Dr. David Jay Weber is currently a Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease, Critical Care Medicine, and Preventive Medicine. Dr. Weber serves as Associate Chief Medical Office and Medical Director of Infection Prevention for UNC Hospitals. He is currently the President, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. Dr. Weber has published >590 scientific papers cited in PubMed. Dr. Weber is a Board member, Clean Hospitals, Geneva. His major research interests include healthcare-associated infections, disinfection and sterilization, emerging infectious diseases, biothreats, and vaccinology.