Chairman's Office

Frank Calia, MD, MACP, is the Theodore E. Woodward Professor and chair, Department of Medicine, as well as professor emeritus of medicine and microbiology & immunology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He is the 12th chairman of the Department of Medicine in its 200-year history.

Dr. Calia received his MD in 1962 from Tufts University in Boston. He was recruited to Maryland in 1969 by Dr. Theodore Woodward, then chairman of the Department of Medicine, to lead the Section of Infectious Diseases at the VA Medical Center. Dr. Calia became chief of the Medical Service at the VA, where he served as such from 1976-1987.

Upon Dr. Woodward's retirement, Dr. Calia became acting chairman of Medicine from 1981-1984. He then became vice chairman and director of education in the Department of Medicine, and, in 1992, vice dean and senior associate dean for Academic Affairs of the University of Maryland School of Medicine. In 1994, he briefly served as chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology.

In 1997, Dr. Calia was again called upon to head the Department of Medicine as interim chairman. He did so until February of 1999. In March of 2006, Dr. Calia was appointed Theodore E. Woodward Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine.

An infectious disease specialist, Dr. Calia has made numerous contributions to that field and published extensively. His strong commitment to medical education has distinguished him as one of the school's finest teachers. Dr. Calia has been honored by his medical students with 22 teaching awards. He has also been awarded Teacher of the Year honors by the Maryland Higher Education Council (representing all colleges and universities in Maryland) and been chosen Teacher of the Year by the University of Maryland System.

To Contact Us
Correspondence to the Chairman's Office should be sent to the Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 S. Greene Street, Room N3W42, Baltimore, MD 21201. The office can be reached by phone at (410) 328-2488 or by fax at (410) 328-8688.

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