Neil M. Ampel, M.D., is Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine and a supplemental consultant at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. His clinical interests include fungal infections, particularly coccidioidomycosis, as well as HIV care. His research focuses on the cellular immune response in human coccidioidomycosis. Dr. Ampel is a member of the NIH/CDC/IDSA Working Group for Therapy of Opportunistic Infections and the IDSA Guidelines Committee on coccidioidomycosis.