Daniel W. Fitzgerald

Daniel W. Fitzgerald is a Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, with a focus on Microbiology and Immunology since 2017. He holds the B.H. Kean Professorship in Tropical Medicine since 2022 and has maintained a consistent academic presence in global health research.

Education:

• B.A., University of Notre Dame (1986)
• M.D., Yale University School of Medicine (1992)

His research spans HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, cardiovascular diseases in low-income settings, women's health in conflict zones, and microbiome interactions in infectious disease. Recent work emphasizes community-based HIV care models, diagnostic challenges in resource-limited environments, and syndemic factors affecting displaced populations.

Article Trends: His 15 most recent publications (2025-2024) focus on tuberculosis treatment regimens, HIV-cardiovascular comorbidities, refugee health in Syria/Lebanon, and microbial resistance patterns in Haiti/Tanzania. These studies often integrate clinical trials with social determinant analysis.

Grants & Leadership: He serves as Principal Investigator for NIH-funded programs including:

• Fogarty International Center (2024-2025) - Intimate Partner Violence and Cardiovascular Risk
• NIAID (2023-2026) - TB Coinfection Impact on HIV Reservoir
• NHLBI (2023-2028) - Cardiovascular Risk in Haiti
• TB Trials Consortium (2021-2025) - Clinical Research Services

Labs & Teams: He collaborates extensively with GHESKIO Centers in Haiti, a leading institution for HIV/TB research in resource-limited settings. His work bridges clinical investigation with public health policy implementation across multiple continents.