"Dr. Fauci saved countless lives during over 50 years of work as
physician-scientist, expert immunologist, former Director of the
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and
former chief medical advisor to the president (2021-2022). He is the
recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian
award in the United States, for his work on the AIDS relief program
PEPFAR."