Ronald G. Nahass, MD, MHCM, FIDSA, is the president-elect of IDSA and director of medical research for ID Care, the largest health care organization providing infectious diseases specialty services in New Jersey, with 100 clinicians practicing across more than 130 sites. Dr. Nahass has served IDSA as chair of the Quality Committee and served as a member of several other groups, including the Clinical Affairs Committee, the Value and Governance Task Force and the IDSA/American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Hepatitis C Guidelines Committee. He was awarded the Distinguished Physician Humanitarian Award in 2008 by the Princeton HealthCare System for his work with HIV/AIDS patients and received IDSA’s Watanakunakorn Clinician Award in 2020.
Dr. Nahass is a clinical professor of medicine at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and serves as a mentor for medical students in their patient-centered medical home experience and for clinical research. He is also a preceptor for the residents’ medical clinic and has received the Volunteer Faculty Award from RWJMS several times for his service and commitment to teaching. Dr. Nahass is passionate about the value and importance of the infectious diseases specialty and the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective care to promote health. Throughout his career, he has been a leader and advocate of promoting these issues, not only as an engaged member of society and the community but also in numerous publications and public presentations.
Ronald G. Nahass, MD, MHCM, FIDSA
