Michael Thomas Melia MD

Dr. Michael T. Melia is an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include general infectious diseases, HIV and Lyme disease. He serves as the director of the Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program.

After receiving his medical degree from the Georgetown University School of Medicine, Dr. Melia completed his internal medicine residency, infectious diseases fellowship, and chief medical residency at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2008.

Dr. Melia's research interests include medical education, Nocardia infections, Lyme disease, and hepatitis C. He is developing a curriculum to improve the quality of teaching delivered by residents and fellows to medical students and interns.

In 2015, Dr. Melia was recognized with the Outstanding Achievement in Teaching Award from the Institute for Excellence in Education at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Physicians, the Massachusetts Medical Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America.