John T. Brooks MD

Physician

1600 Clifton Road NEMailstop D-21Atlanta, GA 30329

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Summary

Dr. John Brooks, based in Atlanta, GA, specializes in infectious diseases and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital after graduating from Harvard Medical School in 1994. He worked at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 1998-2024. His clinical interests include HIV, mpox, COVID-19, and outbreak control and response.

Education & Training

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Gastroenterology, 2016 - 2022
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1997
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1994

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1996 - 2027

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
How the Orthodox Features of Orthopoxviruses Led to an Unorthodox Mpox Outbreak: What We've Learned, and What We Still Need to Understand.
John T Brooks, Mary G Reynolds, Elizabeth Torrone, Andrea McCollum, Ian H Spicknall
The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2024-03-26
11 citations
Low CD4 Count or Being Out of Care Increases the Risk for Mpox Hospitalization Among People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Mpox.
David C Philpott, Robert A Bonacci, Paul J Weidle, Kathryn G Curran, John T Brooks
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2024-03-20
92 citations
Tecovirimat and the Treatment of Monkeypox - Past, Present, and Future Considerations.
Adam Sherwat, John T Brooks, Debra Birnkrant, Peter Kim
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2022-08-18

Press Mentions

Georgia Could Lose Nearly All HIV Prevention Funds with Proposed CDC CutsMarch 21st, 2025
The CDC Scientist Who Couldn’t Get Monkeypox TreatmentOctober 5th, 2022
New Long-Haul COVID Clinics Treat Mysterious and Ongoing SymptomsJune 30th, 2021