Kristina Bajema, M.D., M.Sc.

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine
  • Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship, VA Portland
  • VA Portland Health Care System

Biography

Dr. Bajema is an infectious disease-trained clinician and epidemiologist. She currently supports antimicrobial stewardship at the Portland VA and is a co-PI on a VA Cooperative Studies Program investigating real-world effectiveness of vaccines and therapies for respiratory viruses: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06160128.

Dr. Bajema enjoys exploring the trails and mountains of the Pacific Northwest, rain or shine.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.D., 2011, University of Washington School of Medicine
    • M.Sc., 2017, University of Washington School of Public Health

  • Residency

    • Internal Medicine, Providence Portland Medical Center, 2014

  • Fellowship

    • Infectious Disease, University of Washington, 2018

  • Certifications

    • American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, 2014
    • American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease, 2017

Areas of interest

  • General infectious disease, antimicrobial stewardship
  • Clinical epidemiology, respiratory viruses

Additional information

Publications