John T. Sinnott

In 2012 Sinnott was selected to be chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine at the Morsani College of Medicine at USF. In 2016 he helped arrange the Sister Cities Agreement between Tampa, FL and Lanzhou, China. Tampa mayor Bob Buckhorn and his Sister City representative traveled with Sinnott to Lanzhou, China, to sign this agreement, which is Tampa's first Sister City in Asia.

Dr. Sinnott serves as chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine at the Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida, the medical school's largest department. Sinnott is also the James P. Cullison Professor of Medicine as well. Sinnott has served as the director of the Florida Infectious Disease Institute since 2004 and is the former Associate Dean of USF Medicine International, which he founded with Dr. Lynette Menezes.

In 2003, Sinnott was elected as chairman of the board for Food Tech, VIFL (NASDAQ). He oversaw an expansion in business when he focused the company on medical device sterilization. He also oversaw the sale of the company to Sterigenics. Sinnott also served as a Trustee on the Board of the USF Foundation from 2008 to 2020 and the Florida Health Science Center (Tampa General Hospital) Board of Directors from 2008 to 2018.

While director of the Infectious Disease Dr. Sinnott started the USF Florida Institute for Infectious Disease which helped the state spearhead a biodefense education program while building a nationally recognized infectious disease fellowship. In 2001 he was appointed as the Senior Advisor for Biodefense to Florida Secretary of Health Dr. John Agwunobi. In 2006, Sinnott served on Governor Charlie Crist's Transition Team, advising on health care.

In 1991 Sinnott was named director of the Division of Infectious Disease and International Medicine at USF College of Medicine. In 2005, Sinnott was named Associate Dean of USF Medicine International and held that position until 2013. In 2013 he was selected Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine at Morsani College of Medicine. While also serving as the Associate Dean of USF Medicine International, Sinnott also served as a Global Health Professor from 2005 to 2012. From 2005 to 2010, Sinnott also served as Co-Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Allergy, Immunology, and Infectious Disease.

Since 1985, Sinnott has served as the director of Epidemiology and Employee Health at Tampa General Hospital. He has also served as an Epidemiologist for Shriner's Children Hospital since 1987.

In 1983, Sinnott was named director of clinical research in the University of South Florida Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Division. He served as an assistant professor in internal medicine at USF from 1983 to 1989 and was an adjunct professor at USF in the orthopedics department from 1984 to 1990. Sinnott was named the infectious disease coordinator at Tampa General Hospital and University of South Florida College of Medicine in 1985.

Sinnott graduated from Columbus College in Georgia in 1971 and received a Master of Science degree from the University of South Florida in 1973 in microbiology. He was awarded an MD degree from University of South Alabama in 1978. Sinnott completed his postdoctoral training at the University of South Florida. He completed an internal medicine residency and infectious diseases and tropical medicine fellowship in 1983 at the University of South Florida under Dr. Charles Craig.

John T. Sinnott (born May 16, 1948) is a physician, scientist, and business executive who is the Chairman of Internal Medicine at the University of South Florida (USF) Morsani College of Medicine.