Faculty

Marin Kollef, MD, attended the US Military Academy at West Point for his undergraduate training and the University of Rochester for his doctor of medicine. Dr Kollef completed his residency in internal medicine and his fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington. He served as the Director for the Medical Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center from 1988 to 1992.

During that time, he also served as a general medical officer for the 1st Infantry Division during Operation Desert Storm. Dr Kollef came to Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in 1992. He is currently a Professor of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine and the Director of Medical Critical Care and Respiratory Care Services at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. He has received numerous teaching awards and is a recognized expert in the performance of clinical outcomes research in the ICU setting. His clinical research focus has been the understanding and prevention of nosocomial infections and the improved care of mechanically ventilated patients. Dr Kollef has been published extensively in the areas of ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention/treatment and the importance of antibiotic resistance in the ICU setting.