017
Research Interests

 optimization of the diagnosis and management of invasive fungal infections, such as candidemia and endemic mycoses