Infectious Diseases

To schedule an appointment, call 713.798.2900.
For more information, visit the Infectious Diseases website at: http://www.bcm.edu/medicine/infectious

The section of Infectious Diseases, a part of the department of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, offers inpatient and outpatient consultative services in all aspects of infectious diseases. Our award-winning faculty provides excellent patient care, trains the next generation of infectious disease specialists, conducts research that advances our knowledge of infectious diseases, and translates that knowledge to clinical care.

We see patients referred from all over the world with all types of infections, including inpatient consultations for those with severe infections related to complications from other diseases or surgical procedures, and outpatients with infections that are difficult to diagnose and treat.

We deliver excellent care through state-of-the-art treatments and a heartfelt compassion for each individual we treat. Through our computerized medical record system, we can instantly communicate with other specialists involved with each patient, improving collaboration and the quality of care delivered. We also offer an onsite infusion center, making intravenous antibiotic therapy easy and convenient for our patients.


Our Services

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Our infectious diseases physicians have special interest and expertise in treating:

Our Physicians

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David J. Tweardy, MD , is the interim chair of the department of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, chief of the section of Infectious Diseases, and a professor in the department of Medicine. He is board certified in internal medicine and infections diseases. Following undergraduate studies at Princeton University, Dr. Tweardy earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School, Boston. He completed an internship and residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in infectious diseases at Case Western Reserve University Hospitals of Cleveland, OH, where he was chief medicine resident. He also served as a research associate in infectious diseases at Case Western Reserve University, and as an associate scientist at The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia. Dr. Tweardy's clinical research interests include the impact of trauma and shock on host susceptibility to hospital-acquired infections and the role of the inflammatory response in infection.

Sarah E. Allen, MD, associate professor of Medicine, is board certified in internal medicine and subspecialty certified in infectious diseases. Dr. Allen earned her medical degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Kentucky, followed by an internship in internal medicine at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. She completed her residency in internal medicine and fellowship in infectious diseases at the University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, NM. Dr. Allen's areas of interest include adult cystic fibrosis, HIV, drug resistant bacterial infections and osteomyelitis.

William P. Goins II, MD, MPH, is an assistant professor of Medicine in the section of Infectious Diseases at Baylor College of Medicine. He earned a medical degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans and a master’s degree in public health from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, TN. His training includes an internship in internal medicine at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center in Salt Lake City, a residency in internal medicine at Carraway Methodist Medical Center in Birmingham, AL and a clinical fellowship in infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Dr. Goins specializes in hospital epidemiology and vaccination of healthcare workers.

Mark Parta, MD, is an assistant professor of Medicine in the section of Infectious Diseases at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Parta earned a medical degree and a master’s degree in public health and tropical medicine from Tulane University in New Orleans, LA. He trained in internal medicine at New York University/Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City. Dr. Parta completed his clinical fellowship in infectious diseases at the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Bethesda, MD, with research in molecular mycology and time as a research associate in the biochemical virology section of the Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology. A board-certified physician, Dr. Parta specializes in infections in immunocompromised patients. He has taught HIV medicine in China, and participated in HIV and tuberculosis research in Africa. Dr. Parta was also an attending physician in the infectious diseases consultation service of the Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health. During his tenure with the center, Dr. Parta treated patients with infectious complications of diverse cancers, hematological diseases and other immunodeficiencies.

Hours of Operation

By appointment

Appointments

To schedule an appointment, call 713.798.2900.

For More Information

Visit the infectious diseases website: http://www.bcm.edu/medicine/infectious

Location

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Infectious Diseases
Baylor Clinic
6620 Main St.
13th Floor, Suite 1375
Houston, Texas 77030

My nurse was very nice and a great comfort during a difficult time. I appreciated her words of encouragement and her genuine concern for me. All of the office staff was helpful and treated patients with respect. How wonderful the health care industry would be if everyone was like your staff - especially during a very dark hour of my life.