Timothy O'Leary, PhD

Timothy J. O’Leary is Adjunct Professor of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Chief Research and Development Officer, Emeritus, Department of Veterans Affairs.

Timothy holds a doctorate in physical chemistry from Stanford University and a medical degree from the University of Michigan. He is certified in anatomic pathology by the American Board of Pathology, and is certified in molecular genetic pathology by the American Board of Pathology and the American Board of Medical Genetics. Following appointment to the Department of Army Senior Executive Service, he chaired the Department of Cellular Pathology at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology for more than 15 years prior to moving to the Department of Veterans Affairs. He served as a reserve member of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps from 1979 to 2010, serving two tours on active duty. His current own research interests include genomics and diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 (covid19) infections. He served on numerous federal panels and advisory committees, including the HHS Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee (CLIAC) and the FDA Hematology and Devices Panel. He has co-authored or authored more than 200 scientific papers, written numerous book chapters, and holds four patents. He is a past-president of the Association for Molecular Pathology, and served as editor-in-chief for the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.