Dr. Akhil Garg joined the Department of Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases in December 2025. He has an undergraduate degree in Bioinformatics from Virginia Commonwealth University. He then ricocheted between McGill University and Queen's University for medical school, Internal Medicine residency, and Infectious Diseases fellowship, finally ending back in Kingston.
Dr. Garg's clinical interests include treating people in prison with infections, for which he co-authored guidelines that were published in Lancet Infectious Diseases. He is also interested in medical education and shaping the next generation of ID physicians.