C.WilliamWesterMDMPH
Infectious Disease • Nashville, TNHIV/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
2525 West End Avenue
Suite 750
Nashville, TN 37203Phone+1 615-875-0145- Is this information wrong?
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 HealthM.P.H., Quantitative Methods , 2010
Rush University Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1996 - 1998- Rush University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1995
Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthClass of 1991- Bowdoin CollegeB.A., Biology and Economics , 1983 - 1987
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 2008 - 2026
IL State Medical License 1993 - 2002- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Clinical Trials
- Pilot Study of Bydureon to Treat Diabetes in HIV-infected Adults Start of enrollment: 2013 Mar 01
- Optimal Management of HIV Infected Adults at Risk for Kidney Complications in Nigeria Start of enrollment: 2024 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Favorable Impact of Community Adherence Support Groups on Retention in Care and Viral Suppression Rates Among Persons with HIV Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in Moza...Caroline De Schacht, Gustavo Amorim, Sara Van Rompaey, Mayra Melo, Cheinaze Verissimo, Anibal Naftal, Erin Graves, Fernandes Bilhete, José Tique, C William Wester> ;AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 2023 Oct 1
- 3 citationsDesign and implementation of a global site assessment survey among HIV clinics participating in the International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) resea...Ellen Brazier, Fernanda Maruri, C William Wester, Beverly Musick, Aimee Freeman, Angela Parcesepe, Stefanie Hossmann, Benedikt Christ, April Kimmel, John Humphrey, Est...> ;Plos One. 2023 Jan 1
- 9 citationsService delivery challenges in HIV care during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a site assessment survey across the global IeDEA consortium.Ellen Brazier, Rogers Ajeh, Fernanda Maruri, Beverly Musick, Aimee Freeman, C William Wester, Man-Po Lee, Tinei Shamu, Brenda Crabtree Ramírez, Marcelline d'Almeida, K...> ;Journal of the International AIDS Society. 2022 Dec 1
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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
Hospital Affiliations
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Tennessee
Tennessee Valley HCS - Nashville and MurfreesboroNashville, Tennessee
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