Jeff Tornheim

JHU, Principal Investigator

Jeff Tornheim, M.D., MPH, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Infectious Diseases. He is a member of the International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Network and is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Dr. Tornheim graduated with a B.A. in International Development and Economics from Brandeis University, received his medical and public health degree from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, completed a combined residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Yale University School of Medicine and a clinical fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

His current NIH-supported research explores the application of whole-genome sequencing, drug level testing, transcriptional and metabolomic profiling, and biomarker assessments to improved health outcomes in the treatment of adults and children with drug-resistant tuberculosis in India.