MV Summer Institute Speaker: Anthony Fauci, MD

ANTHONY FAUCI, MD

Four Decades of Public Health Challenges with Seven United States Presidents

Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., 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 President Joe Biden. Dr. Fauci was a principal architect of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which has helped save more than 25 million lives throughout the developing world.

As a leader of the White House Coronavirus Task force during the first administration of Donald Trump, Dr. Fauci was a strong advocate for social distancing, but his advice was frequently contradicted by the president. He was cited by Trump’s critics as a rare source of honesty on COVID from inside the White House, and charged by the president’s supporters with trying to undermine the president’s run for reelection.

Dr. Fauci is currently Distinguished University Professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine and the McCourt School of Public Policy. He has been awarded 62 honorary doctoral degrees from universities in the United States and throughout the world. His best-selling memoir, On Call: A Doctor’s Journey in Public Service, was published in 2024.