Nathan Thielman
Director, Global Health Pathway for Residents and Fellows
Professor of Medicine
Research Professor of Global Health
Professor of Pathology
Nathan Thielman, MD, MPH, an infectious diseases physician, is Professor of Medicine, Pathology and Global Health at Duke University. Broadly, Dr. Thielman's research focuses on clinical and social issues that affect persons living with or at risk for HIV infection in low-resource settings. He is Director of the Global Health Pathway for Residents and Fellows and Co-Director of Duke's NIH-funded Interdisciplinary Research Training Program in AIDS. He is a past member of the Advisory Council of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and served on the CDC/HRSA Advisory Committee on HIV and STD Prevention and Treatment.
Projects
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Global Health Pathway for Residents and Fellows
Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Peru, Rwanda, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, United States, Vietnam, Brazil, India, Kenya
Publications
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Patel SM, Farirai J, Patel MZ, Boiditswe S, Tawe L, Lekalake S, et al. Alterations of the Upper Respiratory Microbiome Among Children Living With HIV Infection in Botswana. J Infect Dis. 2025 Oct 15;232(4):815–25.van Zwetselaar M, Ostermann J, Beti M, Baumgartner JN, Mfinanga S, Ngadaya E, et al. Design of an Automated Mobile Phone-Based Reminder and Incentive System: Application in a Quasi-Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve the Timeliness of Childhood Vaccinations in Tanzania. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Sep 10;9:e65150.Gass S-J, Ostermann J, Njau B, van Zwetselaar M, Beti M, Yamanis T, et al. To Whom Will You Send Automated Confidential SMS Invitations to Test for HIV? Results From an Acceptability Pilot Study in Northern Tanzania. Sex Transm Dis. 2025 Aug 1;52(8):506–9.Cheney CP, Rosier L, Cantrell S, Thielman NM, Sullivan BA. Fecal Immunochemical Testing for Colorectal Cancer Screening Outside High-income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2025 Jun 25;
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