Adrian Hernandez, MD, MHS, is Executive Director, Duke Clinical Research Institute, and Vice Dean of the Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Hernandez has research interests in improving cardiovascular health and accelerating clinical evidence through outcomes research, clinical trials, comparative effectiveness and health policy. Dr. Hernandez leads multiple programs to address COVID-19, including the Healthcare Worker Exposure Response and Outcomes (HERO) registry and pre-exposure prophylaxis trial, and ACTIV-6, a treatment trial for repurposed medications. He has authored over 700 peer-reviewed publications.