Eric Goosby

Eric Goosby

Formal Title
Professor of Medicine
Primary Affiliation
UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences
Biography

Dr. Eric Goosby is an internationally recognized expert on infectious diseases who has participated in program and policy development at the highest levels of government. He was the founding director of the Ryan White CARE Act in 1991 and subsequently served in the Clinton Administration to expand the program considerably.  As Global AIDS Coordinator under President Barack Obama, he was responsible for implementing the President's emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

He currently serves as the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Tuberculosis. Dr. Goosby is an elected member of the National Academy and currently serves as Director of the UCSF Center for Implementation Sciences.  He has served as a mentor to countless mentees in areas of policy and advocacy for millions of patients living with HIV and other infectious diseases

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