Jerrold Ellner, MC Dr. Jerry Ellner is a professor of medicine at Boston University and chief of infectious diseases at Boston Medical Center. He is one of the premier world authorities on TB pathogenesis, epidemiology, and treatment. He has been actively involved in HIV/AIDS research in Kampala since 1987, establishing a successful program for studying TB as well. He was a founding member of the Academic Alliance. Dr. Ellner has been principal investigator of the large National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants for the study of infectious diseases and participated in an exchange program that has enabled over 60 Ugandan doctors to train in U.S. medical schools in epidemiology. Currently, he directs an International Collaboration for Infectious Diseases (ICIDR) NIH program in Vitória, Brazil that conducts research on TB transmission and pathogenesis. He also is principal investigator of an NIH contract "TB-Clinical Diagnostics Research Consortium" that will facilitate the development of new TB diagnostics. Dr. Ellner has been repeatedly named to multiple "Best Doctor" lists and is a member of many professional organizations.