 | This biographical article is written like a résumé .(January 2020) |
Dr. Jon D. Fuller, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, a medical doctor who works with AIDS patients, and a professor.
| This biographical article is written like a résumé .(January 2020) |
Dr. Jon D. Fuller, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, a medical doctor who works with AIDS patients, and a professor.
Fuller studied at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and was graduated in 1983. [1]
Fuller is known for his work with HIV/AIDS patients. [2] He did his residency at the San Francisco General Hospital in 1986. [1] He was also a resident with the Boston Visiting Nurse Association in 1993. [1] He is board certified in family practice. [1] He was the founding president of the National Catholic AIDS Network. [3] He is assistant director of the Adult AIDS Program at Boston Medical Center. [3]
Fuller teaches at Harvard Divinity School, the Boston University School of Medicine, and is the first Margaret E. Pyne Professor of Pastoral Studies at Weston Jesuit School of Theology. [3] [4]
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