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Robert Schooley, MD, Infectious Disease, La Jolla, CA

Robert Turner Schooley MD

Infectious Disease•La Jolla, CA

HIV/AIDS Medicine, International Health, Travel & Tropical

Professor, Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine

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  • University of California San DiegoStein Clinical Research BuildingLa Jolla, CA 92093

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Summary

  • Dr. Robert Schooley is an infectious disease specialist based in La Jolla, CA, with subspecialties in HIV/AIDS medicine, international health, bacteriophage therapy and tropical medicine. He completed his medical education and training at prestigious institutions including Johns Hopkins University, the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Schooley has held various roles, such as Staff Physician at UC San Diego Health since 2005 and previously at the Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Affairs Medical Center. His research interests include virology and bacteriophage therapy, with publications in prominent journals like Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Science and Nature. He has served as principal investigator in clinical trials focusing on respiratory viruses, HIV and antimicrobial resistant bacterial infections. Dr. Schooley's accolades include being named in Who's Who in America and receiving the Gold Doc award from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation. He is a 2024 recipient of UC San Diego's Reveille Medal.

Education & Training

  • Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1979 - 1981
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
    National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1976 - 1979
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1976
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1975
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1974

Certifications & Licensure

  • CO State Medical License
    CO State Medical License 1990 - 2027
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2005 - 2026
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1974 - 1983
  • Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Who's Who in America 1995-2018
  • Gold Doc Arnold P. Gold Foundation, 2009
  • Chief Residents’ Clinical Teaching University of California, San Diego, 2007

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Successful Treatment of Antibiotic Resistant Poly-Microbial Bone Infection with Bacteriophages and Antibiotics Combination  
    Robert Schooley, MD, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Oa the Evolution of Mentorship Capacity Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Case Studies from Peru, Kenya, India, and Mozambique  
    Robert Schooley, MD, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • The Control of HIV After Antiretroviral Medication Pause (CHAMP) Study: Post-Treatment Controllers Identified from 14 Clinical Studies  
    Elizabeth Connick, Jonathan Z Li, Paul Volberding, Daniel R Kuritzkes, Robert T Schooley, David Margolis, Daniel Skiest, John W Mellors, Ronald Mitsuyasu, Ann C Collie..., The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Books/Book Chapters

  • Current Clinical Topics in Infectious Diseases. 
    Chapter: Chronic Fatique Syndrome: A Manifestation of Epstein-Barr Virus Infection? 
    Page 126 - 146Schooley RTEditors: JS Remington and MN Swartz.McGraw-Hill Book Co
  • Host Responses to Infections in Infectious Diseases. 
    Page 30 - 44Wilson CC and Schooley RTMosby Elsevier, LondonEdition 3,
  • Cecil’s Textbook of Internal Medicine. 
    Chapter: Epstein Barr Virus Infection 
    Schooley RT

Abstracts/Posters

  • Long-term propagation of New World primate T-lymphocytes in vitro.
    Falk Jr. LA, Silva D, Byington R and Schooley RT, Fifteenth International Leukocyte Culture Conference. Intercell Communicat in Leucocyte Function

Other

  • Just (Don't) Do It. 
    Schooley RT, J Clin Invest. 1993; 92:535
  • Hepatitis C virus therapeutics: at the end of the beginning. 
    Schooley RT, Top Antivir Med. 2012; 20:17-9
  • Viral Load Testing in Resource Limited Settings. 
    Schooley RT, Clin Infect Dis. 2007; 44: 139-40

Press Mentions

  • Stacking CDC’s Vaccine Committee with Losers Threatens 'A Disaster'
    Stacking CDC’s Vaccine Committee with Losers Threatens 'A Disaster'June 17th, 2025
  • Q&A on New COVID-19 Vaccine Policies
    Q&A on New COVID-19 Vaccine PoliciesJune 5th, 2025
  • 2-in-1 COVID-Flu Vaccine Looks Promising in Trial — but Experts Say Approval May Be Delayed
    2-in-1 COVID-Flu Vaccine Looks Promising in Trial — but Experts Say Approval May Be DelayedMay 19th, 2025

Grant Support

  • Orally Bioavailable Antiviral Drugs with Broad Pandemic Virus ActivityUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO2021–2031
  • Orally Bioavailable Antiviral Drugs with Broad Pandemic Virus ActivityUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO2021–2031
  • Orally Bioavailable Antiviral Drugs with Broad Pandemic Virus ActivityUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO2021–2031
  • Orally Active Nucleoside Phosphonates For Hepatitis C VirusNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2009–2012
  • Multiplex Nucleic Acid Detection Devices For The Diagnosis Of Respiratory VirusesNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2007–2011

Committees

  • Chair, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, B 2019 - 2023
  • Chair, NIH Drug Discovery and Resistance (DDR) Study Section 2011 - 2013
  • Member, Scientific Advisory Board, PEPFAR, US Department of State 2011 - 2013

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