Staff Clinician
Specialty(s): Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine Provides direct clinical care to patients at NIH Clinical Center
Education:
Ph.D., Biochemistry, Iowa State University
M.D., Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Biography
Dr. Casazza received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Iowa State University in 1978 and then did a Post-doc at the National Institutes on Alcohol and Alcoholism studying near equilibrium thermodynamics and intermediary metabolism. At the age of 40, he started medical school in 1991 at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center where he did his internship and residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Infectious Disease. Dr. Casazza came to the Vaccine Research Center in 2002 as a staff clinician where he has both scientific and clinical responsibility. His scientific and clinical interests are in HIV pathophysiology and vaccine development.