Patricia N. Whitley-Williams, MD, FAAP

Patricia Whitley-Williams, MD, FAAP, is senior associate dean for Inclusion and Diversity, a professor of pediatrics, and chief of the Division of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases. A thought leader and chief enabler for inclusion and diversity, Dr. Whitley-Williams works with the medical school community to foster an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where all faculty, staff, and students from differing backgrounds can excel and achieve their goals.

Dr. Whitley-Williams has been board-certified by the American Board of Pediatrics since November 1980 and the Pediatric Infectious Disease Subspecialty since August 5, 1997, with recertification on November 8, 2004. She earned her medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. She completed her internship and residency at Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, and a fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Boston City Hospital, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.

She is a liaison member of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Network for Immunization Information of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. In the past she served as a member of the Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Tuberculosis at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Vaccine Advisory Committee of the Department of Health and Senior Services as well as the American Academy of Pediatrics' Committee on Pediatric AIDS. Dr. Whitley-Williams has participated in the development of the national guidelines for the reduction of perinatal HIV transmission as a member of the Department of Health and Senior Services/Public Health Service Perinatal HIV Guidelines Working Group.

Her areas of interest include pediatric HIV, Lyme disease, immunization policy, travel medicine, immunology, infectious diseases, and HIV/AIDS.

• MD: Johns Hopkins University. School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD., 1975
• Internship: Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 1976
• Residency: Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 1978
• Fellowship: Pediatric Infectious Disease, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 1980

• American Board of Pediatrics, November, 1980
• American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Disease Subspecialty, 1997, Recertified, November 2004

• Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
• Infectious Disease Society of America
• Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of America
• National Medical Association
• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
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