John G. Bartlett, MDJohn G. Bartlett, MD, is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of The Johns Hopkins UniversitySchool of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. He served as Chief of the Infectious DiseaseDivision at the School for 26 years, stepping down in July of 2006. Dr. Bartlett received hisundergraduate degree at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, and his medical degreeat Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, New York. He trained in internal medicine at the PeterBent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, and the University of Alabama, Birmingham,and he completed his fellowship training in infectious diseases at the University of California,Los Angeles (UCLA).Before accepting his current position at The Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Bartlett served asa faculty member at UCLA and Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts,and was associate chief of staff for research at the Boston VA Hospital.Dr. Bartlett has worked in several areas of research, all related to his specialty in infectiousdiseases. His major research interests have included anaerobic infections, pathogenicmechanisms of Bacteroides fragilis, anaerobic pulmonary infections, and Clostridium difficile-associated colitis. Since moving to Johns Hopkins, his major interests have been HIV/AIDS,managed care of patients with HIV infection, and bioterrorism.Dr. Bartlett is a member of the Institute of Medicine, a master of the American College ofPhysicians, past president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and a recipientof the Kass Award from the IDSA. In 2005, Dr. Bartlett was awarded the Alexander FlemingAward by the IDSA and the Finland Award from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases(NFID).Dr. Bartlett has authored over 500 articles and reviews, more than 280 book chapters, and over60 editions of 18 books. He participates as an editorial board member for numerous journals.