Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, FIDSA
@MatiH_ID
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Former Director of Health for the City of St. Louis. Infectious Diseases physician, Public Health warrior. Board of Directors @idsainfo. Views my own.🇿🇼 🇺🇸
St Louis, MO
Joined March 2019
One day I will tell my story in full. But for now: Trust your instincts. Know your worth. Be brave enough to forge your own lane if it does not exist. Choose your mentors wisely. And above all, do not be afraid to step into your purpose, because it’s absolutely beautiful here
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RT @Craig_A_Spencer: What's happening at the CDC should frighten every American. Regardless of whether you are MAGA, MAHA, neither, or don'….
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RT @scorpiogrooves: coco: “also i dm’d you olandria”.olandria: “yeah i read it…i wasn’t fcking with it” #loveislandusa .
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RT @IDSAInfo: IDSA Board member @MatiH_ID is a guest on this week's Why Should I Trust You? podcast. The episode brought together members o….
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Podcast Episode · Why Should I Trust You? · 08/14/2025 · 1h 58m
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What happens when you bring MAHA and public health leaders together across political divides? Honest talk, unexpected connection. On Why Should I Trust You? we tackled food, nutrition, and MAHA days after the CDC attack. 🎧
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RT @vitendo4africa: "It doesn't mean you have to give more than what you have. It means you have to know your community well enough to know….
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Joined 2,000+ Black doctors at the NMA convention in Chicago. Thanks to Dr. Jenny Caine for the invitation to speak about updated pneumococcal vaccine guidance that center equity due to advocacy efforts from member leaders. We have a seat at the table. And we are leading.
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RT @JayCdoesID: Cheers to now being an author in Mandell's, alongside some of the most brilliant folks that I know! To God be the Glory. ht….
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Honored to receive the 2025 Dr. William Montague Cobb Individual Award from the NAACP. I proudly put on for my family, Zimbabwe, and St. Louis. This national recognition reflects a career dedicated to health equity, justice, and the liberation of our communities.
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Honored to join Dr. Talia Swartz, Dr. Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir and Dr. Jasmine Marcelin as the first Black authors for Mandell’s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases 📚.Our chapter on communicating ID to the public is out now in this ID foundational, gold standard text!
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RT @gonzalobearman: #IDTwitter @SHEA_Epi @IDSAInfo With @PriyaNori and Published by @CamScholars our new book is now available. We conduc….
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RT @JayCdoesID: I'm thrilled to share my new article (co-authored by @MrBlkfx1 ) that uses a syndemic approach to explore the bidirectional….
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Infectious Diseases and Therapy - Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) constitutes a global health emergency that results in significant morbidity, mortality, and economic burden. Despite its severity,...
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So thrilled we finally get to celebrate this incredible milestone! 🎉 Congrats Jennie on being named the Gene Stollerman Endowed Professor and Chief of Infectious Diseases at Northwestern. Brilliant, humble, and deeply committed—no one more deserving! @idsainfo @northwesternu
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Thank you St. Louis County NAACP for the Excellence in Healthcare Award. Health is a human right, but recent tornadoes, federal cuts, and our underfunded health department show otherwise. Still, we got us. I build systems that see and serve us with dignity, and I won’t stop.
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