Biographical summary
Dr. Vergidis is an Infectious Disease specialist with expertise in infections in the immunocompromised host. He trained in Infectious Diseases at Boston University Medical Center and Transplant Infectious Diseases at Mayo Clinic. In 2012, Dr. Vergidis joined the Transplant Infectious Disease Team at the University of Pittsburgh. In 2016, he moved to the United Kingdom to join the National Aspergillosis Center at the University of Manchester. He returned to the Mayo Clinic in 2019. He is the Focus Group Chair of the Hematology-Oncology Infectious Disease Service. He has directed the COVID-19 Service. He is the co-lead for the Program on COVID-19 Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for immunosuppressed individuals. He is the Ambulatory Antimicrobial Stewardship Lead and the Antimicrobial Stewardship Education Chair. Dr. Vergidis is the site principal investigator for clinical trials on novel antifungal and antiviral medications. He is participating in national and international registries on fungal infections.
Conditions treated
Mayo Clinic locations
Rochester, Minnesota
Education
- 2016
MSc - Clinical Research (Translational Science Track)University of Pittsburgh
- 2012
Post-doctoral Fellowship - ResearchMayo Clinic, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Division of Clinical Microbiology
- 2010
Fellowship - Transplant Infectious DiseaseMayo Clinic Department of Medicine
- 2009
Fellowship - Infectious DiseaseBoston University Medical Center, Department of Medicine
- 2007
Resident - Internal Medicine, Department of MedicineSt. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Tufts University, Department of Medicine
- 2000
MDUniversity of Patras
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2009
Infectious DiseaseAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
- 2007
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
Awards and honors
- 2021
Award for the Center for Individualized Medicine Candida albicans ProjectCenter for Individualized Medicine
- 2021
Department of Medicine, Catalyst for Advancing in Academics AwardMayo Clinic
- 2021
COVID-19 Team Excellence AwardMayo Clinic
- 2015
Education and Research Foundation Medical Scholars Program (Mentor)Infectious Disease Society of America
- 2015
Institute for Clinical Research, Outstanding Grant Proposal AwardUniversity of Pittsburgh
- 2014
Clinical Characteristics and Molecular Pathogenesis of Intra-Abdominal Candidiasis (KL2TR000146-09)NIH KL2 Program
- 2012
IDWeek 2012, ID Fellow's GrantInfectious Disease Society of America
- 2011
49th Annual IDSA Meeting Fellows’ GrantInfectious Disease Society of America
- 2011
51st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) Infectious Diseases Fellows’ GrantAmerican Society for Microbiology
- 2010
48th Annual IDSA Meeting Fellows’ GrantInfectious Disease Society of America
- 2010
50th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) Infectious Diseases Fellows’ GrantAmerican Society for Microbiology
- 2009
Kass Award for Excellence in Clinical Care Massachusetts Infectious Diseases Society
- 2008
Jonathan Freeman Scholarship for Scholarly Activity in Hospital EpidemiologySociety for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
- 2000
Medical School Award for Academic AchievementUniversity of Patras School of Medicine
Professional memberships
- 2022
Work-group MemberMaintenance of Certification (MOC) Module Panel, Infectious Disease Society of America
- 2022 - present
Hematology-Oncology ID Focus Group ChairMayo Clinic Rochester
- 2021 - 2022
Abstract Review Committee, Category Co-ChairAmerican Transplant Congress
- 2021 - present
Working Group MemberAmerican Society for Transplantation, Infectious Diseases Community of Practice
- 2021 - present
Working Group MemberFungal Diagnostics Laboratory Consortium
- 2020 - present
MemberMayo Clinic Enterprise Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (EASP)
- 2020 - present
Ambulatory Antimicrobial Stewarsdship LeadMayo Clinic
- 2019 - present
MemberMycoses Study Group Education & Research Consortium
- 2019 - 2021
Member, Education CommitteeInfectious Diseases Education Committee
- 2019 - present
Member, Research CommitteeInfectious Diseases Research Committee
- 2010 - 2011
MemberAmerican Academy of HIV Medicine
- 2010 - present
MemberAmerican Society of Transplantation
- 2010 - present
MemberAmerican Society for Microbiology
- 2009 - 2012
Member, Research CommitteeInfectious Diseases Research Committee
- 2009 - 2010
Fellows RepresentativeMayo Fellows Association
- 2008 - 2009
Infection Prevention and Control Committee, MemberBoston University Medical Center
- 2008 - 2009
Section RepresentativeBoston University Medical Center
- 2007 - 2010
MemberMassachusetts Infectious Disease Society
- 2007 - 2010
MemberHIV Medical Association
- 2007 - present
MemberInfectious Disease Society of America
- 2006 - 2012
MemberAmerican Medical Association
- 2005 - 2012
MemberAmerican College of Physicians
- 2004 - 2010
MemberMassachusetts Medical Society