Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, FIDSA
@matih-id.bsky.social
Former Director of Health for the City of St. Louis. Infectious Diseases physician, Public Health warrior. Board of Directors and podcast host @idsainfo (she/her). Views my own.🇿🇼 🇺🇸
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New #LetsTalkID out now!🎙️ @matih-id.bsky.social and @drdemetre.bsky.social explore the current state of public health. They discuss how political pressures and weakened infrastructure have left the system vulnerable, and how this could spark a public health “renaissance."
Transcript: bit.ly/4887CZq
Transcript: bit.ly/4887CZq
From Darkness to Opportunity: Reimagining the Future of Public Health
Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, FIDSA, and former CDC director Demetre Daskalakis MD, MPH, explore the current state of public health.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:11 AM
New #LetsTalkID out now!🎙️ @matih-id.bsky.social and @drdemetre.bsky.social explore the current state of public health. They discuss how political pressures and weakened infrastructure have left the system vulnerable, and how this could spark a public health “renaissance."
Transcript: bit.ly/4887CZq
Transcript: bit.ly/4887CZq
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NEW! Live from #IDWeek2025, #LetsTalkID hosts Drs. Buddy Creech, @matih-id.bsky.social & @paulsaxmd.bsky.social share their hottest takes on infectious diseases, from the dismantling of the CDC to breakthroughs in treating staph aureus bacteremia.
Transcript: https://bit.ly/4oAUKlI
Transcript: https://bit.ly/4oAUKlI
Live from IDWeek 2025: Infectious Diseases Hot Takes
Let's Talk ID hosts reunite live at IDWeek 2025 to share their hottest takes on infectious diseases and public health.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
NEW! Live from #IDWeek2025, #LetsTalkID hosts Drs. Buddy Creech, @matih-id.bsky.social & @paulsaxmd.bsky.social share their hottest takes on infectious diseases, from the dismantling of the CDC to breakthroughs in treating staph aureus bacteremia.
Transcript: https://bit.ly/4oAUKlI
Transcript: https://bit.ly/4oAUKlI
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Absolutely phenomenal @sidpharm.bsky.social keynote 🔑 from Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis @matih-id.bsky.social today: Reducing Barriers Toward Health Equity: Advocating for Change in the Healthcare Industry and Beyond.
I laughed, I cried. All the things. Just wow 👏👏👏 #IDWeek2025 #IDSky
I laughed, I cried. All the things. Just wow 👏👏👏 #IDWeek2025 #IDSky
October 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Absolutely phenomenal @sidpharm.bsky.social keynote 🔑 from Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis @matih-id.bsky.social today: Reducing Barriers Toward Health Equity: Advocating for Change in the Healthcare Industry and Beyond.
I laughed, I cried. All the things. Just wow 👏👏👏 #IDWeek2025 #IDSky
I laughed, I cried. All the things. Just wow 👏👏👏 #IDWeek2025 #IDSky
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“Whose trust are we earning and whose voices are missing from our systems?” - @matih-id.bsky.social on equity-based leadership #SIDP2025 @sidpharm.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
“Whose trust are we earning and whose voices are missing from our systems?” - @matih-id.bsky.social on equity-based leadership #SIDP2025 @sidpharm.bsky.social
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“Every system reproduces the priorities of those who built it-unless we make deliberate choices to design differently” @matih-id.bsky.social #SIDP2025 #IDWeek2025
October 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
“Every system reproduces the priorities of those who built it-unless we make deliberate choices to design differently” @matih-id.bsky.social #SIDP2025 #IDWeek2025
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As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people.
Our statement: https://bit.ly/45LeJHi
Our statement: https://bit.ly/45LeJHi
September 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people.
Our statement: https://bit.ly/45LeJHi
Our statement: https://bit.ly/45LeJHi
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"The politicization of health and public health has got to stop," urges IDSA Board member @matih-id.bsky.social, discussing the recent shooting at CDC offices during this week's episode of the Why Should I Trust You? podcast.
August 16, 2025 at 3:52 AM
"The politicization of health and public health has got to stop," urges IDSA Board member @matih-id.bsky.social, discussing the recent shooting at CDC offices during this week's episode of the Why Should I Trust You? podcast.
What happens when you bring MAHA leaders together with public health leaders, and a group with seemingly opposite political affiliations? Days after the CDC attack we had honest dialogue, and moments of connection you might not expect. And I kept it ALL the way real
🎧 Listen: apple.co/46T2mdf
🎧 Listen: apple.co/46T2mdf
August 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
What happens when you bring MAHA leaders together with public health leaders, and a group with seemingly opposite political affiliations? Days after the CDC attack we had honest dialogue, and moments of connection you might not expect. And I kept it ALL the way real
🎧 Listen: apple.co/46T2mdf
🎧 Listen: apple.co/46T2mdf
Received the 2025 Dr. William Montague Cobb Award from the NAACP. I represent my family, Zimbabwe, and St. Louis with pride. This is a recognition of a life’s work grounded in health equity, justice, and a vision for Black liberation through public health.
July 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Received the 2025 Dr. William Montague Cobb Award from the NAACP. I represent my family, Zimbabwe, and St. Louis with pride. This is a recognition of a life’s work grounded in health equity, justice, and a vision for Black liberation through public health.
Honored to join Dr. Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir and Dr. Jasmine Marcelin as the first Black authors for Mandell’s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases along with Dr. Talia Swart 📚.
Our chapter on communicating ID to the public is out now in this ID foundational, gold standard textbook!
Our chapter on communicating ID to the public is out now in this ID foundational, gold standard textbook!
July 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Honored to join Dr. Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir and Dr. Jasmine Marcelin as the first Black authors for Mandell’s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases along with Dr. Talia Swart 📚.
Our chapter on communicating ID to the public is out now in this ID foundational, gold standard textbook!
Our chapter on communicating ID to the public is out now in this ID foundational, gold standard textbook!
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🚨BREAKING: IDSA, along with AAP, APHA, ACP and others, has filed a lawsuit against HHS/Secretary Kennedy to stop unlawful changes to vaccine policy and defend public health.
We refuse to stand by while America’s public health safeguards are torn apart. bit.ly/4lm7UkW
We refuse to stand by while America’s public health safeguards are torn apart. bit.ly/4lm7UkW
July 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
🚨BREAKING: IDSA, along with AAP, APHA, ACP and others, has filed a lawsuit against HHS/Secretary Kennedy to stop unlawful changes to vaccine policy and defend public health.
We refuse to stand by while America’s public health safeguards are torn apart. bit.ly/4lm7UkW
We refuse to stand by while America’s public health safeguards are torn apart. bit.ly/4lm7UkW
Grateful to the St. Louis County NAACP for the Excellence in Healthcare Award. Health is a human right. But tornado recovery delays, federal cuts, and underfunded health departments remind us how far we have to go. I build systems that serve us with dignity, and I won’t stop.
June 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Grateful to the St. Louis County NAACP for the Excellence in Healthcare Award. Health is a human right. But tornado recovery delays, federal cuts, and underfunded health departments remind us how far we have to go. I build systems that serve us with dignity, and I won’t stop.
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Pt. 2 out now!🎙️Judy Guzman-Cottrill, DO, Professor of Pediatrics at OHSU, and John Brooks, MD, former CDC medical officer, rejoin @matih-id.bsky.social to discuss the impact of federal funding cuts and actions we can take to protect vulnerable communities. #LetsTalkID
Transcript: bit.ly/43ZWXxH
Transcript: bit.ly/43ZWXxH
The Cost of Cutting Public Health (Pt. 2)
Infectious diseases doctors discuss the impact of federal funding cuts.
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June 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Pt. 2 out now!🎙️Judy Guzman-Cottrill, DO, Professor of Pediatrics at OHSU, and John Brooks, MD, former CDC medical officer, rejoin @matih-id.bsky.social to discuss the impact of federal funding cuts and actions we can take to protect vulnerable communities. #LetsTalkID
Transcript: bit.ly/43ZWXxH
Transcript: bit.ly/43ZWXxH
So surprised and honored to be recognized by the county NAACP! 🎉Especially with this group of visionaries
June 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
So surprised and honored to be recognized by the county NAACP! 🎉Especially with this group of visionaries
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New two-part #LetsTalkID series!🎙️From dismantled community partnerships to stalled clinical trials, Drs. Judy Guzman-Cottrill, John Brooks & @matih-id.bsky.social explore the impact of federal public health funding cuts.
Ep. 1 is out now. Search "Let's Talk ID" in your favorite podcast app.
Ep. 1 is out now. Search "Let's Talk ID" in your favorite podcast app.
June 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
New two-part #LetsTalkID series!🎙️From dismantled community partnerships to stalled clinical trials, Drs. Judy Guzman-Cottrill, John Brooks & @matih-id.bsky.social explore the impact of federal public health funding cuts.
Ep. 1 is out now. Search "Let's Talk ID" in your favorite podcast app.
Ep. 1 is out now. Search "Let's Talk ID" in your favorite podcast app.
In St Louis we built real public health programs rooted in justice and community. Now federal cuts are dismantling that work. I co-authored this piece with Dr Kathleen Page to say clearly that we see what is happening and we are not staying silent.
Read. Share. Advocate: doi.org/10.1093/infd...
Read. Share. Advocate: doi.org/10.1093/infd...
May 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
In St Louis we built real public health programs rooted in justice and community. Now federal cuts are dismantling that work. I co-authored this piece with Dr Kathleen Page to say clearly that we see what is happening and we are not staying silent.
Read. Share. Advocate: doi.org/10.1093/infd...
Read. Share. Advocate: doi.org/10.1093/infd...
Tuesday was my last day as Director of Health for STL. 130+ surprised me with a sendoff filled with love and legacy.
Proud of my team for donating food for impacted families after.
On my way to support:
🟤 The People’s Response:
🔗 bit.ly/4dNxWut
🟤 Urban League, supply drop
🤎 Your Community Doc
Proud of my team for donating food for impacted families after.
On my way to support:
🟤 The People’s Response:
🔗 bit.ly/4dNxWut
🟤 Urban League, supply drop
🤎 Your Community Doc
May 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Tuesday was my last day as Director of Health for STL. 130+ surprised me with a sendoff filled with love and legacy.
Proud of my team for donating food for impacted families after.
On my way to support:
🟤 The People’s Response:
🔗 bit.ly/4dNxWut
🟤 Urban League, supply drop
🤎 Your Community Doc
Proud of my team for donating food for impacted families after.
On my way to support:
🟤 The People’s Response:
🔗 bit.ly/4dNxWut
🟤 Urban League, supply drop
🤎 Your Community Doc
Heartbroken seeing tornado damage in STL from afar. Grateful to our Dept of Health team for rapid response. For help:
📞 Call 211
🙋 Volunteer: lnkd.in/gvXP7StT
💸 Donate: lnkd.in/gJUxFNVx
Sat @ 10am join THE PEOPLE’S RESPONSE at O’Fallon Park.
📞 Call 211
🙋 Volunteer: lnkd.in/gvXP7StT
💸 Donate: lnkd.in/gJUxFNVx
Sat @ 10am join THE PEOPLE’S RESPONSE at O’Fallon Park.
May 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Heartbroken seeing tornado damage in STL from afar. Grateful to our Dept of Health team for rapid response. For help:
📞 Call 211
🙋 Volunteer: lnkd.in/gvXP7StT
💸 Donate: lnkd.in/gJUxFNVx
Sat @ 10am join THE PEOPLE’S RESPONSE at O’Fallon Park.
📞 Call 211
🙋 Volunteer: lnkd.in/gvXP7StT
💸 Donate: lnkd.in/gJUxFNVx
Sat @ 10am join THE PEOPLE’S RESPONSE at O’Fallon Park.
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🧵The City of St. Louis proudly recognized Dr. @matih-id.bsky.social with an official resolution from the Board of Aldermen—celebrating her visionary #Leadership, groundbreaking achievements, and deep commitment to the health and well-being of our community.
Here’s just a glimpse. 👇
Here’s just a glimpse. 👇
May 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🧵The City of St. Louis proudly recognized Dr. @matih-id.bsky.social with an official resolution from the Board of Aldermen—celebrating her visionary #Leadership, groundbreaking achievements, and deep commitment to the health and well-being of our community.
Here’s just a glimpse. 👇
Here’s just a glimpse. 👇
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In response to the recent measles exposure, individuals, particularly parents of infants and adults unsure of their #vaccination status, are encouraged to take preventive action.✅ Contact your healthcare provider to discuss next steps. Find a local FQHC: rb.gy/lq0jgy
May 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
In response to the recent measles exposure, individuals, particularly parents of infants and adults unsure of their #vaccination status, are encouraged to take preventive action.✅ Contact your healthcare provider to discuss next steps. Find a local FQHC: rb.gy/lq0jgy
Reposted by Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, FIDSA
The recent measles exposure was linked to an unvaccinated adult who was contagious while visiting.
#Measles is highly contagious—roughly 9 out of 10 unvaccinated people exposed to the virus are likely to get infected.
➡️ The good news? The MMR vaccine is safe and effective.
#Measles is highly contagious—roughly 9 out of 10 unvaccinated people exposed to the virus are likely to get infected.
➡️ The good news? The MMR vaccine is safe and effective.
May 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The recent measles exposure was linked to an unvaccinated adult who was contagious while visiting.
#Measles is highly contagious—roughly 9 out of 10 unvaccinated people exposed to the virus are likely to get infected.
➡️ The good news? The MMR vaccine is safe and effective.
#Measles is highly contagious—roughly 9 out of 10 unvaccinated people exposed to the virus are likely to get infected.
➡️ The good news? The MMR vaccine is safe and effective.
Reposted by Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, FIDSA
“It was important to me specifically to build some infrastructure to support communications who are the points of contact at area hospitals, at our federally qualified health centers, and at our regional health departments”- Dr. @matih-id.bsky.social
🗞 www.stlmag.com/health/st-lo... #measles
🗞 www.stlmag.com/health/st-lo... #measles
St. Louis City Health Department Shares More Detail On Local Measles Exposure
The director explains what they now know about the case–and what comes next.
www.stlmag.com
May 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“It was important to me specifically to build some infrastructure to support communications who are the points of contact at area hospitals, at our federally qualified health centers, and at our regional health departments”- Dr. @matih-id.bsky.social
🗞 www.stlmag.com/health/st-lo... #measles
🗞 www.stlmag.com/health/st-lo... #measles
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#Measles often begins with a high fever, cough, runny nose, & red eyes. A rash typically follows 3–5 days later, starting on the face and spreading down the body.
If you suspect any of these symptoms, we encourage you to isolate and call your doctor before arrival for testing.
#PublicHealth
If you suspect any of these symptoms, we encourage you to isolate and call your doctor before arrival for testing.
#PublicHealth
May 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
#Measles often begins with a high fever, cough, runny nose, & red eyes. A rash typically follows 3–5 days later, starting on the face and spreading down the body.
If you suspect any of these symptoms, we encourage you to isolate and call your doctor before arrival for testing.
#PublicHealth
If you suspect any of these symptoms, we encourage you to isolate and call your doctor before arrival for testing.
#PublicHealth
Reposted by Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, FIDSA
A confirmed case of #measles has been linked to an out-of-state visitor at the St. Louis Aquarium on April 30 between 1-6pm. If you were there during this time, monitor for symptoms and contact your healthcare provider immediately. For more details: drive.google.com/file/d/1H5zL...
#STLHealth
#STLHealth
May 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A confirmed case of #measles has been linked to an out-of-state visitor at the St. Louis Aquarium on April 30 between 1-6pm. If you were there during this time, monitor for symptoms and contact your healthcare provider immediately. For more details: drive.google.com/file/d/1H5zL...
#STLHealth
#STLHealth
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IJS @sarahfenske.bsky.social @stlmag.bsky.social please profile and highlight the shit out of the work this incredible woman has done for the City of St. Louis in her time at @cityofstldoh.bsky.social ! She deserves so much celebration and appreciation. Thank you, Doctor @matih-id.bsky.social 🙌💜⚜️
April 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
IJS @sarahfenske.bsky.social @stlmag.bsky.social please profile and highlight the shit out of the work this incredible woman has done for the City of St. Louis in her time at @cityofstldoh.bsky.social ! She deserves so much celebration and appreciation. Thank you, Doctor @matih-id.bsky.social 🙌💜⚜️