Dr. Hota did her medical training at the University of Toronto, where she also completed her residency in Internal Medicine, specializing in Infectious Diseases.  She went on to do a Masters of Science in Clinical Epidemiology and Health Research at the University of Toronto’s Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation. She joined the Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Department at the University Health Network in 2007 and, since 2016, has been the Medical Director. She holds active roles with the Ontario Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee (PIDAC-IPC) and various committees within the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America. Her areas of interest include management of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and fecal microbiota transplantation, as well as infection control and emergency preparedness. She co-leads the University of Toronto Microbiota Therapeutics Outcomes Program and the CDI Hospital Acquired Condition program at UHN.