Timothy Cover MD
Professor, Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
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3601 21st Ave SNashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-936-2000
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Education & Training
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1989 - 1990
University of ColoradoFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1987 - 1989
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1987
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 1990 - 2027
PA State Medical License 1985 - 2002
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2000
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- geographic variation: a window into global differences in gastric cancer incidence.Chiamaka D Okoye, Georgia C Caso, Timothy L Cover
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews. 2026-07-27 - Multiple TonB-dependent transport systems in.John T Loh, Chiamaka D Okoye, Dillon E Kunkle, W Hayes McDonald, Mark S McClain
Infection and Immunity. 2026-07-14 - Contributions of conserved and species-specific CagX (VirB9) domains to the assembly and function of theCag type IV secretion system.Chiamaka D Okoye, Arwen E Frick-Cheng, Wilhelm Salmen, Sirena C Tran, W Hayes McDonald
Infection and Immunity. 2026-07-14
Press Mentions
Vanderbilt Team Shows How Stomach Bug Can Trigger CancerJuly 11th, 2019
Control of Helicobacter Pylori with Engineered Probiotics Secreting Selective Guided Antimicrobial PeptidesSeptember 20th, 2023
Grant Support
- Structure and function of Helicobacter pylori VacAVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER1996–2031
- "Pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori Infection"VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION2019–2028
- "Pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori Infection"VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION2019–2028
- "Pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori Infection"VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION2019–2028
- Type IV Protein Secretion in Helicobacter pyloriVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER2016–2026
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