My name is Costi Sifri. IÕm an adult infectious disease physician here at UVA, and IÕm the head of the immunocompromised infectious disease program. Infectious diseases is interesting because it doesnÕt deal with one particular type of organ system or medical process. It really takes a look at the patient in whole, and focuses on people who are at risk for infection or have infection. I first developed an interest in medicine due to family members who had experience with medicine. My sister had a serious illness when I was a teenager, and that really stimulated my interest in medicine. And it developed to be, also, a larger interest in biomedical research and medical care. Patients who tend to see me are often seeing other providers at the same time. So theyÕll have an opportunity to see me when theyÕre seeing their organ transplant physicians, or their oncologists. And so they would tend to see me as we are developing strategies to prevent infection. IÕm passionate in the care for patients who have cancer, or organ transplants, or bone marrow transplants. People who have compromised immune systems, and who are at increased risks for infections.