Spotswood L. Spruance, MD
Dr. Spruance is Professor of Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine and Dermatology at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He is also Adjunct Professor of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah. He received his B.A. from Harvard College and his M.D. at Case-Western Reserve University School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the University of Utah. He is a Fellow in the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Microbiology and a former editor of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. He has served on multiple site visits and review committees for the NIH and has been a frequent consultant in the pharmaceutical industry. He is the author of more than 100 original publications in peer-reviewed journals. His major research interests are the pathogenesis, immunology and treatment of viral infections, particularly herpes simplex virus, human papillomavirus, and human immunodeficiency virus.
