Preceptors - Infectious Diseases - Pharmacy Residency Programs

Travis King, PharmD, BCPS-AQ ID

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist-Infectious Diseases
samuel.king@ochsner.org

Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi

Training: PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN; PGY-2 Infectious Diseases Residency, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

Practice Interests: medical mycology, molecular detection of antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial stewardship practice improvement, and antimicrobial toxicology

Dr. King began work with Ochsner Medical Center in 2018. Prior to this, he served as an professor at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy. Dr. King specializes in management of complex infectious diseases, antimicrobial stewardship strategies, clinical microbiology, and molecular epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance. He is an active member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists, American Society of Microbiology, and American College of Clinical Pharmacy.