Indriati Hood-Pishchany is a physician-scientist specializing in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, with an interest in the vaginal microbiome and its impact on maternal-infant health.

She earned her MD and PhD degrees from Vanderbilt University and completed her graduate research in the laboratory of Dr. Eric Skaar. After her Pediatrics Internship and Residency at the Boston Combined Residency Program, she pursued fellowship training in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Boston Children’s Hospital and later joined the faculty in 2020. During her time at Boston Children’s Hospital, she established a research program in the laboratory of Dr. Seth Rakoff-Nahoum focused on the vaginal microbiome.

In the summer of 2023, she transitioned to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as an Assistant Professor in Pediatrics. Her research explores microbial ecology of the vaginal microbiome and the microbiome’s role in pregnancy and women’s health. Her work spans from fundamental microbiology to preclinical studies with the aim of advancing women’s health outcomes.