David L. Thomas, MD
Infectious Diseases
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About David L. Thomas
Professional Titles
- Co-Director, Clinical Core, Johns Hopkins Center for AIDS Research
Primary Academic Title
Professor of Medicine
Background
Dr. David Lee Thomas is a professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is trained in internal medicine and infectious diseases and cares for patients with chronic viral hepatitis.
From 2006-2022, Dr. Thomas served as the director of the Division of Infectious Diseases and the Stanhope Bayne-Jones Professor of Medicine. He remains a Professor of Medicine in the School of Medicine and of Epidemiology in the Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is a co-director of the Center for AIDS Research Clinical Core.
He earned his undergraduate degree in chemistry, in 1982, and his medical degree, in 1986, from West Virginia University. He then completed his medical training and residency at Wake Forest University in North Carolina, before coming to Johns Hopkins as a research fellow in infectious diseases. He went on to earn his Master of Public Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He joined the faculty at both schools, the School of Medicine in 1993 and Public Health in 1994.
For his commitment to translating medical research into advances in the care of people living with both hepatitis C and HIV, the American Society of Clinical Investigation named Dr. Thomas to its honor list of physician-scientists in 2001. He also was elected into the American Association of Physicians for which he served on Council. He received a MERIT award from the National Institutes of Health. From the Infectious Diseases Society of America, he has received the Citation award as well as the Walter Stamm award for mentoring. He was also recognized by the Johns Hopkins University with the Provost's award for outstanding mentoring.
Centers and Institutes
- AIDS Research, Center for
- Infectious Disease Center for Viral Hepatitis
Research Interests
Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, and HIV
Lab Website
David Thomas Lab
- The David Thomas Lab oversees clinical research projects that aim to understand the natural history and pathogenesis of hepatitis C virus infection. A special area of clinical and research focus is liver disease in HIV-infected people.
Research Summary
Dr. Thomas oversees clinical research projects whose aims are focused on understanding the natural history and pathogenesis of hepatitis C virus infection. Liver disease in HIV infected people is a special area of clinical and research focus. He is the principal investigator on numerous National Institutes of Health grants and holds a U.S. patent.
Selected Publications
Bailey, Justin R.; Kimberly A. Dowd; Anna E. Snider; William O. Osburn; Shruti H. Mehta; Gregory D. Kirk; David L. Thomas; Stuart C. Ray. “CD4 <sup>+</sup> T-Cell-Dependent Reduction in Hepatitis C Virus-Specific Neutralizing Antibody Responses After Coinfection With Human Immunodeficiency Virus.” Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2015;212(6):914-923. 1
Balagopal, Ashwin; David M. Asmuth; Wei-Teng Yang; Thomas B. Campbell; Nikhil Gupte; Laura Smeaton; Cecilia Kanyama; Beatriz Grinsztejn; Breno Santos; Khuanchai Supparatpinyo; et al. “Pre-cART elevation of CRP and CD4<sup>+</sup> t-cell immune activation associated with HIV clinical progression in a multinational case-cohort study.” Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2015;70(2):163-171. 0
Chung, Raymond T.; Gary L. Davis; Donald M. Jensen; Henry Masur; Michael S. Saag; David L. Thomas; Andrew I. Aronsohn; Michael R. Charlton; Jordan J. Feld; Robert J. Fontana; et al. “Hepatitis C guidance: AASLD-IDSA recommendations for testing, managing, and treating adults infected with hepatitis C virus.” Hepatology. 2015;62(3):932-954.
El-Diwany, Ramy; Lisa N. Wasilewski; Kenneth W. Witwer; Justin R. Bailey; Kimberly Page; Stuart C. Ray; Andrea L. Cox; David L. Thomas; Ashwin Balagopal. “Acute hepatitis C virus infection induces consistent changes in circulating MicroRNAs that are associated with nonlytic hepatocyte release.” Journal of Virology. 2015;89(18):9454-9464.
Hiramine, Satoshi; Masaya Sugiyama; Norihiro Furusyo; Hirofumi Uto; Akio Ido; Hirohito Tsubouchi; Hisayoshi Watanabe; Yoshiyuki Ueno; Masaaki Korenaga; Kazumoto Murata; et al. “A thymine–adenine dinucleotide repeat polymorphism near IL28B is associated with spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus.” Journal of Gastroenterology. 2015.
Honors
- Provosts Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring, Johns Hopkins University, 1/1/19
- Walter Stamm Mentor Award, IDSA, 1/1/19
- Council, American Association of Physicians, 1/1/15
- Citation Award, IDSA, 1/1/14
- Member, American Association of Physicians, 1/1/11
- MERIT (Method to Extend Research in Time) Award, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1/1/10
- Honor List of Physician-Scientists, American Society of Clinical Investigation, 1/1/01
Memberships
- Infectious Diseases Society of America
- American Association for the Study of Liver Disease
Locations
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- 1717 East Monument Street, Park Building, Ground Level, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-955-1725
- fax: 443-287-4173
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Infectious Diseases, 1993Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Graduate School, MPH, 1992Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Residency, Internal Medicine, 1990West Virginia University School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 1986Board Certifications
Infectious Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1992Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1989Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)