Eric Garges, MD, MPH, MTM&H, FACPM, FIDSA

COL Eric Garges, MD, MPH, MTM&H, FACPM, FIDSA is an active-duty U.S. Army Preventive Medicine Physician and clinical scientist specializing in communicable diseases, tropical medicine, and traveler’s health. His research focuses on infectious diseases in military and defense populations, with particular expertise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs). He serves as a U.S. Department of Defense subject matter expert and liaison on multiple interagency working groups addressing STIs and other infectious diseases, and collaborates closely with the World Health Organization and global partners on antimicrobial resistance surveillance and countermeasure development.

Dr. Garges is currently the protocol chair for several NIH-sponsored clinical research studies, including the MAGI Trial, seeking the first licensed indication for a gonorrhea vaccine. He previously directed emerging infectious disease programs at the WRAIR-Africa Research Institute in Kenya, led the Division of Global Public Health at the Uniformed Services University, and served as Research Area Director for STI Research at the DoD Infectious Disease Clinical Research Center in Bethesda, MD.

He earned his medical degree from Boston University, completed his Public Health Residency at WRAIR, and holds master’s degrees in Public Health and Tropical Medicine & Hygiene. He is board certified in Public Health/Preventive Medicine and Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

COL Garges is a graduate of the Command and General Staff Officers Course and has received numerous military decorations, including the Bronze Star Medal. His professional honors include the William Gorgas Award in Public Health (2019), the Order of Military Medical Merit (2014), and the Army Surgeon General’s Award for Preventive Medicine (2009).