Dwayne M. Baxa

Biography

Dr. Baxa joined the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine in July 2013 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences. He teaches Microbiology for the M1-M2 curriculum. Dr. Baxa received a B.S. in Biology from Oakland University, and an M.S. in Basic Medical Sciences and a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from Wayne State University. He has a certificate in Molecular Diagnostics from Michigan State University. Prior to joining OUWB School of Medicine, Dr. Baxa worked in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, where he most recently held the positions of Assistant Staff Scientist and Technical Director of the Infectious Disease Research Laboratory and conducted clinical testing for HIV antiretroviral drug resistance and phenotyping. Dr. Baxa also taught undergraduate medical classes in the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences at Eastern Michigan University and in the Department of Health Sciences at Baker College.

Research Interest

HIV antiretroviral drug resistance and phenotyping; Hepatitis B and C viruses; infection control