John N. Galgiani, MD

Dr. Galgiani joined our faculty in 1978 and has been working with Valley fever (coccidioidomycosis) for more than four decades. In 1996, he became founding director of the University of Arizona Valley Fever Center for Excellence, which was established by the Arizona Board of Regents for the benefit of the entire state. The center is located on the University of Arizona Health Sciences campus in Tucson and housed along with Dr. Galgiani’s lab at the BIO5 Institute. Its work encompasses public awareness, clinical guidelines and training, and research into rapid detection methods for the disease as well as collaborative efforts toward development of a vaccine for both animals and humans. Dr. Galgiani has written more than 200 papers and articles relevant to fungal infections, their health consequences and treatment. He also sees patients at the Valley fever clinics at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and Banner UMC Phoenix.