King Kennard Holmes (born September 1, 1937, in Ramsey County, Minnesota) is an American physician, microbiologist, epidemiologist, and medical school professor.
He is an internationally recognized expert on sexually transmitted diseases, especially HIV/AIDS.
[1] Holmes graduated in 1955 from White Bear Senior High in White Bear Township, Ramsey County, Minnesota[2] and in 1959 with a bachelor's degree from Harvard College (the undergraduate college of Harvard University).
Since 1969 he has been a faculty member at the University of Washington,[3] where in 2006 he was appointed to the William H. Foege Chair of Global Health.
[3] In 2013 Holmes received both the Canada Gairdner Global Health Award[3] and the IDSA's Alexander Fleming Award for lifetime achievement.