Todd Wills, MD

Assistant Dean & Program Director, Physician Assistant Program, Morsani College of Medicine

Associate Dean, Continuing Professional Development, Morsani College of Medicine

Contact Info USF PA Program
12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. MDC 5
Tampa FL 33612

Academic Email: twills@usf.edu

Academic Phone:(813) 974-3504

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Education

Interdisciplinary and Emerging Signature Programs

• Allergy, Immunology & Infectious Disease

Research Interests

• Dr. Wills' research focuses on novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to the management of HIV and Hepatitis C and on health care in resource-limited domestic and international settings.

Memberships

• Fellow (American College of Physicians, 2017 - Present)
• Member (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2001 - Present)

Recent Publications

• Hyer K, Jester D, Badana A, D’Aoust R, Robinson B, Guerra L, Michael M, Molinari V, Schwartz A, Schocken D, Wills T, Wilson C, Andel R. Medical Faculty Beliefs: Self-Rated Importance and Confidence in Teaching Geriatrics Primary Care Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (online publication). , 2019.
• Montero JA, Alrabaa SF, Wills TS. Mycobacterium abscessus ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection and review of the literature. Infection. : pp 1-3, 2015.
• Shapshak P, Somboonwit C, Foley BT, Alrabaa SF, Wills T, and Sinnott J. Zika Virus In Global Virology I (Ed. Shapshak P, Sinnott JT, Somboonwit C, Kuhn J), New York:Springer Verlag. : 477-500, 2015.
• T Wills, M Friedrich, J Beal, C Somboonwit, S Mcintosh, A Bork, M Tinsley, A Cajina, P Belton, J Xavier, R Doshi, R Boyd and N Solomon. Implementing Hepatitis C Treatment Programs in Comprehensive HIV Clinics: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) Hepatitis C Treatment Expansion Initative (poster presentation) http://www.idweek.org. : presented at IDWeek; October 8-12, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, 2014.
• S Alrabaa, PR Noel, T Wills. Clostridium difficile Infection: What You Need to Know Consultant. 53(6) : 389-395, 2013.
• Rolfe NE, Haddad TJ, Wills TS. Management of Scedosporium apiospermum in a pre- and post-lung transplant patient with cystic fibrosis. Medical mycology case reports. 2: 37-9, 2013.
• Wills T, Vega V. Elvitegravir: a once-daily inhibitor of HIV-1 integrase. Expert opinion on investigational drugs. 21(3) : 395-401, 2012.
• Wills TS, Lopez J, Billington A. Empyema caused by Ralstonia Pickettii in a Hemodialysis Patient Clinical Microbiology Newsletter. 29(7) : 55-6, 2007.
• Menezes L, Wills TS, D''Souza K. HIV/AIDS Among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (book chapter, 22) Psychiatric Aspects of HIV/AIDS. (Philadelphia) : 232-40, 2006.
• Irvine L, Wills TS. Streptobacillus moniliformis: a mouse trying to become a rat Clin Micro Newsletter. 28(15) : 118-20, 2006.
• Toney JF, Wills TS. Dermatologic Manifestations of Syphilis J Florida M A. 1(89) : 16-7, 2005.
• Wills TS. Hepatitis C: The Epidemic Comes out of Hiding HemAware. 6(9) : 36-9, 2004.
• Wills TS, Degryse A, Lavina J, Sinnott JT. Blastoschizomyces capitatus pneumonia in an immunocompetent male. Southern medical journal. 97(7) : 702-4, 2004.
• Wills TS, Nadler JP, Somboonwit C, Vincent A, Leitz G, Marino K, Naik E, Powers S, Khan N, Laartz B. Anemia prevalence and associated risk factors in a single-center ambulatory HIV clinical cohort. The AIDS reader. 14(6) : 305-10, 313-5, 2004.
• Wills TS. "Gastrointestinal Infections in Cancer Patients" Infections in Cancer Patients. Marcel Decker(New York) : 313-30, 2004.
• Larkin JA, Lit L, Sinnott J, Wills T, Szentivanyi A. Infection of a knee prosthesis with Tsukamurella species. Southern medical journal. 92(8) : 831-2, 1999.

Awards/Honors

• Outstanding Didactic Year Instructor (USF Morsani College of Medicine - 2019)
• Excellence in Education Award (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, USF - 2018)
• America's Best Doctors (2009- - 2018)
• USF Health Platinum Incentive Award (USF Health, 2007, - 2011)
• USF Health Platinum Incentive Award (USF Health - 2010)
• Outstanding Junior Faculty Member (USF Division of Infectious Disease and International Medicine - 2007)
• Inspiration of Hope Award (Florida Liver Association - 2005)
• Medical Microbiology and Immunology Award for Excellence (University of South Florida College of Medicine - 1998)
• Tampa General Healthcare Basic Science Scholar Award (University of South Florida College of Medicine - 1998)
• Florida Infectious Disease Society Award (University of South Florida College of Medicine - 1998)
• Alpha Omega Alpha (University of South Florida College of Medicine - 1998)