Leah Yoke receives Debra Mattson Infectious Disease Research Award

Leah Yoke, teaching associate (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) is the recipient of the Debra Mattson Infectious Disease Research Award for her abstract “CMV Retinitis during Maintenance Chemotherapy for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia” and the impact it has to improve diagnosis, prevention and treatment of infections in the immunocompromised host.

The Debra Mattson Infectious Disease Research Award was created in honor of Physician Assistant Debra Mattson's 30-year career in caring for thousands of patients and her role on the Fred Hutch Cancer Center Infectious Disease Consult Service.

The award honors the best paper or abstract that demonstrates improvement in diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of infections in immunocompromised patients.

Leah Yoke, MCHS, PA-C, is a board-certified physician assistant who specializes in internal medicine and infectious diseases. At Fred Hutch, she works in concert with other health care providers to diagnose, prevent and treat infections in patients with cancer. In addition to caring for patients, she also recruits patients for clinical trials and analyzes data related to diseases, such as bacterial infections, fungal infections and viruses.