Prof. Dr. David A. Stevens is a Professor at the School of Medicine, Stanford University. He graduated from Cornell University and received his Bachelor’s degree in 1960 and an MD degree from the University of Rochester in 1965. He is a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and has been elected to three fellowships: the American College of Physicians, the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Academy of Microbiology. In addition, he was awarded the 1999 Rhoda Benham Medal by the Medical Mycology Society of the Americas, the 2006 Lucille Georg Medal by the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology, and the 2006 Charles E. Smith Memorial Award by the Coccidioidomycosis Study Group.