Caline Mattar

Caline is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Washington University in St Louis (WUSTL). She is a past Chair of the Junior Doctors Network of the World Medical Association where she also serves as an advisor on infectious diseases, public health and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). She has completed her medical studies at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon, where she practiced medicine prior to moving to the United States to complete an Internal Medicine Residency and subsequently a fellowship in Infectious Diseases. Her academic research focuses on dissemination and implementation of infection prevention and antimicrobial resistance interventions in resources limited settings. She also chairs the Expert Advisory Group of the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Development Hub in Berlin. She is a fierce advocate for Health and Care workers and chairs the Global Health Workforce Network Youth Hub at WHO. She also is a member of the WHO Youth Council. During her student years, she held various leadership positions namely the president of the Lebanese Medical Students International Committee LeMSIC, and IFMSA Vice-President for Internal Affairs subsequently. At WUSTL, she directs various programs for Global Health and Health Equity Education for students and post graduate trainees and oversees the international partnerships of the medical school. She is the co-founder of the Women in Global Health-Midwest Chapter.