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John T. Sinnott, MD, FACP
CURRICULUM VITAE
JOHN T. SINNOTT, MD, FACP
Mailing Address:
Division of Infectious Disease &
International Medicine
Tampa, Florida 33601-1289
(813) 844.4174 Office
(813) 844.7605 Fax
James Cullison Professor of Medicine
Associate Dean, International Affairs, USF Health
Director, Division of Infectious Disease and International Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine
Co-Director, Signature Interdisciplinary Program in Allergy, Immunology & Infectious Disease
Education:
University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, Alabama, 1978, MD
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, 1973, Microbiology, MA
Columbus College, Columbus, Georgia, 1971, BS
Academic Positions:
Clinical Director, Interdisciplinary Signature Program in Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Disease, 2005 – present.
Associate Dean, International Affairs, USF Health, 2005 – present.
James Cullison Professor of Medicine, University of South Florida, 2000 – present.
Professor, Global Health, College of Public Health, 2005 – present.
Director, Florida Infectious Disease Institute, 2004 – present.
Professor, Internal Medicine, University of South Florida, 1994 – present.
Director, Division of Infectious Disease and International Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida, 1991 – present.
Teaching Faculty, University of South Florida Center for HIV Education and Research, University of South Florida, 1991 – present.
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, University of South Florida, 1989 – 1994.
Infectious Disease Coordinator, Tampa General Hospital and University of South Florida College of Medicine, 1985 – 1991.
Assistant and Associate Professor, Orthopaedics, University of South Florida College of Medicine, 1984 – 1990.
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, 1983 – 1989.
Director of Clinical Research, Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, 1983 – 1985.
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Department of Biology, University of South Florida, 1971 – 1973.
Postgraduate Training:
Fellow, Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, 1981 – 1983.
Resident, Internal Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, 1978 – 1980.
Board Certification and Licenses:
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Subspecialty, 1984.
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1983.
National Board of Medical Examiners, 1978.
Private Pilot, Instrument, Federal Aviation Administration (Single and multi-engine, high-performance, complex) (current).
Master Mariner, Certificate #1, United States Coast Guard, Department of Transportation, 2003 (re-certified).
Hospital Appointments:
Director of Epidemiology and Employee Health, Tampa General Hospital, 1985 – present.
Epidemiologist, Shriner's Crippled Children's Hospital, 1987 – present.
Chief of Staff, Tampa General Hospital, 1994 – 1996.
Vice–Chief of Staff, Tampa General Hospital, 1992 – 1994.
Secretary–Treasurer, Medical Staff, Tampa General Hospital, 1990 – 1992.
Chief, Department of Internal Medicine, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, 1988 – 1992.
Vice–Chief, Department of Internal Medicine, Tampa General Hospital, 1986 – 1988.
Government Appointments:
Member, Citizens Review Group, Healthcare Planning Team, Governor Crist Transition Team, State of Florida, 2006 – 2007.
Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Health, State of Florida, Biodefense, 2001 – present.
Member, State Formulary Committee, State of Florida, 1999 – present.
Laboratory Experience:
Jan 1989 – present, Director, Microbiology Laboratory, South Florida Regional Bone and Tissue Bank, Lifelink, Tampa, Florida.
Sept 1996 – present, Microbiology Quality Advisor, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida.
Aug 1984 – Sept 1996, Contract Consultant & Quality Director, Clinical Microbiology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida.
Editorships:
Editor-in-Chief, Infections in Medicine, 1994 – present.
Associate Editor, Infections in Urology, 1991 – present.
Medscape Editorial Board, 1999 – present.
Medical Editor, Emedicine: Medicine, Obstretrics/Gynecology, Psychiatry, and Surgery, 1999 – 2000.
Senior Editor, Antimicrobic and Infectious Diseases Newsletter, 1994 – 2000.
Editorial Board, Infections in Medicine, 1992 – 1994.
Co-Editor, Contagion, 1992 – 1994.
North American Editorial Board, Health Information Network. London, England, 1991 – 1992.
Associate Editor, Infectious Disease Newsletter, 1989 – 1994.
Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Health Management, 2006 – present.
Board Memberships:
Trustee, University of South Florida Foundation, 2006 – present.
Trustee, Hillsborough County Community College Foundation, 2003 – 2006.
International Academic Advisory Board, Vivekananda Institute for Leadership Development, 2005 – present.
Chairman of the Board, Food Tech, VIFL (Nasdaq), 2001 – present.
Trustee, Tampa General Hospital Foundation, 1994 – 1996. 2000 – present.
Member, Advisory Board, LifeLink of Florida, 1988 – present.
Board Member, International Biologic Resources, 1995 – 1996.
Board Member, Suncoast Aids Network, 1989 – 1993.
Honors and Awards:
Tampa General Hospital:
Honorary Medical Staff Officer, 2001.
Tree of Life Award, 1996.
Founding Physician Award, Protective Care Unit, 1989.
President's Circle of Excellence, 1987 – 1988.
University of South Florida:
Silver Performance Award for Outstanding Contributions, College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, 2006 – 2007.
Charter Class Mentor, USF Health Leadership Institute, 2006 – present.
Most Outstanding Clinical Professor, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 (Award Retired and Renamed "John T. Sinnott Award for Outstanding Clinical Professor," 1992).
Faculty, Alpha Omega Alpha, 1989 – present.
Gold Circle Honoree, 2004.
Honors and Awards Council, 1999-2002.
Charge to the Graduating Class, College of Medicine, 2000.
Charge to the Graduating Class, College of Medicine, 2001.
Honorary Alumnus, Alumnae Association, 1998.
Provost’s Award, Faculty-Staff Scholarship Campaign, 1997.
Lifetime Appreciation Award, Division of Infectious Diseases, 1996.
Outstanding Service Award, Division of Infectious Disease, 1992.
Fund-Raising Recognition Award, Faculty Staff Scholarship Campaign, 1990.
2nd Place Award, Faculty Sponsor, Student Research Day, 1990.
Faculty Sponsor, Watson Clinic Award for Outstanding Senior Student Research, 1989, 1991, 1992.
Founding Physician Award, Moffitt Cancer Center Institute, 1986.
Outstanding House Officer Award, 1978.
Phi Sigma Honor Society, Tampa, Florida, 1973.
Other Awards:
Finalist, Physician Mentor Recognition Program, American Medical Association – Women Physicians Congress, 2007.
Leadership Florida Distinguished Member Award, Tampa, Florida 2007.
Service Awards, Department of Homeland Security and Immigration Enforcement, “In Recognition of Volunteer Training in Recognizing Contagious Disease Threats.” Presented by Phil Ashton, Lantana, Florida, 2007.
Lifetime Achievement Award, The AIDS Institute, for “Longtime Dedication to HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment, and Research in the United States and Internationally, Tampa, 2006.
Julia B. Williams Award for Service to Hillsborough County Community College Foundation, 2005.
Because We Care Award, Florida Liver Association, Tampa, Florida, 2004.
Leadership Florida Class XXI Graduate, 2003.
Florida HIV/AIDS Red Ribbon Excellence Award, Bureau of HIV/AIDS, Florida AIDS Action, 2003.
Finalist, Humanism in Medicine Award, Association of American Medical Colleges, 2001.
Citation: Strathmore’s Who’s Who, 2001.
Citation: Best Doctors in Tampa, chosen by Doctors, Tampa Bay Magazine, February 2001, 2003.
Citation: Leon G. Smith Infectious Disease Institute Hall Of Fame, 2000 – present.
Citation: Lexington Who’s Who, 2000.
National Beth Israel Humanism Award, NBI Healthcare Foundation, 1998.
Citation: Naifeh S and Smith GW. The Best Doctors in America, Southeast Region, 1998 – present.
Citation: Who’s Who in America and Science and Engineering, 1997 – present.
AIDS Education Award for Dedication and Support of AIDS Education, 1997.
AIDS Service Award, FACT (For AIDS Care Today) St. Petersburg, Florida, 1997.
Citation: International Who's Who for Professionals, 1996 – present.
Leadership in Medical Education Award, Florida Medical Association, Jacksonville, Florida 1994.
Physician Recognition Award, American College of Pathologists, Chicago, Illinois, 1992.
Mayoral Proclamation, "Doctor Marvin R. Dunn and Doctor John T. Sinnott Day," for Contributions to College of Medicine, City of Tampa, Florida, May 29, 1992.
Ciba Geigy Award for Outstanding Teaching, Ciba Geigy Corporation, Woodbridge, New Jersey, 1992.
Hillsborough County Board of Award for Contribution to AIDS Education, Tampa, Florida, 1991.
Philanthropic Award, Shriner's Hospitals for Crippled Children, Tampa Unit, Tampa, Florida, 1991.
Honorary Organizing Committee, AIDS Project Quilt, Tampa, FL, 1989, 1992.
Clinical Associate Rotation, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, Bethesda, Maryland, 1978.
Microbiology Award, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, Alabama, 1978.
American Student Medical Association Prize for Research. 2nd Place, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, Alabama, 1975.
Hans Smetana Award, American Hepatic Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1974.
Committees:
James A. Haley Veterans Administration Hospital:
Member, Acting Chair, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, 1983 – 1988.
Shriner’s Crippled Children’s Hospital:
Chair, Infection Control Committee, 1987 – present.
Member, Institutional Review Board, Shriner's Crippled Children's Hospital, 1990 – 1994.
Tampa General Hospital:
Member, TGH Foundation Executive Committee, 2007 – present.
Chair, Infection Control Committee, 1985 – 1992. Member, 1992 – present.
Member, Clinical Executive Board, 1986 – present. Chair, 1994 – 1996.
Member, Liver Transplant Committee, 1986 – 1999.
Member, Burn Unit Committee, 1988 – 1990.
Member, Pediatric Heart Transplant Committee, 1989 – 1991.
Member, Cardiac Transplant Research Committee, 1989 – 1991.
Chair, Committee on Clinical Teaching Service, 1989 – 1991.
Member, Ad Hoc Nurse-Physician Liaison Committee, 1988 – 1989.
Member, Bio-Ethics Committee, 1987 – 1991.
Member, Quality Assurance Committee, 1986 –1990. Chair, 1990 – 1992.
Member, Cardiac Transplant Committee, 1985 – 2001.
Member, Heart and Lung Transplant Committee, 1986 – 1990.
Member, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, 1985 – 1992.
Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Clinical Pharmacology, 1986.
Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Cardiac Transplantation, 1985.
University of South Florida College of Medicine:
Mentor, Medical Student Learning Community Mentor Group, 2005 – present.
Member, AIMS Committee, University of South Florida, 2005 – present.
Team Leader, Faculty/Staff Scholarship Campaign, University of South Florida, 1997, 2004 – 2005.
Honors and Awards Council, 2000 – 2003.
Committee on Medical Student Affairs, 2000 – 2001.
Chair, Voluntary Faculty Promotion Committee, 1994 – 1996. Member, 1996– present.
Member, President’s Council, Faculty/Staff Scholarship Campaign, University of South Florida, 1996 – 1997.
Member, Roy H. Behnke Lectureship Honorary Committee, 1995 – 1996.
Member, Dean's Implementation Committee, 1994 – 1995.
College of Medicine Representative, University of South Florida –Tampa General Hospital Affiliation Committee, 1993 –1996.
Member, Task Force for Continuing Medical Education, 1993.
Member, Search Committee, Price Endowed Chair, Department of Pediatrics, 1992 –1993.
Chair, Dean's Task Force on AIDS, 1992 – present.
Chair, Internal Medicine Research Review Committee, 1992 – 1994.
Member, LCME Self-Study Committee on Faculty, 1991.
Member, Nominating Committee, Faculty Association, 1991 –1995, 1998.
Member, Search Committee, Director of Orthopaedics, 1991.
Member, Departmental Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1990 – present.
Member, College Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1990. Chair, 1991 –1992.
Member, Institutional Life and Culture Task Force, University Honors Program, 1990 – 1992.
Departmental Representative for Medicine, Faculty Association, 1990 – 1996.
Chair, Committee on Goals and Objectives, 1990 – 1993.
Member, Committee on Committees, Faculty Association, 1990 – 1994.
Chair, Student Affairs Task Force, 1989.
Member, Faculty Senate, 1988 – 1990.
Member, Saunders' Scholarship Committee, 1988 – 1989.
Member, AIDS Committee, 1987 – 1988.
Member, Transplant Oversight Committee, 1986 –1993.
Miscellaneous Committees:
Co-Chair, Public Policy Track, United States Conference on AIDS, Houston, Texas, October 2005.
Member, Finance Committee, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology, Mt. Royal, New Jersey, 1997 – 2000.
Member, Finance Committee, Infectious Disease Society of America, Arlington, VA, 1996 – 1998.
Member, Aid to Russia Committee, Society for Hospital Epidemiology, Washington, DC, 1993 – 1996.
Member, Medical Health Advisory Panel, Museum of Science and Industry, 1993.
Member, Hillsborough County AIDS Coordinating Council, 1990 – 1992.
Teaching Activities:
Director Scholarly Concentration in Public Health: Global Approaches to Clinics and Communities, 2007 – present.
Leader Colloquium II: Global Medicine, 2007 – present.
PHC 6510 Exotic and Infectious Diseases, College of Public Health,
Lecturer, 2004 – present.
BMS 6920 Colloquium I/II, College of Medicine, Lecturer, 2004 – present.
MEL 8357 Infections in Transplant Medicine, Course Director, 1988 – present.
BMS 6810 Introduction to Clinical Medicine, Lecturer, 1983 – present.
BCC 6110 Internal Medicine Clerkship, Attending, 1983 – present.
MEL 9999 Independent Study in Infectious Diseases, Course Director, 1983 – present.
MEL 7310 Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine, Course Director, 1983 – 1991.
MEL 7815 Honors Surgery Rotation, Lecturer, Core Curriculum on Surgical Infections,
1991.
MEL 8334 General Internal Medicine Clerkship, Honors Program, 1991 – 1992.
MEL 8371 Selected Topics in Infectious Disease, 1991 – present.
Volunteer Activities:
Guest Lecturer, More Health, Tampa, Florida, 1995 – 2000.
Chairman’s Award for Outstanding Performance, Faculty-Staff Scholarship Campaign, 1995.
Guest Lecturer, Tampa Seroma Club, Tampa, Florida, 1995.
Founder and Co-Director, University of South Florida Health and Rehabilitative Services Volunteer HIV Clinic, Tampa, Florida, 1992 – 1994.
Project Beautiful, Tampa General Healthcare, Tampa, 1994.
Founder and Advisor, TGH Foundation Scholars Awards for Medical Students, Tampa, Florida, 1990 – present.
Founder and Advisor, Tampa General Hospital Medical Staff Scholarship Awards for Medical Students, Tampa, Florida, 1989 – present.
Co-Chair, Faculty-Staff Scholarship Campaign, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, 1989, 1995, 2004 – present.
Founder and Advisor, University of South Florida Housestaff/Tampa General Hospital "Silver Platter CD" Literature Search Network, Tampa, Florida, 1988 – 1993.
Member, Board of Directors, Suncoast Florida AIDS Network, 1988 – 1991.
Co-Founder and Advisor, Students Teaching AIDS to Students (STATS) Program, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, 1987 – 1997.
Chair, Tampa Bay Medical AIDS Task Force, Tampa, Florida, 1987 – 1990.
Consultant, Health Care Task Force: AIDS and the Public Hospital. Florida House of Representatives, Miami, Florida, 1987.
Founder, Protective Care Unit, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida, 1985.
Guest Lecturer, Center for Organizational Development, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, 1985.
Numerous Media Interviews and Programs, 1985 – present.
Volunteer, Judeo-Christian Clinic, Tampa, Florida. 1978 –1989.
Guest Lecturer, Medical Explorer Scouts, Mobile, Alabama, 1975 – 1976.
Founding Board Member, Franklin Memorial Free Clinic, Mobile, Alabama, 1974 – 1977.
Laboratory Volunteer, Clearwater Free Clinic, Clearwater, Florida, 1974.
Current Student Advisees:
1. Samuel Crane
2. Janie Caplan
3. Erin Etoll
4. Jane Mai
5. Jane Pak
6. Minh Ngo
7. Liv Carpenter
8. Veronica Tucci
9. Jesse Kresak
10. Robert Ledford
11. Cynthia Romer
12. Priyana Kamath
International Activities:
Publications:
1. Tucci V, Sinnott JT. “A likely case of trichomonal urethritis contracted by oropharyngeal exposure,” Asian Biomedicine, In Press, April 2008.
2. Pujari SN, Dravid A, Naik E, Bhagat S, Tash K, Nadler JP, Sinnott JT. Lipodystrophy and dyslipidemia among patients taking first-line, World Health Organization-recommended highly active antiretroviral therapy regimens in western India. J Acquirimmune Defic Syndr 2005, 39:199-202.
3. Naik E, Karpur A, Taylor R, Ramaswami B, Ramachandra S, Balasubramaniam B, Galwankar S, Sinnott JT, Nabukera S, Salihu HM. Rural Indian tribal communities: an emerging high-risk group for HIV/AIDS. BMC International Health and Human Rights 2005, 5:1.
4. Sinnott, JT. International Infectious Diseases [Foreword]. 2001;54 :157.
Conference Abstracts:
1. Pujari S, Dravid A, Gupte N, Dhananjay A, Menezes L, Sinnott J. Effectiveness and Safety of Generic Second-line PI-based ART in Western India. Boston: Presented at the 15th Annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, 2008.
2. Pothiawala S, Menezes L, Deshpande A, Joshi A, Kim H, & Sinnott J. Depressive symptomatology and suicidal ideation among HIV-infected women in India. Presented at the IV Annual IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, Sydney Australia, 2007.
3. Pujari s. Gupte N, Mellinkeri S, Naik E, Menezes L and Sinnott J. Immunologic recovery amongst virologically suppressed HIV infected individuals in Western India. Los Angeles: 14th Annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, 2007.
4. Pujari S, Wills T, Naik E, Menezes L, Nadler J, Norris D, Sinnott JT. Correlates of anemia for HIV patients in the HAART era: A single-center ambulatory clinical cohort in Pune, India. Presentation at XVI International AIDS Conference, Toronto, 2006.
5. Menezes L, D’Souza KR, D’Souza KM, Somboonwit C, Amin S, Sinnott JT. A socio-historical construction of the AIDS epidemic in India. Abstract: MOPE0724. Presentation at the XVI International AIDS Conference, Toronto, Canada, 2006.
6. Pujari S, Bele V, Joshi K, Sawant S, Joshi S, Nadler J, Sinnott JT, Naik E, Debhade D. Effect of rifampicin hepatic induction on Nevirapine concentrations in Indian volunteers. Denver: Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, 2006.