H. Clifford Lane, M.D.

H. Clifford Lane, M.D.

H. Clifford Lane, M.D., is Clinical Director and Deputy Director for Clinical Research and Special Projects for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. In this capacity he oversees an array of clinical and research activities.

A native of Detroit, Michigan, Dr. Lane received his undergraduate education and medical training at the University of Michigan. Following a residency in internal medicine, he joined the NIH for fellowship training in infectious diseases and immunology and has been there since. He initially served as a member of the U.S. Public Health Service, attaining the rank of Rear Admiral/Assistant Surgeon General.

Dr. Lane’s primary research interests are in the areas of HIV/AIDS and emerging infectious diseases. His HIV research activities range from fundamental basic science to large-scale, international clinical trials. In the area of emerging infectious diseases, he has been involved in studies of unexplained fever, influenza, Ebola and of late, COVID-19. Dr. Lane has partnered with host country governments to establish clinical research programs in Mali, South Africa, Indonesia, Mexico, Liberia, Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Dr. Lane co-chairs the U.S. HHS Guidelines Panel for the Use of Antiviral Drugs in Adults and Adolescents with HIV Infection and the NIH Treatment Guidelines Panel for COVID-19. He serves on the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group – International Health of the WHO and the Research Committee of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.  He is a Master of the American College of Physicians and a member of multiple other professional societies, including the U.S. National Academy of Medicine.