Assistant Professor
Case Western Reserve University/ University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Leila Hojat is an infectious diseases physician at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and assistant professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Hojat serves as the director of antimicrobial stewardship at University Hospitals where she has greatly expanded the program, establishing the hospital as an IDSA Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence. She has a special interest in respiratory infections and is currently serving on the advisory board for the 2023 ATS/IDSA community-acquired pneumonia guidelines. She is also a member of the SHEA Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee and the Teaching and Learning Resources Work Group of the IDSA Medical Education Community of Practice. Her other academic pursuits include bloodstream infections and antimicrobial resistance, with additional interests in health equity and sustainability.