Dr. Leila Hojat

Leila S. Hojat, MD, MS, is an infectious diseases physician and Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Emory University School of Medicine, providing clinical care at Emory Healthcare/Emory University Hospital Midtown. Her clinical practice centers on complex infectious diseases consultation, antimicrobial stewardship to promote high-value prescribing, and hospital epidemiology and infection prevention in acute-care settings. Dr. Hojat’s research interests include antimicrobial stewardship and resistance, planetary health and healthcare sustainability measurement and mitigation, and advancing health equity through evidence-based infectious diseases care. She serves on the SHEA Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee and the IDSA/ATS Community-Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines Committee, and previously directed the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. Her work has been recognized with honors including the UNIVANTS Healthcare of Excellence Award, a Presidential Award from University Hospitals, and the Susan Mason Award from the Colorado Infectious Diseases Society. Dr. Hojat earned her MD from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, completed Med-Peds residency at MetroHealth Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University, completed an Infectious Diseases fellowship at the University of Colorado, and received an MS in Biostatistics from Case Western Reserve University.