CodyAllanChastainMDFACP, FIDSA

Infectious Disease • Nashville, TN

HIV/AIDS Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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Office
719 Thompson Ln
Ste 37189
Nashville, TN 37204
Phone+1 615-875-5111

Fax+1 615-875-3959
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Education & Training

Vanderbilt Univ Med Ctr2012 - 2014
Duke University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2011
Duke University HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2008 - 2009
Loma Linda University School of MedicineClass of 2008

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2013 - 2024
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
NC State Medical License 2008 - 2012
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Immersion Teaching Award Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2019
The William Schaffner Teaching Award In Infectious Diseases Vanderbilt University Division of Infectious Diseaeses, 2015-2016
Hugh J. Morgan Teaching Award for Best Faculty Teacher Vanderbilt University Hospital Department of Medicine, 2015-2016
Outstanding Fellow Vanderbilt University Division of Infectious Diseases, 2014
The Haskell Schiff Award Duke University Department of Medicine, 2011
The Chancellor's Award Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 2008
The Varner J. Johns, Jr. Award Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 2008
The Daniel D. Comstock Award Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 2008
Alpha Omega Alpha, Junior Selection Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 2007
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Overlap Syndrome of Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome Secondary to Disseminated Mycobacterial Infection and Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in a Patient W...
Patel, N., Chastain, C.> ;Cureus. 2024 Feb 1
Interprofessional Education: An Innovative Approach to Increase the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Workforce.
Anna K Person, Sadie J Harris, Jennifer Burdge, Amy V Blue, Nicole E Leedy, Evelyn Villacorta, Julie Ann Justo, Erik Black, Jennifer Janelle, Divya Ahuja, Cody A Chastain> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2023 Nov 1
14 citations
Accuracy and Reliability of Chatbot Responses to Physician Questions.
Rachel S Goodman, J Randall Patrinely, Cosby A Stone Jr, Eli Zimmerman, Rebecca R Donald, Sam S Chang, Sean T Berkowitz, Avni P Finn, Eiman Jahangir, Elizabeth A Scovi...> ;JAMA Network Open. 2023 Oct 2
2 citations
Tale of the Titers: Serologic Testing for SARS-CoV-2-Yes, No, and Maybe, With Clinical Examples From the IDSA Diagnostics Committee.
Robert Colgrove, Lou Ann Bruno-Murtha, Cody A Chastain, Kimberly E Hanson, Francesca Lee, Audrey R Odom John, Romney Humphries> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2023 Jan 1
6 citations
Crushing and Splitting Direct-Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C Virus Treatment: A Case Series and Literature Review.
Kristen Whelchel, Autumn D Zuckerman, David E Koren, Caroline Derrick, Jeannette Bouchard, Cody A. Chastain> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2021 Nov 1
4 citations
Bridging Recovery Initiative Despite Gaps in Entry (BRIDGE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a bridge clinic compared with usual care for patients ...
David E. Marcovitz, Katie D. White, William J. Sullivan, Heather M. Limper, Mary Lynn Dear, Reagan Buie, David A. Edwards, Cody A. Chastain, Kristopher A. Kast, Christ...> ;Trials. 2021 Oct 30
1 citations
Incidence and Impact of Persistent Viremia on SVR Rates in Patients Receiving Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy.
Alicia Carver, Autumn D Zuckerman, Joshua DeClercq, Leena Choi, Cody A. Chastain> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2020 Nov 26
Diffuse painful plaques in the setting of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Joseph Tadros, Cody A. Chastain, Eric R. Tkaczyk> ;Cutis. 2020 Aug 1
7 citations
Pharmacologic management of HCV treatment in patients with HCV monoinfection vs. HIV/HCV coinfection: Does coinfection really matter?
Autumn D Zuckerman, Andrew Douglas, Kristen Whelchel, Leena Choi, Joshua DeClercq, Cody A. Chastain> ;Plos One. 2019 Nov 21
112 citations
A case report of clonal EBV-like memory CD4+ T cell activation in fatal checkpoint inhibitor-induced encephalitis
Douglas B. Johnson, Wyatt J. McDonnell, Paula I. Gonzalez-Ericsson, Rami N. Al-Rohil, Bret C. Mobley, Joe-Elie Salem, Daniel Y. Wang, Violeta Sanchez, Yu Wang, Cody A....> ;Nature Medicine. 2019 Jul 22
21 citations
A Clinical Review of Diabetic Foot Infections.
Cody A. Chastain, Nathan Klopfenstein, Carlos H. Serezani, David M. Aronoff> ;Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. 2019 Apr 6
Colonic and perianal ulceration exhibiting vacuolar interface dermatitis in the setting of HIV.
Joseph Tadros, Cody A. Chastain, Eric R. Tkaczyk> ;Clinical Case Reports. 2019 Jun 22
61 citations
Increasing success and evolving barriers in the hepatitis C cascade of care during the direct acting antiviral era.
Autumn D Zuckerman, Andrew Douglas, Samuel K. Nwosu, Leena Choi, Cody A. Chastain> ;Plos One. 2018 Jun 18
13 citations
Evidence of CD4 + T cell-mediated immune pressure on the Hepatitis C virus genome
Michaela Lucas, Pooja Deshpande, Ian James, Andri Rauch, Katja Pfafferott, Elouise Gaylard, Shahzma Merani, Anne Plauzolles, Andrew Lucas, Wyatt J. McDonnell, Spyros A...> ;Scientific Reports. 2018 May 8
13 citations
Building a Hepatitis C Clinical Program: Strategies to Optimize Outcomes
Autumn D Zuckerman, Alicia Carver, Cody A. Chastain> ;Current Treatment Options in Infectious Diseases. 2018 Oct 18
11 citations
Retreatment Options Following HCV Direct Acting Antiviral Failure
Autumn D Zuckerman, Cody A. Chastain, Susanna Naggie> ;Current Treatment Options in Infectious Diseases. 2017 Nov 4
10 citations
Hepatitis C Management and the Infectious Diseases Physician: A Survey of Current and Anticipated Practice Patterns
Cody A. Chastain, Susan E. Beekmann, Erika Wallender, Todd Hulgan, Jack T. Stapleton, Philip M. Polgreen> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2015 May 15
17 citations
Iatrogenic Cushing Syndrome Secondary to a Probable Interaction Between Voriconazole and Budesonide
Whitney Jones, Cody A. Chastain, Patty W. Wright> ;Pharmacotherapy. 2014 Jul 1
15 citations
Treatment of genotype 1 HCV infection in the HIV coinfected patient in 2014.
Cody A. Chastain, Susanna Naggie> ;Current HIV/AIDS Reports. 2013 Nov 24
27 citations
Approaches to Antifungal Therapies and Their Effectiveness among Patients with Cryptococcosis
Emily W. Bratton, Nada El Husseini, Cody A. Chastain, Michael S. Lee, Charles Poole, Til Stürmer, David J. Weber, Jonathan J. Juliano, John R. Perfect> ;Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2013 Jun 1
137 citations
Comparison and Temporal Trends of Three Groups with Cryptococcosis: HIV-Infected, Solid Organ Transplant, and HIV-Negative/Non-Transplant
Emily W. Bratton, Nada El Husseini, Cody A. Chastain, Michael S. Lee, Charles Poole, Til Stürmer, Jonathan J. Juliano, David J. Weber, John R. Perfect> ;Plos One. 2012 Aug 24
Dyspnea and Hypoxia in a 64-Year-Old Male Traveler
Cody A. Chastain, Gary M. Cox, Mark A. Powers> ;Chest. 2012 Aug 1
10 citations
Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: Management and Prevention
Luke F. Chen, Cody A. Chastain, Deverick J. Anderson> ;Current Infectious Disease Reports. 2011 Jul 20
97 citations
Predicting outcomes of traumatic brain injury by imaging modality and injury distribution.
Cody A. Chastain, Udochukwu Oyoyo, Michelle Zipperman, Elliot Joo, Stephen Ashwal, Lori Shutter, Karen A. Tong> ;Journal of Neurotrauma. 2009 Aug 3
27 citations
Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a retrospective study of long-term pain relief and fusion outcomes.
Cody A. Chastain, Jason C. Eck, Scott D. Hodges, S. Craig Humphreys, Peggy Levi> ;Orthopedics. 2007 May 1
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Press Mentions

Hospitalists Can Help Eliminate HCVJanuary 11th, 2023
8 Things Everyone with Hepatitis C Should KnowOctober 28th, 2023

Professional Memberships

Infectious Disease Society of America - IDSA
Member
American College of Physicians - ACP
Fellow

Hospital Affiliations

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Tennessee