Dr. Diana Alame

Biography

Diana Alame is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology at Duke University. She is a clinical pathologist and medical microbiologist with a focus on bacteriology and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Her work emphasizes the clinical impact of implementing novel diagnostic algorithms and rapid modalities. She aims to utilize decision support tools to enhance the interpretive results and test utilization in clinical labs. Diana believes that clinical laboratories serve as essential components in optimizing individual patient care and broader medical initiatives. Her educational background includes an M.B.E. from Harvard Medical School and an M.D. from the University of Illinois, with further training in Medical Microbiology and Clinical Pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Her research interests involve studying the role of C. difficile colonization in disease risk and she has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health for this work.

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