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C. Wester, MD, Infectious Disease, Nashville, TN

C.WilliamWesterMDMPH

Infectious Disease • Nashville, TN

HIV/AIDS Medicine

Professor of Medicine Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUMC), Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases; Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH)

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  • Office

    21st Ave S
    # A-2200
    Nashville, TN 37232
    Phone+1 615-322-8792

Summary

  • I am board certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases and am actively engaged in HIV research; with a specific focus on scale-up of comprehensive HIV services in sub-Saharan Africa (i.e. Botswana, Nigeria, and Mozambique) with a research focus on implementation science and Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs)(with a specific focus on prevention of HIV-associated kidney complications).

Education & Training

  • Harvard School of Public Health
    Harvard School of Public HealthM.P.H., Quantitative Methods , 2010
  • Rush University Medical Center
    Rush University Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1996 - 1998
  • Rush University Medical Center
    Rush University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1995
  • Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
    Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthClass of 1991
  • Bowdoin College
    Bowdoin CollegeB.A., Biology and Economics , 1983 - 1987

Certifications & Licensure

  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2008 - 2026
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1993 - 2002
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The Impact of Statin and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor/Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Therapy on Cognitive Function in Adults with Human Immunodeficiency Virus...  
    C William Wester, Edgar Turner Overton, Susan L Koletar, Kristine M Erlandson, Constance A Benson, Robert C Kalayjian, Clinical Infectious Diseases

Grant Support

  • Optimal Management of HIV Infected Adults at Risk for Kidney Disease in NigeriaNIDDK2017–2022
  • Avante: Towards Epidemic Control (Mozambique)CDC/PEPFAR2016–2021

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