Division Leadership


Davey Smith, M.D., M.A.S.
Professor of Medicine
Head of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health
Co-Director, San Diego Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)
Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs

Constance Benson, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Vice Chief of Education
Program Director, ID Fellowship
Director, UCSD Antiviral Research Center (AVRC)
Director, UCSD CD4 Collaborative HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Unit

Anne Cowell, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Vice Chief of Clinical Affairs

Jamila Stockman, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Medicine
Vice Chief of Global Public Health
Director, Disparities Core of the San Diego Center for AIDS Research
Sanjay Mehta, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology
Chief, Infectious Diseases Section, VA San Diego Healthcare System

Laura Bamford, M.D., MSCE
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Owen Clinic

John Ayers, Ph.D., M.A.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Vice Chief of Innovation
Co-Founder, Center for Data Driven Health at the Qualcomm Institute