Corklin R. Steinhart MD, PhD

Dr. Corklin (Corky) Steinhart enhances his role at ViiV Healthcare with more than 25 years of HIV experience. Having founded a multi-physician practice focused on specialty care for those living with HIV, Corky’s expansive HIV knowledge and solid clinical skills complement his leadership role in responding to ViiV’s global medical and scientific needs, and he and his team of medical experts provide critical input into attaining ViiV’s goals of HIV innovation and treatment access.
Current Role: Corky is currently Head of ViiV’s Global Medical Directors team, where he directs a team of ViiV experts in providing worldwide scientific and medical expertise and governance for ViiV initiatives. This includes oversight of the team’s involvement in ViiV-sponsored clinical trials, investigator-sponsored research opportunities, patient access programs, and medical and safety topics.
Experience: Prior to his current role with ViiV, Corky served since 2013 as ViiV’s Global Medical Lead for Triumeq, a single tablet HIV therapy. Before that, he held a number of Medical Affairs positions in the HIV and hepatitis C therapeutic areas for seven years at Merck. Before joining the industry, Corky founded Steinhart Medical Associates in 1991 in Miami, Florida as a medical practice specializing in HIV care. By the time Corky left the practice in 2006, he was caring for more than 750 HIV positive patients and the practice had expanded to include four physicians providing care to a total of more than 2300 HIV positive patients. During his time at Steinhart Medical Associates, Corky also founded and served as Medical Director of Special Immunology Services at Mercy Hospital in Miami, FL, and served as Chairperson of the hospital’s Institutional Review Board. In addition, he was Medical Director of the Florida Caribbean AIDS Education Training Center. Over the years, Corky has conducted numerous HIV studies, served on multiple pharmaceutical advisory boards, lectured both nationally and internationally, and published extensively.
Education: Corky earned his MD degree in 1986 from the University of South Florida College of Medicine in Tampa, and a Ph.D. in Cardiovascular Physiology in 1981 from Johns Hopkins University. He completed his postgraduate training at the University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital.