Dr. W. Michael Scheld is currently the Bayer-Gerald L. Mandell professor of infectious diseases, professor of internal medicine, clinical professor of neurosurgery, and director of the Pfizer Initiative in International Health at the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Medicine. Dr. Scheld received his BS with honors and distinction from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and his MD (with election to Alpha Omega Alpha) from Cornell University Medical College. He completed his internship, residency, and fellowship in infectious diseases at the UVA Health System, Charlottesville.

Dr. Scheld has received many awards and honors throughout his career, including the Young Clinical Investigator Award from the Southern Section American Federation for Clinical Research and an Established Investigator Award from the American Heart Association. Dr. Scheld is a founding member of the Academy of Distinguished Educators at the UVA School of Medicine, a co-chair and founding member of the Academic Alliance for AIDS and Care and Prevention in Africa, and the founder of the Virginia Infectious Diseases Society. Dr. Scheld has held executive positions at the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases and is past president of Infectious Diseases Society of America. He has been a member of the American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty Board on Infectious Diseases since 1997 and served as the chair from 2000 to 2004. He was a member of the Inter-science Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Program Committee for twelve years, including service as vice chair and chair, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. He is listed in all editions of the Best Doctors in America from 1992 to 2005, all editions of America's Top Physicians since 2003, and all editions of America's Top Doctors. Dr. Scheld has been on the editorial boards of a number of scholarly journals and is currently an editorial board member of Infection, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, and Medscape Infectious Disease. He has published over 200 original articles and has contributed to another 200 books and peer-reviewed articles. He is a frequent presenter at international conferences, meetings, symposia, and seminars.