William R Short
University of Pennsylvania · Rehabilitation Medicine
Active 1983–2024
About
William R. Short, MD, MPH, MSCE, AAHIVS, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Department of Infectious Diseases at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He serves as an Attending Physician at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and the Helen O. Dickens Center for Women at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Short is also the Associate Director and Co-Investigator at the AIDS Clinical Trial Unit (ACTU) research site at the University of Pennsylvania and holds a Clinical Associate position at the School of Nursing. His clinical expertise focuses on the management of HIV infection, including the management of pregnant women living with HIV and sexually transmitted infections. He is co-Director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research, clinical core, and participates in various research initiatives related to HIV/AIDS. His educational background includes a medical degree from Hahnemann University School of Medicine, an MPH in Epidemiology and Health Systems Policy from UMDNJ School of Public Health, and an MSCE in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Short's work involves establishing shared definitions of virological failure for long-acting injectable therapies, studying virologic outcomes in patients with elevated BMI receiving HIV treatment, and examining drivers of infant-feeding choices among women living with HIV. His contributions are recognized through his leadership roles and extensive research in the field of infectious diseases, particularly HIV/AIDS.
Research topics
- Medicine
- Family medicine
- Internal medicine
- Virology
- Obstetrics
Frequent coauthors
- 64 shared
Seema Nayak
- 63 shared
Lori E. Dodd
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- 62 shared
David Chien Lye
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
- 60 shared
Aneesh K. Mehta
- 59 shared
Thomas F. Patterson
The University of Texas at San Antonio
- 59 shared
Tyler Bonnett
- 59 shared
André C. Kalil
University of Nebraska Medical Center
- 58 shared
Barry S. Zingman
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