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Office
3601 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37232Phone+1 615-322-3000
Education & Training
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1968 - 1969- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1963 - 1964
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1962 - 1963
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1962
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 1969 - 2025- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
- American Board of Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 96 citationsInvasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections Among Persons Who Inject Drugs - Six Sites, 2005-2016.Kelly A. Jackson, Michele K. Bohm, John T. Brooks, Alice Asher, Joelle Nadle
MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2018-06-08 - 12 citationsBurden of Invasive Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Nursing Home ResidentsCheri Grigg, Danielle Palms, Nimalie D. Stone, Nicole Gualandi, Wendy Bamberg
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2018-08-01 - 30 citationsInvasive Haemophilus influenzae Disease in Adults ≥65 Years, United States, 2011.Amy Blain, Jessica R. MacNeil, Xin Wang, Nancy M. Bennett, Monica M. Farley
Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2014-09-01
Journal Articles
- Burden of Invasive Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infections in Nursing Home ResidentsJohn Townes, Nimalie D Stone, Lee H Harrison, Ghinwa Dumyati, Ruth Lynfield, William Schaffner, Wendy Bamberg, Susan Ray, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Press Mentions
You May Not Need to Throw Out Those ‘Expired’ Covid-19 Home TestsOctober 30th, 2024- CDC Says Some People May Need Extra Dose of COVID VaccineOctober 25th, 2024
- CDC Lowers Age to Get Vaccine Against PneumoniaOctober 25th, 2024
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