David L. Thomas

DAVID L. THOMAS, MD, MPH, is professor of medicine and epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins schools of Medicine and Public Health, and chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He joined Johns Hopkins in 1993. From 2005 to 2006, he served as director of research at the Infectious Diseases Institute in Kampala, Uganda. Dr. Thomas is trained in internal medicine and infectious diseases and cares for patients with chronic viral hepatitis. He also oversees clinical research projects whose aims are focused on understanding the natural history and pathogenesis of hepatitis C virus infection. Liver disease in HIV infected persons is a special area of clinical and research focus. He is the principal investigator on numerous National Institutes of Health grants and the author or co-author of over 140 peer-reviewed publications and holds a U.S. patent. Dr. Thomas serves on numerous editorial and advisory boards and has won international recognition for his academic accomplishments.