Biographical Sketches

Daniel W. Fitzgerald, M.D.

Daniel W. Fitzgerald, M.D. is the Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University. Dr. Fitzgerald trained in internal medicine and infectious diseases at the Massachusetts General Hospital. His areas of interest include HIV/AIDS prevention and therapeutic clinical trials, targeted evaluation of HIV/AIDS service programs in Haiti, and evaluations of new diagnostics for sexually transmitted infections. He is actively involved in: HIV Vaccine Trials to determine the efficacy of an adenovirus 5 recombinant HIV vaccine; a randomized study to determine the optimal time to start antiretroviral therapy in resource-poor countries; studies of drug resistance in Haiti and effects of tropical diarrhea/malnutrition on antiretroviral therapy. Other interests include improving informed consent and empirical studies to inform ethical guidelines for the conduct of clinical research in resource-poor countries. He is Chair of the Cornell International Education Committee, which oversees international medical student electives.