Tulane Coronavirus Experts

David Mushatt

Associate Professor of Medicine|Chief, Tulane Adult Infectious Diseases Section

Dr. Mushatt’s main research interest is HIV clinical trials. He also heads the Adult Infectious Diseases Section at the School of Medicine.

Richard Oberhelman, MD

Chair of the Department of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences and adjunct professor of pediatrics.

Dr. Oberhelman is an expert in impact, prevention and control of enteric infections/diarrheal diseases in children and COVID-19.

Jay Rappaport

Director

Rappaport is an expert in HIV/AIDS and nonhuman primate models of diseases in biomedical research.

Dr. John Schieffelin

Assistant Professor of Medicine & Pediatrics, Sections of Pediatric & Adult Infectious Diseases

His research focuses on the natural history, clinical care and immunology of viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs)

Lizheng Shi

Endowed Regents Professor and vice chair of health policy and management

Lizheng Shi is an expert in health technology assessment, economics and policy, and for COVID-19.