• Andrew Walkty
  • Associate professor

    Max Rady College of Medicine
    Internal Medicine
    MS673B Microbiology, Health Sciences Centre
    820 Sherbrook Street
    Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3A 1R9

    Phone: 204-787-1161
    awalkty@sharedhealthmb.ca

Cross appointments

Holds cross appointments with:

Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba

Research achievements

Research summary

Dr. Walkty is interested in antimicrobials and mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance. 

Research interests

Antimicrobial resistance, including antimicrobial susceptibility and mechanisms of resistance.

Research groups

Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Alliance (CARA)

Biography

Dr. Walkty received a bachelor of science in pharmacy at the University of Manitoba in 1999. He subsequently obtained his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Manitoba in 2003. He went on to do a residency in internal medicine at the University of Manitoba, followed by three years of training in infectious diseases and medical microbiology, also at the University of Manitoba.

At present, he works as a medical microbiologist with Shared Health at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He also attends on the clinical infectious disease services at the Health Sciences Centre.

Dr. Walkty is currently the program director for the Medical Microbiology residency training program at the University of Manitoba.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, University of Manitoba (2003)

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, University of Manitoba (1999)

Awards

  • Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Clinical Educator Award (2018)
  • Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Clinical Educator Award (2014)
  • Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Clinical Educator Award (2010)

Contact us

Internal Medicine
Room GC430, Health Sciences Centre
820 Sherbrook Street
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3A 1R9 Canada

204-787-7772
204-787-4826