Kailey Hughes Kramer

Dr. Hughes Kramer is the Director of the Infectious Diseases Expanded Access (IDEA) center at UPMC, Division of Infectious Diseases. In this role, she oversees all compassionate use, emergency investigational new drug (eIND), and single patient investigational new drug (SPIND) applications for the Division of Infectious Diseases. Additionally, she is the Director of Clinical Research for the Translational Research Unit (TRU) in the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases where she oversees all the clinical research projects. Her personal research is focused on understand vaccine effectiveness and respiratory diseases in immunocompromised populations. 

As a professor, Dr. Hughes Kramer is committed to engaging with students and encouraging two-way learning. Helping students learn through in-class exercises and real-world examples, Dr. Hughes Kramer strives to help students see how public health knowledge goes beyond the walls of the class room. She encourages her students to see how the lessons learned play a role in their future careers regardless of their career path.

• BA, Biology, University of Delaware
• MPH, Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh
• PhD, Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh

• Respiratory Infectious Diseases
• Vaccine Effectiveness
• Immunocompromised Populations
• Clinical Research