Professional Bio
Cody Chastain, MD, FACP, FIDSA, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education Program Evaluation and Improvement at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
Dr. Chastain graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Loma Linda, California, where he received the Chancellor's Award as the top overall graduating student. He then completed his training in Internal Medicine at Duke University Medical Center; while at Duke, he was awarded the Haskel Schiff award by his peers for excellence in clinical medicine. After working as a hospitalist for Duke University Health Systems, he completed subspecialty training in the Division of Infectious Diseases at VUMC, where he subsequently joined faculty.
He leads the division's Viral Hepatitis Program, and he cares for people with HIV in the inpatient and outpatient setting. He actively collaborates in research focusing on HIV, viral hepatitis, and medical education.
Dr. Chastain is an active educator in undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education and has received multiple teaching awards, including the Bonnie M. Miller Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Hugh J. Morgan Teaching Award, and the William Schaffner Teaching Award. In addition, he serves as the Principal Investigator for the Southeast AIDS Education and Training Center.
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Education
MD - Loma Linda University, 2008
Residency - IM - Duke University, 2011
Fellowship - Infectious Diseases - Vanderbilt University, 2014
Contact
Email
Kimryn.Rathmell@Vumc.Org
Address
777 Preston Research Building
2220 Pierce Ave
Nashville, TN 37232-6307