Malgorzata Mikulska

Malgorzata Mikulska is currently an Associated Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of Genova (Department of Health Sciences, DISSAL), working at the Division of Infectious Diseases, IRCCSS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino in Genova, Italy.

She obtained her medical degree at Warsaw Medical University, Poland, subsequently recognized in 2005 by the University of Genova. She completed her specialty training in Infectious Diseases at the University of Genova and obtained PhD degree at Università Cattolica di Roma, Italy.

She is an author or co-author of almost 100 documents, mostly indexed international medical journals, with H-index of 23 in 2018. She is also a co-author of 7 book chapters, including the one of Prophylaxis and Empirical Therapy of Infections in Cancer Patients in “Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett’s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases”, 8th Edition. By John E. Bennett, Raphael Dolin, Martin J. Blaser. Elsevier 2015.

She is a reviewer for several international journals and the member of the following scientific societies:

• Secretary of Infectious Diseases Working Party (IDWP) of EBMT (The European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation) for years 2016-2020
• European Conference on Infections in Leukemia (ECIL) group since 2009
• Academy Committee of ECMM (European Confederation of Medical Mycology)
• European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)
  • Infectious Diseases Member of Professional Affaires Committee (PAS) of ESCMID
  • ESCMID Study Group for Infections in Compromised Hosts (ESGIH)
  • ESCMID Fungal Infection Study Group Study Group (EFISG)
• Italian society of Infectious diseases and Tropical Medicine (SIMIT)
• Italian Federation of Human and animal Mycopathology (FIMUA) since 2008

Her principal areas of expertise are infections in immunocompromised patients, in particular in allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients and patients with haematological disorders and invasive fungal infections.

She runs the immunocompromised host ID service and enjoys teaching ID to students and residents.