Position Description

The chair of basic science and education provide leadership, mentoring, and strategy development for the department and faculty representing a spectrum of research and medical science specialties, including further development of a shared vision focused on continuing excellence in teaching, research, scholarship, and service.

Background

Dr. Skolnik holds current appointments at VTCSOM as a Professor of both Basic Science Education and Internal Medicine.  Prior to his recruitment to the DBSE Chair position, Dr. Skolnik served as professor and chair of Internal Medicine at VTCSOM/Carilion Clinic and at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, where he held an endowed chair; and also served as professor and chief of the section of Infectious Diseases at Boston University Medical Center. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Dr. Skolnik earned his bachelor’s degree from Yale University, his MD degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and completed his residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and his fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University.

Dr. Skolnik’s research interests lie in the field of infectious diseases, immunovirology, clinical translational research, and, based on his leadership roles during the Ebola Virus Disease and COVID‑19 outbreaks, pandemic preparedness. He has published over 200 peer reviewed journal articles, book chapters and scientific abstracts and has given a plethora of presentations at local, regional, national and international scientific meetings. He has been the recipient of numerous NIH, HRSA, and CDC grants throughout his career in academic medicine, along with other training and research funding in his roles as program director, principal investigator, and site leader for training grants, center awards, CTSA, and national clinical trials group grants. 

Education and Training

• University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine: MD
• Yale University: BA
• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Internship, Medicine
• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Residency, Medicine
• Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School: Clinical and Research Fellowship, Infectious Diseases

Other Positions

• Professor, Department of Basic Science Education, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
• Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
• Professor, Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Carilion Clinic