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William Petri, MD

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Wade Hampton Frost Professor of Medicine and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Medicine · University of Virginia School of Medicine

ORCID↗NPI↗
Region🇺🇸 Charlottesville, VA · Southeast · United StatesSpecialtyInfectious DiseaseFocusAmoebic Infections and Treatments+4
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William Petri is Wade Hampton Frost Professor of Medicine and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Medicine at University of Virginia School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 694 publications with 47,713 citations (h-index 102); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 8 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 1% of Infectious Disease profiles in the findmyKOL directory.

Data verified 14 Aug 2026

Overview

Updated 27 Aug 2026

William A. Petri, Jr., MD, is Wade Hampton Frost Professor of Medicine and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Medicine at University of Virginia School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases & International Health, Charlottesville, VA. The public record shows 694 publications with 47,713 citations (h-index 102), centered on Amoebic Infections and Treatments, Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics, Child Nutrition and Water Access. It also documents an investigator role on 8 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 5 companies, 23 NIH-funded awards (1989–2026).

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · bioRxiv
  • Top research focus: Amoebic Infections and Treatments
  • 8 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
  • Open Payments reporting from 5 companies

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Pica2 trialsDiarrhea1 trialPoliomyelitis1 trialMyelitis1 trialAmebiasis1 trialCOVID-191 trialTuberculosis

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Amoebic Infections and TreatmentsParasitic Infections and DiagnosticsChild Nutrition and Water AccessDiagnosis and treatment of tuberculosisViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

Drugs & molecules

across trials, industry payments and publications
Zerbaxageneric · Ceftolozane / tazobactamClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCClinical trials—Industry payments5University of VirginiaClinical trials5Industry payments—TechLab, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments3
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Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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694publications

Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 44 in PubMed.

47,713citations

Total citations across indexed works.

102h-index

Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 407.

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
8clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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5companies · 2021–2025

Companies reporting payments to CMS. Facts, not judgments.

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23NIH grants · 1989–2026

Federally funded research awards.

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Contact

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Practice address

Telephone

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Clinical trials

Updated 27 Aug 2026

Listed as an investigator on 8 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

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Industry payments

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5 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:

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NIH funding

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23 NIH research awards on record, funded 1989–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:

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Publications

Updated 27 Aug 2026

Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.

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Most-cited works

by citation count (OpenAlex)
  1. 01
    Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
    Article4,594 citations2024
    doi.org ↗
  2. 02
    Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
    Article2,611 citations2024
    doi.org ↗
  3. 03
    Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
    Article2,157 citations2017
    doi.org ↗
  4. 04
    Persistent gut microbiota immaturity in malnourished Bangladeshi children
    Article1,324 citations2014
    doi.org ↗
  5. 05
    Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
    Article1,217 citations2018
    doi.org ↗
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Network

Updated 27 Aug 2026

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Online presence

Updated 27 Aug 2026

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Owned accounts

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  • Doximity

    doximity.com/pub/william-petri-md

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  • LinkedIn

    linkedin.com/in/william-a-petri-jr-md-phd-03abb615

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  • ResearchGate

    researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/William-A-Petri-39017121

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Mentions by others

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  • Facebook

    facebook.com/UniversityofVirginia/posts/hear-what-uva-infectious-diseases-expert-dr-william-petri-has-to-say-about-norov/1031577299010759

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  • Instagram

    instagram.com/uvamedalum/p/C8p7Ljpyir2

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Background & recognition

Updated 27 Aug 2026

Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.

Education

degrees and training on record
  • MD

    University of Virginia

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  • PhD in Microbiology

    University of Virginia

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  • Residency

    Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cleveland (Case Western)

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  • Clinical Fellowship

    Infectious Diseases, University of Virginia

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Editorial & leadership roles

journal and society appointments
  • Associate Editor

    Clinical Infectious Diseases (Oxford/IDSA journal), retired ~2022

    2022
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  • Fellow

    Infectious Diseases Society of America (FIDSA)

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Awards & honors

honors on the public record

Secondary affiliations

appointments beyond the home institution
  • Professor

    Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia

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  • Professor

    Department of Pathology, University of Virginia

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  • Faculty

    TransUniversity Microbiome Initiative (TUMI), University of Virginia

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Media & interviews

press, podcasts and appearances
  • Guest

    "Inside UVA" podcast (hosted by UVA President Jim Ryan), episode on infectious disease career, COVID-19 research and vaccine development, published March 9

    2022
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  • Author

    patient-facing infectious disease articles for MSD Manual Consumer Version

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