20 things you don't know about Dr. Anthony Fauci

Kellen Riell

April 7, 体彩app官方网站Updated: April 7, 体彩app官方网站 6:30 p.m.

Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the United States, Anthony Fauci has become a familiar sight at President Donald Trump's media conferences, where the doctor provides guidance, recommendations and sobering facts to the American people on how to stay safe. Many Americans might not have known much about him until now. But Fauci - the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a longtime adviser to multiple U.S. presidents, and a leading figure in the fight against AIDS - has a lengthy history of contributions to the field of medical care in this country体彩app官方网站 that goes back decades.

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci was born in Brooklyn. He spent his childhood in Bensonhurst, and later worked at a Dyker Heights drugstore operated by his pharmacist dad. The Fauci family lived in the apartment above the drugstore. — Alex Brandon/AP
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci was . He spent his childhood in Bensonhurst, and later worked at a Dyker Heights drugstore operated by his pharmacist dad. The Fauci family lived in the apartment above the drugstore.

Fauci was captain of the Regis High School basketball team in the 1950s. — Fauci was in the 1950s.

Fauci received an education in Jesuit institutions before graduating with a medical degree from University Medical College体彩app官方网站 in 1966. He did his internship and residency at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. — Google
Fauci before graduating with a medical degree from University Medical College体彩app官方网站 in 1966. He did his internship and residency at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center.

After taking a top position at the Laboratory of Clinical Investigation at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in 1974, Fauci applied his knowledge of chemotherapy to the problem of autoimmune diseases. — Gerry Broome
After taking a top position at the Laboratory of Clinical Investigation at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in 1974, Fauci to the problem of autoimmune diseases.

He came up with the idea of using chemotherapy drugs to suppress abnormal immune responses in patients with autoimmune diseases without destroying their immune systems. This led to breakthroughs in the treatment of formerly incurable vasculitis syndromes. — AP Photo/Matt Rourke
He came up with the idea of in patients with autoimmune diseases without destroying their immune systems. This led to breakthroughs in the treatment of formerly incurable vasculitis syndromes.