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Professor of Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Dr. Ohl received his B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and his M.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine. He completed his internship, residency and fellowship training in internal medicine and infectious diseases at the National Naval Medical Center. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases and earned the ASTMH Certificate of Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine.
Dr. Ohl is currently a Professor of Medicine in Infectious Diseases at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC where he has served as the Medical Director for the Center for Antimicrobial Utilization, Stewardship, and Epidemiology (CAUSE) since 2000. This center which he leads was recently recognized by the Infectious Diseases Society of America as an IDSA Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence. Dr. Ohl has served on the SHEA and IDSA Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee and Workgroups and has served as a consultant on antimicrobial stewardship for the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Centers for Disease Control, Institute of Healthcare Improvement, and Joint Commission Resources.
Dr. Ohl has been active with the Infectious Diseases Society of America on the Education Committee and served as the immediate past chair. He also served for 2 years as the IDSA liaison to the ABIM ID specialty board. He has been an author and coordinator for IDSA’s knowledge modules for ABIM Maintenance of Certification for the past several years. His favorite activities in the field of infectious diseases are teaching, mentoring and public education.