Cheston B. Cunha, MD, FACP is Medical Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He is also an attending in adult infectious disease in the Division of Infectious Diseases is Assistant Professor of Medicine at Brown University Alpert School of Medicine. Dr. Cunha has written/co-written 51 articles, 53 book chapters and 7 books. He has been an Editor of Antibiotic Stewardship, Antibiotic Essentials (15th, 16th Edition), Clinical Infectious Diseases (3rd Edition), and Infectious Diseases in Critical Care Medicine and Antibiotic Stewardship (4th Edition). He has been an annual recipient of the Dean's Excellence in Teaching Award from the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Burke A. Cunha, MD, MACP is Chief, Infectious Disease Division at NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, New York and Professor of Medicine, State University of New York School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York. He is one of the world's leading authorities on antimicrobial therapy and clinical infectious diseases. He has written/edited 1355 articles, 221 book chapters, and 36 books. He has received numerous teaching awards, including the Aesculapius Award for teaching excellence and the Spatz Award for clinical excellence. Dr. Cunha is a Master of the American College of Physicians, awarded for lifetime achievement as a Master Clinician and Master Teacher.
