Jeffrey Freiberg M.D., Ph.D.

Jeff grew up in the suburbs of Atlanta, GA prior to obtaining a bachelor’s degree in biology and environmental science from the University of Virginia. After working for several years in Dr. June Scott’s lab at Emory University studying S. pyogenes pathogenesis, he moved to Baltimore where he earned an MD/PhD from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. His dissertation work in Dr. Mark Shirtliff’s lab focused on understanding antibiotic tolerance in S. pyogenes biofilms. He subsequently moved to Nashville and joined the VUMC Physician-Scientist Training Program. He completed his clinical training in internal medicine prior to becoming an infectious diseases fellow. As part of the Skaar lab, Jeff will be studying the mechanisms responsible for antibiotic tolerance during biofilm-mediated S. aureus infections.