Richard P. Wenzel, M.D., M.Sc.
Professor and Chair
Professor and Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine,
President of MCV Physicians, the clinical practice plan for more than 600 physicians
Dr. Wenzel is author of more than 480 publications, the editor of six textbooks and the lead editor of A Guide for Infection Control in the Hospital translated into six languages. He also is a distinguished teacher — he has trained 50 hospital epidemiologists worldwide.
His work has focused on the epidemiology of hospital-acquired infections, especially bloodstream infections and sepsis. Dr. Wenzel is a nationally recognized expert on antibiotic resistance and its impact.
For many years he was a member of the editorial board of The New England Journal of Medicine, and since 2001 he has been the journal’s first editor-at-large.
Dr. Wenzel is a member of the American Society of Clinical Investigation, the Association of American Physicians and a charter member of the Surgical Infections Society. He is a former president of the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America and former councill or of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
In March 2004, Dr. Wenzel was named president-elect (2004-2006) of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. In June 2006, he became the president of this society for 2006-2008.
Contact information
P.O. Box 980663
Richmond, Virginia 23298-0663
Phone: (804) 828-3389
E-mail: rwenzel@mail2.vcu.edu
