Dr. Louise Vaz earned her medical degree from the Vanderbilt School of Medicine. She completed her residency in pediatrics at the Seattle Children’s Hospital/University of Washington, and two fellowships at Boston Children’s Hospital: one in pediatric infectious diseases and the other in health services research. She also has a master’s degree in Clinical Effectiveness from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

At Doernbecher, Dr. Vaz is the medical director of the Complex Outpatient Antibiotic Therapy (COPAT) program, which helps children and families transition from the inpatient to outpatient setting for further treatment of their infection.   Additionally, she sees patients in Doernbecher’s general infectious disease clinic and inpatients in the hospital.  She has a special interest in tropical medicine and refugee and immigrant health. 

Dr. Vaz's research is in optimization of care transitions and the effect of social complexity on health outcomes.  She has expertise in care coordination and measurement and is interested in understanding how large health systems can improve care delivery. Additionally, co-leads Nourish, Doernbecher’s program to address inpatient caregiver and household food insecurity.

In her spare time, Dr. Vaz loves to cook, listen to music, garden and explore new places. She speaks conversational Spanish and Portuguese and enjoys spending time with her husband and daughters.