Emily Spivak, MD, MHS, FIDSA, is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at University of Utah Health. She established and serves as co-director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs at University of Utah Health and the Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. Chair of the IDSA Antimicrobial Resistance Committee, she completed her residency and fellowship training at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and earned a masters in health sciences in clinical investigation at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Spivak's research interests focus on understanding patterns and drivers of antimicrobial use, methods to assess appropriateness, and development and evaluation of methods to improve antimicrobial use. She has led clinical research focused on evaluating patient outcomes related to various antibiotic use strategies. Dr. Spivak also serves as a member of the Board of Scientific Counselors to the Office of Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.