Thomas Giordano, MD
Enriched profileChief, Section of Infectious Diseases; Professor, Department of Medicine; MD Anderson Foundation Chair · Baylor College of Medicine
Thomas Giordano is Chief, Section of Infectious Diseases; Professor, Department of Medicine; MD Anderson Foundation Chair at Baylor College of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 287 publications with 11,371 citations (h-index 56); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 3 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Thomas Giordano, MD, is Chief, Section of Infectious Diseases at Baylor College of Medicine. The public record shows 287 publications with 11,371 citations (h-index 56), centered on HIV. It also documents an investigator role on 3 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 1 companies, 10 NIH-funded awards (2003–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Nature communications
- Top research focus: HIV
- 3 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 1 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 8 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingPublic positions
sourced statements on record- Former member
Department of Health and Human Services Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents
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Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
Sign in to view contact details →Clinical trials
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 3 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Targeting HIV Retention and Improved Viral Load Through Engagement ('THRIVE')
Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine
- HIV Clinic-Based Intervention to Improve ART Adherence and Prevent HIV Transmission
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Test of an Intervention to Improve HIV Care
Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
1 company reported payments to CMS in program years 2024–2024. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- ViiV Healthcare CompanyProgram year20241 payment
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Anti-infectives
58.9%Human Immunodeficiency Virus Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitor25.2%Tivicay47%Juluca29%Isentress13%Dovato11%Part D<11 patientsHuman Immunodeficiency Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor18.5%Descovy79%Triumeq21%Part D<11 patientsCardiovascular
22.8%Statin9.9%Atorvastatin Calcium100%Part D≥14 patientsCalcium channel blocker5.5%Amlodipine Besylate100%Part D<11 patientsNervous system
8.9%Gabapentinoids6.2%Pregabalin54%Gabapentin46%Part D<11 patientsBenzodiazepine2.6%Temazepam100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
10 NIH research awards on record, funded 2003–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Wastewater Sampling: A New Tool to Accelerate Ending the HIV Epidemic
Baylor College of Medicine
FY2026$761,609R01DA059394
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Statewide multi-year wastewater sequencing reveals dual origins of HIV-1 signal.
Nature communications
Article2026 - Tracking HIV Through Wastewater: Ethical Considerations in Public Health Surveillance.
Clinical infectious diseases
Article2026 - Attitudes and Barriers Toward Antiretroviral Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Among Infectious Disease Providers.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)
Article2025
Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
This person's own public accounts first, then places where others mention them. Two different things, listed separately.
Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- X / Twitter
X (Twitter): @tpgiordano9
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →bcm.edu ↗
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Staff Physician
Infectious Diseases, Harris Health System
Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Program Chief
Clinical Effectiveness & Population Health Program, Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →houston.hsrd.research.va.gov ↗ - Medical Director of HIV Services and the Thomas Street Health Center
Harris Health System, Houston
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Texas Developmental Center for AIDS Research
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