Barbara Dudley Alexander

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Barbara Dudley Alexander is an American infectious disease physician. She is a professor of medicine and pathology at the Duke University School of Medicine. [1]

Alexander earned an M.D. at ECU Brody School of Medicine in 1993. [1] She completed a residency in medicine at Duke University. [1] She conducted fellowships in infectious diseases and medical microbiology at Duke University. [1] Alexander was president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. [2] [3]

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