NeerajaBPetersonMDMSc, FACP

Internal Medicine • Nashville, TN

Associate Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

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Office
3601 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-3000

Education & Training

Duke University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 2000
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 1997

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2002 - 2025
KY State Medical License 2020 - 2021
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
MS State Medical License 2020 - 2020
MA State Medical License 2000 - 2002
NC State Medical License 1997 - 2000
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2012-2015
Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2012-2015

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

135 citations
Closing the quality gap: revisiting the state of the science (vol. 3: quality improvement interventions to address health disparities).
Melissa L McPheeters, Sunil Kripalani, Neeraja B. Peterson, Rachel T Idowu, Rebecca N Jerome
Evidence Report/technology Assessment. 2012-08-01
137 citations
Validating drug repurposing signals using electronic health records: a case study of metformin associated with reduced cancer mortality
Hua Xu, Melinda C. Aldrich, Qingxia Chen, Hongfang Liu, Neeraja B. Peterson
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2015-01-01
52 citations
Adverse Drug Events during AKI and Its Recovery
Zachary L. Cox, Allison B. McCoy, Michael E. Matheny, Gautam Bhave, Neeraja B. Peterson
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2013-07-03

Grant Support

Matrix Metalloproteinase Gene Polymorphisms And Breast Cancer Risk And SruvivalNational Cancer Institute2010
Matrix Metalloproteinase Gene Polymorphisms And Breast Cancer Risk And SurvivalNational Cancer Institute2007–2009
Identifying Receipt Of Colorectal Cancer ScreeningNational Cancer Institute2007–2008