The UCSF AIDS Research Institute looks forward to welcoming Meg Doherty, MD, MPH, PhD, Director of the Department of Science for Health at the World Health Organization, on December 1–2, 2026. Dr. Doherty is an infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist with more than 25 years of experience in HIV and global health. Her planned visit will bring together researchers, clinicians, and trainees to discuss progress in the global HIV response and priorities for the future.

More information, including location forthcoming!

Bio

Dr. Meg Doherty is currently the Director of Science for Health at the World Health Organization (WHO). She previously led WHO’s Department of Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections Programs, where she worked to advance access to treatment and integrated care.

Dr. Doherty spent 10 years living and working in low- and middle-income countries, advising ministries of health and international partners on HIV and infectious disease programs. This included five years in Ethiopia as Director of Clinical and Training Services for JHU-TSEHAI, a PEPFAR implementing partner supported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Before joining WHO in 2012, she served on the faculty at Johns Hopkins University, providing care for people living with HIV, hepatitis, and other infectious diseases. She earned her MD from Harvard Medical School and her MPH and PhD in infectious disease epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.