Dr. Thomas Patterson is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, Texas, where he is also the Director of the San Antonio Center for Medical Mycology, Director for the Infectious Diseases Fellowship program, and Vice-Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Patterson received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Baylor University followed by his medical degree from the University of Texas. Subsequently, he completed a medicine residency at Vanderbilt University and Yale-New Haven Hospital. He was then a post-doctoral fellow in infectious diseases at Yale University School of Medicine.

Dr. Patterson is a member of numerous professional committees and societies, including the Infectious Disease Society of America, American Society for Microbiology, and International Society for Human and Animal Mycoses. He currently serves as a reviewer for 19 professional journals including the Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Annals of Internal Medicine. In addition, he holds several editorial positions, including being Co-Editor-in-Chief of www.doctorfungus.org. His research has appeared in journals such as Clinical Infectious Disease, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, and Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. He has been published, in print and audio formats, nearly 350 times. Dr. Patterson has been invited across the globe to speak as a guest lecturer and has been named one of America’s Top Doctors every year since 2001.