Theoharis Theoharides

Dr. Theoharides, is Professor and Vice Chair of Clinical Immunology and Director, Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine-Clearwater, as well as Executive Director, Center of Excellence for Neuroinflammation Research, Nova Southeastern University, FL; and Adjunct Professor of Immunology, Tufts School of Medicine where he was Professor and Director of Molecular Immunopharmacology & Drug Discovery, and Clinical Pharmacologist, Massachusetts Drug Formulary Commission (1983-2022). He received his BA, MS, MPhil, PhD and MD degrees and the Winternitz Price in Pathology from Yale University. He also received a Certificate in Global Leadership from Tufts Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and a Fellowship at Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He trained in internal medicine at New England Medical Center which awarded him the Oliver Smith Award “recognizing excellence, compassion and service.” He received the Tufts Distinguished Faculty Recognition and Excellence in Teaching awards multiple times. He served on the Board of the Institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Technology (IFET) and the Supreme Health Council of the Ministry of Health in Greece. He showed that the unique tissue immune cells, mast cells, communicate with the brain microglia and are critical for neuroinflammation. He has 500 publications (49,876 citations; h-index 113 placing him in the world’s top 0.05% of most cited authors and the worldwide expert on mast cells by ScholarGPS and Expertscape. He was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society, the Rare Diseases Hall of Fame and the World Academy of Sciences. He developed novel dietary supplements of unique combinations of flavonoid formulated in Mediterranean olive oil to increase absorption. He has received 30 patents and trademarks (www.mastcellmaster.com; www.drtheoharides.com)