Susan K. Stroud

Dr. John Kriesel graduated from Lake Forest High School in 1980 and then cum laude from the University of Illinois in 1984. He went on to graduate from Washington University Medical School in 1988. He came to Utah that year and completed a residency in Internal Medicine in 1991, and then a fellowship in Infectious Diseases (ID) in 1994. Dr. Kriesel joined the faculty at the University of Utah School of Medicine in 1996 with a primary appointment in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. He was promoted to Research Associate Professor in 2007. He is currently board certified in Infectious Diseases and has been continuously since 1994. He is also an AAHIVM certified HIV specialist. Dr. Kriesel's primary interests here are in translational and clinical research. He discovered a major genetic contributor to human cold sores. His research projects include novel treatments of herpes simplex virus infections, antiviral vaccines, and microbiologic triggers of autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS) and sarcoidosis. He has recently demonstrated microbial RNA sequences that are over expressed in MS and sarcoidosis, suggesting causes to these autoimmune diseases. He has authored 49 original scientific papers and book chapters and has 3 U.S. patents. Dr. Kriesel's clinical responsibilities include infectious disease consultations at the VA and University Hospitals, General ID and HIV clinic at the University Hospital, and attending at the Salt Lake City STD Clinic. He participates in the education of medical students, allied health students, internal medicine residents, and infectious disease fellows.

Hannah Duffey, MD, is an allergy and immunology provider who sees patients of all ages. She is especially interested in drug allergy, allergic asthma management, infantile eczema and food allergy, but she cares for patients with a large spectrum of allergic and immunologic conditions. She cares for patients with asthma, allergic rhinitis (hay fever), food allergy, eczema, drug allergy, urticaria (hives), angioedema (swelling), stinging insect allergy, anaphylaxis and eosinophilic disorders. Dr. Duffey completed her pediatric residency at the University of Utah and Primary Children’s Hospital. She then went to Colorado where she completed her allergy and immunology training at Children’s Hospital of Colorado and University of Colorado. She and her husband are excited to be back in Utah and enjoy spending time in the mountains.

Ravi Ranjan, M.D., Ph.D., is chief of cardiac electrophysiology. His clinical interests include ablation of complex cardiac arrhythmias like atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardias and supra-ventricular tachycardias. He also has keen interest in cardiac device based therapy like cardiac resynchronization therapy, ICDs and pacemakers. He has been a faculty member at the University of Utah since 2010 and is a tenured Professor of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School, completed an internal medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical...