Celestine Wanjalla MD PhD
HIV/AIDS Medicine, Infectious Disease
Assistant Professor
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3601 21st Ave SNashville, TN 37232
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Summary
- I am a board certified physician scientist in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. I care for patients living with HIV at the Comprehensive Care Clinic and on the Infectious Disease consult service. The goal of my research is to understand the role of virus-specific immune cells in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease pathogenesis in persons living with HIV. My long term goal is to define innate and adaptive immune markers that can improve the risk stratification of CVD in persons with HIV, identify novel therapeutic targets and improve clinical outcomes.
Education & Training
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2013 - 2016
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 2013
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 2016 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Mouse Models of HIV-Associated Atherosclerosis.Victoria R Stephens, Sharareh Ameli, Amy S Major, Celestine N Wanjalla
International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2025-04-05 - CD3+ T-cell: CD14+ monocyte complexes are dynamic and increased with HIV and glucose intolerance.Laventa M Obare, Joshua Simmons, Jared Oakes, Xiuqi Zhang, Cindy Nochowicz
Journal of Immunology. 2025-02-28 - 1 citationsThe Primacy of Adipose Tissue Gene Expression and Plasma Lipidome in Cardiometabolic Disease in Persons With HIV.Samuel S Bailin, Siyuan Ma, Andrew S Perry, James G Terry, John Jeffrey Carr
The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2025-02-20
Journal Articles
- Adipose Tissue in Persons With HIV Is Enriched for CD4+ T Effector Memory and T Effector Memory RA+ Cells, Which Show Higher CD69 Expression and CD57, CX3CR1, GPR56 Co...Celestine N. Wanjalla, Wyatt J. McDonnell, Louise Barnett, Joshua D. Simmons, Briana D. Furch, Morgan C. Lima, Beverly O. Woodward, Run Fan, Ye Fei, Paxton G. Baker, R..., Frontiers In Immunology
Press Mentions
Clue to Salt-Sensitive Blood Pressure FoundOctober 21st, 2024- Research Raises Hope for Treating Potentially Lethal Blood ConditionJune 4th, 2024
- Wanjalla Honored by Doris Duke FoundationAugust 12th, 2021
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Swahili
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