Meghan Brennan

Meghan Brennan, MD, MS, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. She co-directs the ICTR’s Pilot Awards Program, which supports investigator-initiated translational research. Dr. Brennan practices clinical infectious disease with a focus on diabetic foot ulcers and serves on the Preventing Amputations in Veterans Everywhere (PAVE) Committee at the William S. Middleton VA Hospital. Her research integrates health services and clinical epidemiology to improve diabetic foot ulcer outcomes through interdisciplinary collaboration.

• Education: MD from University of Vermont College of Medicine, MS in Epidemiology from UW-Madison

Her research explores the intersection of infectious disease, endocrinology, and health disparities, emphasizing solutions for rural healthcare access and limb preservation. Key themes include diabetic foot ulcer management, multidisciplinary team effectiveness, and antimicrobial stewardship.

Dr. Brennan has received recognition through the 2017 AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar. Her work appears in journals like JAMA Network Open, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, and Clinical Infectious Diseases, focusing on rural-urban healthcare gaps, racial disparities in amputation rates, and microbiome interactions in chronic wounds.