He is also an Associate Medical Director of Transfusion Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Investigator with the Rakai Health Sciences Program in Uganda. His research is largely focused around understanding and reducing the risk of transfusion transmitted infections in both the United States and developing nations. Dr. Tobian completed a combined MD/PhD program at Case Western Reserve University. He completed a clinical pathology residency and transfusion medicine fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital and subsequently joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins University.