Dr. Anthony Fauci, a physician, leading immunologist and infectious disease researcher, and advisor to seven U.S. presidents, most recently served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. In July 2023, he joined Georgetown University as a distinguished university professor in the School of Medicine and the McCourt School of Public Policy. In this conversation, Dr. Fauci reviewed his career, shared insights from his contributions to science and health care, and discussed what public service means to him.
This event was hosted through Georgetown University’s Conversations in Health: Global to Local class, which invites global health professionals to Georgetown’s campus to engage in discussions regarding their career paths and expertise.
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Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., is a distinguished university professor at the Georgetown University School of Medicine and McCourt School of Public Policy. Previously, he served as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health from 1984 to 2022. Dr. Fauci was a key advisor to seven presidents on global HIV/AIDS issues and on preparedness against emerging infectious disease threats. He also served as the chief medical advisor to U.S. President Joe Biden. Dr. Fauci was one of the principal architects of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which has helped save more than 25 million lives throughout the developing world. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Medicine, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and many other professional societies. He has received numerous awards including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, National Medal of Science, and Mary Woodard Lasker Award for Public Service. He has been awarded 62 honorary doctoral degrees from universities in the United States and throughout the world; he is the author, coauthor, or editor of more than 1,400 scientific publications.
John T. Monahan is a professor in the Department of Medicine, a senior advisor for global health to Georgetown University’s President John J. DeGioia, a senior fellow at the McCourt School of Public Policy, and a senior scholar at the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown Law.