Carlos del Rio

Carlos del Rio, M.D., is Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine, and professor of global health and epidemiology at the Rollins School of Emory University. He serves as Chair of the Department of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine at Grady Health System, and is the co-director and principal investigator of the Emory Center for AIDS Research.Outside of Emory, Dr del Rio is the Foreign Secretary of the National Academy of Medicine, Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of PEPFAR, Vice-President of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and member of UNAIDS Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee. Dr. del Rio also works on emerging infections, epidemic and pandemics. During the 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) he was a member of the WHO and CDC advisory teams and during the COVID-19 pandemic Dr. del Rio has been a leader locally and nationally, doing research, developing policies, writing scientific publications and making countess media appearances.Before joining Emory faculty in 1996, del Rio was executive director of CONAIDA, the agency of the Mexican government responsible for AIDS Policy.