StephenPRaffantiMD

Infectious Disease • Nashville, TN

Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University

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Office
719 Thompson Lane
Suite 37189
Nashville, TN 37204
Phone+1 615-875-5111
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Education & Training

University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1988 - 1990
JFK Medical Center/Raritan Bay Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1988
Univ Genoa- Fac MedClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 1988 - Present
TN State Medical License 1990 - 2024
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
FL State Medical License 1988 - 1998
PA State Medical License 1987 - 1990
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Nashville Lifestyles Magazine Castle Connolly, 2011, 2013-2014
Top MD Consumers Checkbook

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Sex and Race Disparities in Mortality and Years of Potential Life Lost Among People With HIV: A 21-Year Observational Cohort Study.
Rachael A Pellegrino, Peter F Rebeiro, Megan Turner, Amber Davidson, Noelle Best, Chandler Shaffernocker, Asghar Kheshti, Sean Kelly, Stephen Raffanti, Timothy R Sterl...> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2023 Jan 1
2 citations
Practice Transformation in HIV Primary Care: Perspectives of Coaches and Champions in the Southeast United States.
Emma Sophia Kay, David Scott Batey, Hannah L. Craft, Lisa Craft McCormick, Greer A. Burkholder, Jennifer Burdge, Stephen Raffanti, Michael J. Mugavero, Matthew Fifolt> ;Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 2021 Feb 15
194 citations
Greater Weight Gain in Treatment-naive Persons Starting Dolutegravir-based Antiretroviral Therapy.
Kassem Bourgi, Peter F Rebeiro, Megan Turner, Jessica L Castilho, Todd Hulgan, Stephen Raffanti, John R. Koethe, Timothy R. Sterling> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2020 Mar 17
16 citations
CD4/CD8 Ratio and CD4 Nadir Predict Mortality Following Noncommunicable Disease Diagnosis in Adults Living with HIV.
Jessica L Castilho, Megan Turner, Bryan E. Shepherd, John R. Koethe, Sally S. Furukawa, Carmen Bofill, Stephen Raffanti, Timothy R. Sterling> ;AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 2019 Oct 1
3 citations
Adverse Childhood Event Scores Associated With Likelihood of Missing Appointments and Unsuppressed HIV in a Southeastern U.S. Urban Clinic Sample.
Kari Campbell, Stephen Raffanti, Robertson Nash> ;The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 2019 Nov 1
23 citations
The relationship between adverse neighborhood socioeconomic context and HIV continuum of care outcomes in a diverse HIV clinic cohort in the Southern United States.
Peter F Rebeiro, Chanelle J. Howe, William B. Rogers, Sally Bebawy, Megan Turner, Asghar Kheshti, Catherine C. McGowan, Stephen Raffanti, Timothy R. Sterling> ;AIDS Care. 2018 Apr 20
11 citations
Trends in HIV Continuum of Care Outcomes over Ten Years of Follow-Up at a Large HIV Primary Medical Home in the Southeastern United States.
Michael K. Ghiam, Peter F Rebeiro, Megan Turner, William B. Rogers, Sally Bebawy, Stephen Raffanti, Anna K. Person, April C. Pettit> ;AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 2017 Oct 1
7 citations
New Faces of HIV Infection: Age, Race, and Timing of Entry into HIV Care in the Southeastern United States:
Peter F Rebeiro, Kelsey S. Ivey, Kaylin Smith Craig, Todd Hulgan, Moises A. Huaman, Robertson Nash, Stephen Raffanti, Kehinde Amen Equakun, Anna K. Person> ;Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care. 2017 May 31
5 citations
Surgical excision for recurrent herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) anogenital infection in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Folasade Arinze, Aaron C. Shaver, Stephen Raffanti> ;Infection. 2017 May 15
75 citations
CD4+/CD8+ ratio, age, and risk of serious noncommunicable diseases in HIV-infected adults on antiretroviral therapy.
Jessica L Castilho, Bryan E. Shepherd, John R. Koethe, Megan Turner, Sally Bebawy, James Logan, William B. Rogers, Stephen Raffanti, Timothy R. Sterling> ;AIDS. 2016 Mar 27
13 citations
Risk Prediction Tool for Medical Appointment Attendance Among HIV-Infected Persons with Unsuppressed Viremia.
Beverly O. Woodward, Anna K. Person, Peter F Rebeiro, Asghar Kheshti, Stephen Raffanti, April C. Pettit> ;AIDS Patient Care and Stds. 2015 Apr 28
13 citations
Tuberculosis risk before and after highly active antiretroviral therapy initiation: does HAART increase the short-term TB risk in a low incidence TB setting?
April C. Pettit, Cathy A. Jenkins, Samuel E. Stinnette, Peter F Rebeiro, Robert B. Blackwell, Stephen Raffanti, Bryan E. Shepherd, Timothy R. Sterling> ;Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2011 Aug 1
14 citations
Tenofovir (TDF)-selected or abacavir (ABC)-selected low-frequency HIV type 1 subpopulations during failure with persistent viremia as detected by ultradeep pyrosequenc...
Richard T. D'Aquila, Anna Marie Geretti, Joseph H. Horton, Elizabeth G Rouse, Asghar Kheshti, Stephen Raffanti, Katrina L Oie, Keith A. Pappa, Lisa L. Ross> ;AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 2011 Feb 11
29 citations
Psychosocial characteristics and sexual behaviors of people in care for HIV infection: an examination of men who have sex with men, heterosexual men and women.
Carol E. Golin, Gary Marks, Julie M. Wright, Mary M. Gerkovich, Hsiao Chuan Tien, Shilpa N. Patel, Lytt I. Gardner, Christine O'Daniels, Tracey E. Wilson, Mark W. Thru...> ;AIDS and Behavior. 2009 Sep 11
12 citations
Antiretroviral therapy initiation before, during, or after pregnancy in HIV-1-infected women: maternal virologic, immunologic, and clinical response.
Vlada V. Melekhin, Bryan E. Shepherd, Samuel E. Stinnette, Peter F Rebeiro, Gema Barkanic, Stephen Raffanti, Timothy R. Sterling> ;Plos One. 2009 Sep 9
8 citations
Cross-cohort heterogeneity encountered while validating a model for HIV disease progression among antiretroviral initiators.
Bryan E. Shepherd, Timothy R. Sterling, Richard D. Moore, Stephen Raffanti, Todd Hulgan> ;Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2009 Jul 1
86 citations
Race and Sex Differences in Antiretroviral Therapy Use and Mortality among HIV-Infected Persons in Care
Diana C. Lemly, Bryan E. Shepherd, Todd Hulgan, Peter F Rebeiro, Samuel E. Stinnette, Robert B. Blackwell, Sally Bebawy, Asghar Kheshti, Timothy R. Sterling, Stephen R...> ;The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2009 Apr 1
4 citations
Potentially preventable tuberculosis among HIV-infected persons in the era of highly active antiretroviral treatment.
April C. Pettit, Gema Barkanic, Samuel E. Stinnette, Peter F Rebeiro, Robert B. Blackwell, Stephen Raffanti, Bryan E. Shepherd, Timothy R. Sterling> ;The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2009 Mar 1
18 citations
Improved prevention counseling by HIV care providers in a multisite, clinic-based intervention: Positive STEPs.
Mark W. Thrun, Paul F. Cook, Lucy Bradley-Springer, Lytt I. Gardner, Gary Marks, Julie M. Wright, Tracey E. Wilson, E. Byrd Quinlivan, Christine O'Daniels, Stephen Raf...> ;AIDS Education and Prevention. 2009 Feb 25
6 citations
Sociodemographic Factors Predict Early Discontinuation of HIV Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors and Protease Inhibitors
Shaheena Asad, Todd Hulgan, Stephen Raffanti, Jim Daugherty, Wayne A. Ray, Timothy R. Sterling> ;Journal of the National Medical Association. 2008 Dec 1
20 citations
Increased detectability of plasma HIV-1 RNA after introduction of a new assay and altered specimen-processing procedures.
Peter F Rebeiro, Asghar Kheshti, Sally Bebawy, Samuel E. Stinnette, Husamettin Erdem, Yi-Wei Tang, Timothy R. Sterling, Stephen Raffanti, Richard T. D'Aquila> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2008 Nov 15
39 citations
Implementation and Evaluation of a Clinic-Based Behavioral Intervention: Positive Steps for Patients with HIV
Lytt I. Gardner, Gary Marks, Christine O'Daniels, Tracey E. Wilson, Carol E. Golin, Julie M. Wright, E. Byrd Quinlivan, Lucy Bradley-Springer, Melanie Thompson, Stephe...> ;AIDS Patient Care and Stds. 2008 Aug 22
55 citations
Pregnancy and HIV Disease Progression during the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Jennifer H. Tai, Mercy Udoji, Gema Barkanic, Daniel W. Byrne, Peter F Rebeiro, Beverly R. Byram, Asghar Kheshti, Justine D. Carter, Cornelia R. Graves, Stephen Raffant...> ;The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2007 Oct 1
52 citations
Absolute count and percentage of CD4+ lymphocytes are independent predictors of disease progression in HIV-infected persons initiating highly active antiretroviral the...
Todd Hulgan, Bryan E. Shepherd, Stephen Raffanti, Jennifer S Fusco, Robin Beckerman, Gema Barkanic, Timothy R. Sterling> ;The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2007 Feb 1
69 citations
Drug transporter and metabolizing enzyme gene variants and nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor hepatotoxicity.
Marylyn D. Ritchie, David W. Haas, Alison A. Motsinger, John P. Donahue, Huso Erdem, Stephen Raffanti, Peter F Rebeiro, Alfred L. George, Richard B. Kim, Jonathan L. H...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2006 Sep 15
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