Todd Pollack, MD

Todd Pollack is an infectious disease clinician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and the Medical Director of the Partnership for Health Advancement in Vietnam (HAIVN), a Harvard University Global Program with a mission to improve healthcare in Vietnam. His work focuses on strengthening primary healthcare systems in low- and middle-income countries and on improving access to quality and equitable care for people living with HIV and viral hepatitis. Dr. Pollack leads clinical training, capacity building, and health system strengthening projects in Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries. He has tested and scaled up innovative approaches to care delivery, healthcare worker capacity building, patient and community empowerment, and efforts to reduce HIV-related stigma and discrimination in healthcare settings. He is also the co-PI of the IMPACT-MED Alliance, a USAID-funded initiative to support medical education reform and improve infection control and antimicrobial stewardship in Vietnam. Dr. Pollack received his MD from Temple University School of Medicine and completed a residency and chief residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.