International Expert on Infectious Disease, talking about Polio

Yvonne “Bonnie” Maldonado, MD, is Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement at Stanford University and the Taube Endowed Professor of Global Health and Infectious Diseases at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is also Professor of Pediatrics, specializing in Infectious Diseases, and Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health, and is an attending physician at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.

Dr. Maldonado is a pediatric infectious disease physician and epidemiologist whose research has focused on vaccine-preventable diseases, global health, pediatric HIV, polio eradication, health disparities, and infectious disease prevention. She has led domestic and international research supported by organizations including the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and World Health Organization. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she played a major leadership role in Stanford’s response, leading university-wide task forces and helping guide pandemic policy and planning.

Dr. Maldonado received her medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine and completed her pediatric residency and pediatric infectious diseases fellowship at Johns Hopkins University. Before joining the Stanford faculty, she served as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer with the CDC. She has authored more than 250 peer-reviewed publications and has served in national leadership roles in pediatric infectious diseases and immunization policy. She is an elected member of both the National Academy of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

In addition to her clinical and research work, Dr. Maldonado has been deeply involved in faculty development and academic leadership at Stanford. Before becoming Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement, she spent 11 years as Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Engagement at Stanford Medicine.