William R Short MD MPH

HIV/AIDS Medicine

Associate Professor, Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine-University of Pennsylvania

3910 N Powelton AvePhiladelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-662-9008

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Education & Training

Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2001 - 2003
Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 2001
Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 1997

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Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1998 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR (Complete), Allscripts, 2012, 2014-2015, 2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Beacon Oncology 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014-2015, 2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts TouchWorks EHR, Allscripts, 2012, 2014-2015, 2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

HIV, Pregnancy, and Infant Feeding-Reply.
William R Short, Anandi N Sheth, Andrea Ciaranello
JAMA. 2026-07-14
Are screening periods in ART-naive trials justified in the era of rapid ART?
William R Short, Serena Koenig, Pablo Tebas, Monica Gandhi
The Lancet. HIV. 2026-07-01
Clarification to HIVMA/IDSA HIV Primary Care Guidance Immunization Recommendations.
Michael Horberg, Melanie Thompson, Allison Agwu, Jonathan Colasanti, Marwan Haddad
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2026-06-24

Journal Articles

Remdesivir for the Treatment of Covid-19 — Final Report
Aneesh K Mehta, Barry S Zingman, Andre C Kalil, Helen Y Chu, Robert W Finberg, Kerry Dierberg, Victor Tapson, Lanny Hsieh, Thomas F Patterson, Daniel A Sweeney, Willia..., The New England Journal of Medicine
Antiretroviral Considerations in HIV‐Infected Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
Christo Cimino, William R Short, Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Press Mentions

Women with HIV Fall Short on Routine Health ScreeningsNovember 19th, 2019
Should HIV-Positive Workers Be Allowed in the Sex Industry? Some Advocates Say YesJuly 11th, 2019
Dr Miriam Stoppard: HIV-Positive Men Can Safely Father Children with Sperm Washing TechniqueSeptember 11th, 2017