Jay P. Sanford

Jay Philip Sanford
Jay Philip Sanford
Born	(1928-05-27)May 27, 1928 Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Died	October 23, 1996(1996-10-23) (aged 68) (Lymphoma)
Alma mater	University of Michigan Harvard Medical School Duke University
Occupation	Military physician
Known for	Infectious Diseases The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy
Spouse(s)	Lorrie Sanford (m. 1950–96)
Children	5
Awards	Médaille d'Honneur du Service de Santé des Armées (France)

Jay Philip Sanford (May 27, 1928, Madison, Wisconsin—October 23, 1996) was a noted American military physician and infectious disease specialist. He held a Chair in Tropical Medicine and was author of The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy. From 1975 until 1990, he was Dean, then President, of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. He received numerous lifetime honors, awards, and accolades.

Sanford attended the University of Michigan and graduated with honors from the University of Michigan Medical School. He trained in Internal Medicine at the Peter Bent Brigham in Boston, Harvard Medical School and Duke University Medical Center. Sanford served two years in military service at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research where he was chief of the Bacteriology Section in the Department of Experimental Surgery. Sanford's illustrious career in infectious diseases began in Dallas in 1957, when he joined the faculty of the newly established University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Parkland Hospital. While there he served as chief of the Infectious Diseases Division, director of the Diagnostic Microbiology Laboratory, and vice-chairman of the Department of Medicine.

In 1970, following his presentation at Grand Rounds on newer antibiotics, Sanford conceived the idea that doctors everywhere needed a practical guide to antibiotic use. He then led his fellows and faculty in a brain storming session on what should be included in this guide. The result was The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy. Over the years Sanford and his family published the Guide, which is in its 45th edition and used by health care professionals worldwide. His expertise in infectious diseases and his leadership skills brought him to the forefront of many national organizations. Sanford served as councillor, secretary and then president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (1966 to 1979.) He also served as chairman of the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education, chairman of the American Board of Internal Medicine and chairman of the ABIM's Subspecialty Committee on Infectious Diseases. In 1968 he was president of the American Federation for Clinical Research.