
Timothy M.D. Sterling MD
Professor, Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
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3601 21st Ave SNashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-3000
Fax+1 615-936-0605
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Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1996 - 1998
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1992
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 2003 - 2027
MD State Medical License 1997 - 2003
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Optimized Mass Spectrometry to Uncover M. tuberculosis Biomarkers in Extracellular Vesicles From Asymptomatic Tuberculosis Patients.Luisa Maria Nieto Ramirez, Kimberly Shelton, John T Belisle, Gustavo Diaz, Michèle Tameris
The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2026-08-03 - Trends in Incidence and Risk Factors of HIV-Associated Disseminated Histoplasmosis in the Americas: An Observational Cohort Study.Ashley Zeoli, Paridhi Ranadive, Rodrigo Ville, Gabriel Castillo-Rozas, Pablo F Belaunzarán-Zamudio
Journal of the International AIDS Society. 2026-07-01 - The Caribbean, Central and South America Network for HIV Epidemiology: 20 Years of HIV Research in the Region.Jessica L Castilho, Stephany N Duda, Bryan E Shepherd, Timothy R Sterling, Anna K Person
Journal of the International AIDS Society. 2026-07-01
Other
- Treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-negative patientsSterling TR
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/treatment-of-pulmonary-tuberculosis-in-hiv-negative-patients
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-11-20 - Treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in the HIV-infected patientSterling TR
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/treatment-of-pulmonary-tuberculosis-in-the-hiv-infected-patient
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-01-22 - Monitoring the HIV-infected patient on antituberculous medicationsSterling TR
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/monitoring-the-hiv-infected-patient-on-antituberculous-medications
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-09-28
Press Mentions
Validation Strategies Help Fill EHR Data GapsMay 2nd, 2024
Blood Test Figures in Cancer Risk for People with HIVMarch 17th, 2022
AIDS-Defining Events Increase Mortality Risk: StudyFebruary 9th, 2018
Grant Support
- Pathogen and host predictors of M. tuberculosis transmissionVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER2025–2030
- Pathogen and host predictors of M. tuberculosis transmissionVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER2025–2030
- Pathogen and host predictors of M. tuberculosis transmissionVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER2025–2030
- TB-RICC 3.0RUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES2023–2028
- Regional Prospective Observational Research in Tuberculosis (RePORT) – Brazil NetworkVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER2023–2027
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