John Robert Koethe MD
HIV/AIDS Medicine
Associate Professor, Director of the Tennessee Center for AIDS Research
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1211 Medical Center Dr.Nashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-5000
Fax+1 615-936-0605
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Education & Training
Vanderbilt UniversityMasters of Science in Clinical Investigation, 2010 - 2012
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2007 - 2010
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2007
Yale School of MedicineClass of 2004
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 2010 - 2026
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
- The HIV, Adipose Tissue Immunology, and Metabolism Study Start of enrollment: 2017 Aug 31
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Lower skeletal muscle density on CT imaging is associated with incomplete fatty acid oxidation, as measured by plasma acylcarnitines, in men with HIV.John R Koethe, Michelle E Robles, Annaliese Widmer, Kate Lillegard, Run Fan
AIDS. 2025-10-01 - Subcutaneous adipose tissue gene transcripts associated with progressive myosteatosis in persons with HIV.Oliver S Zhao, Heidi J Silver, Run Fan, Fei Ye, Qi Liu
AIDS. 2025-10-01 - Multiomics Analysis of Dried Plasma Spots Using Stable Isotope Internal Standards for Biomarker Discovery.Wenqian Li, John R Koethe, Curtis L Gabriel, Heidi J Silver, Timothy J Garrett
Analytical Chemistry. 2025-09-17
Press Mentions
Switching ART Regimens Didn't Lead to Weight Loss in Patients with HIV and ObesityJuly 17th, 2025- Treatment Changes Do Not Reduce Weight in People with HIVJuly 17th, 2025
- Proteomic Signature a Key to Early Detection of Fatty Liver Disease: StudyDecember 19th, 2024
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