Overview
Updated 14 Jul 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, 9 NIH-funded awards (2003–2025).
- 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 focusfrom trials led + research topics
Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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Total citations across indexed works.
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Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Public positionssourced statements on record
- Former member
Department of Health and Human Services Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents
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Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 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
InvestigatorCompletedNCT04481373 - HIV Clinic-Based Intervention to Improve ART Adherence and Prevent HIV Transmission
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
InvestigatorCompletedNCT02044484 - Test of an Intervention to Improve HIV Care
Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine
InvestigatorCompletedNCT01103856
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 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
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
9 NIH research awards on record, funded 2003–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Wastewater Sampling: A New Tool to Accelerate Ending the HIV Epidemic
Baylor College of Medicine
FY2025$760,645R01DA059394
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 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
2026 - Tracking HIV Through Wastewater: Ethical Considerations in Public Health Surveillance.
Clinical infectious diseases
2026 - Attitudes and Barriers Toward Antiretroviral Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Among Infectious Disease Providers.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)
2025
Contact
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Educationdegrees 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 rolesjournal and society appointments
- Staff Physician
Infectious Diseases, Harris Health System
Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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Secondary affiliationsappointments 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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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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