About Tony

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci is one of the most prominent physician-scientists in modern history, known for his nearly four decades of public service at the forefront of infectious disease research. He was the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the NIH from 1984 until he stepped down in December 2022. During his tenure, Tony oversaw vast research efforts to prevent and treat diseases like HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and emerging threats such as Ebola, Zika, and COVID-19. He was a key scientific advisor to seven U.S. Presidents, helping guide the national response to health crises. Most recently, he served as the Chief Medical Advisor to the President from 2021 to 2022 and was the public face of the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic. One of his most significant global achievements was being a principal architect of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a program that has saved millions of lives in developing countries and for which he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Since retiring from government service, Tony has joined Georgetown University as a Distinguished University Professor in the School of Medicine and McCourt School of Public Policy. He continues to share his expertise through lectures, and his memoir, On Call: A Doctor’s Journey in Public Service, was released in 2024. He remains one of the world’s most-cited biomedical scientists, with over 1,400 scientific publications.