Dr. Ashlesha Kaushik (M.D., FAAP) is the Medical Director of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program and Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) at Unity Point Health, Sioux City, Iowa, and Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. Dr. Kaushik is the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National spokesperson, a member of the Iowa American Academy of Pediatrics Board of Directors and recipient of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Childhood Immunization Champion Award for Iowa. She is also a featured global health expert for Sabin Vaccine Institutes Immunization Advocates. Dr. Kaushik is the recipient of the National Immunization Emerging Leader Award at the National Conference for Immunization Coalitions and Partnerships (NCICP). Dr. Kaushik is serving as CDC Project Firstline/American Academy of Pediatrics Infection Prevention and Control Ambassador (IPC Ambassador) for Iowa.