DR. MANOJ JAIN

Physician. · Writer · Public Health Advocate · Fellow Harvard Advanced Leadership
Manoj Jain, MD MPH is an infectious disease physician, writer, public health leader and philantropist. He is the founder and president of Mid-South Infectious Disease Associates, a practice providing one third of the infectious disease care in the region, and he served as medical lead for the regional COVID-19 Task Force, earning the nickname "Dr. Fauci of Memphis." As a writer, he has published hundreds of columns in the Washington Post, USA Today-TN, New York Times and Times of India, and is the author of several books, including Mahavira: The Hero of Nonviolence. Drawing on the Eastern tradition and his own meditation practice, he writes. teaches and conducts research on spirituality. He founded the Gandhi-King Conference and CETI, a nonprofit working to end tuberculosis in India and has an endowed lectureship at Harvard’s Brigham and Woman’s Hospital at the Osher Center. In 2026, Dr. Jain joins Harvard's Advanced Leadership Initiative as a fellow.
Healthy Memphis: Local Rotary contributes to global TB battle – Commercial Appeal
Rethinking the 21-Day Quarantine for Ebola Contacts – Huffington Post
Are Local Hospitals Prepared for Ebola? – Huffington Post
Healthy Memphis: Donate to combat Ebola – Commercial Appeal
To Stop Ebola Here, We Must Stop It There – Huffington Post
Panhandlers shouldn’t exploit illnesses – Commercial Appeal
Unpleasant, but necessary, 50th birthday present – Commercial Appeal
Pay for performance right direction for heath care – Commercial Appeal
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Drs. Manoj & Sunita Jain Endowed Lectureship in Jainism and Integrative Health

Dr. Sunita & Dr. Manoj Jain Loewenberg College of Nursing Scholarship - University of Memphis

Drs. Sunita & Manoj Jain Education Scholarship (College of Education) - University of Memphis










