Luther A. Bartelt, MD, DTM&H
Associate Professor of Medicine
Areas of Interest
Host-microbiota-pathogen interactions, gastrointestinal infections, tropical medicine, parasitology, emerging infections, malnutrition, immunocompromised host, translational epidemiology
About
Luther Bartelt is an early investigator who studies intestinal infectious organisms with complex pathogenesis, namely Giardia and Cryptosporidium. He has board certification in clinical Infectious Diseases, expertise in clinical and laboratory Tropical Medicine, and active care of immunocompromised patients. He completed an NIDDK-sponsored post-doctoral fellowship, and he is currently supported by an NIAID-sponsored Career Development Award. Working with Dr. Richard Guerrant during post-doctoral training at the University of Virginia, he developed a novel murine model of giardiasis that recapitulated features of both chronic infections in adults, as well as findings associated with infections in malnourished children. Intestinal bacteria, both resident and pathogenic, were observed to influence the pathogenesis of giardiasis during malnutrition.
In the news
Researchers with the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases have identified persistent Giardia infections as a significant risk factor for impaired linear growth, independent of intestinal inflammation. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A study led by PhD candidate Lester Gutiérrez, MS, with Luther Bartelt, MD, DTM&H, and Sylvia Becker-Dreps, MD, MPH, senior authors with … Read more Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) is a leading cause of hospital associated infections nationally, and a significant burden at UNC Hospitals. Patients with C. diff infections (CDI) frequently experience recurrent or prolonged diarrhea following antibiotic exposures. They are also at a high risk for adverse outcomes and prolonged hospitalizations, with high rates of recurrent disease and … Read more ID Week took place October 16-19 in Los Angeles, CA, the joint annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, the HIV Medicine Association, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists. UNC’s Division of Infectious Diseases was well represented at the event. … Read more Antimicrobial Resistant (AMR) research at the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases brings together collaborators from schools and departments across UNC. Following is an interview with David van Duin, MD, PhD, Brian Conlon, PhD, Luther Bartelt, MD, Tessa Andermann, MD, MPH, and Jonathan Juliano, MD, MSPH, DTM&H. Why is antimicrobial resistance an important issue? … Read more
Study Links Early Childhood Giardia Infections to Stunted Growth in Nicaraguan Children
New Cross-Disciplinary ID Service Will Reduce Burden of C. Diff Infections
ID Faculty Members, Fellows Present Studies During ID Week
Q&A: Investigators Discuss AMR Research at UNC’s Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases
Education
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Undergraduate
Wartburg College
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Medical School
The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
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Residency
The University of Virginia
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Fellowship
The University of Virginia
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Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The Gorgas Institute and the University of Alabama Birmingham