James Shepherd, MD, PhD
Infectious Diseases
Telehealth is available
Patient type treated
Child, Adult
Accepting new patients
Yes
Referral required
From physicians only
Board Certified in
Infectious Disease
Biography
James Shepherd, MD, PhD, is an infectious diseases specialist with special expertise in HIV and tuberculosis. He has advised the government of India on tuberculosis control, and directed research and treatment programs for TB and HIV in Botswana and Nigeria.
An associate professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Shepherd says he enjoys the variety of patients he meets, from young people with HIV to elderly hospitalized patients with healthcare-associated infections. He likes to take time to reassure worried patients, telling them, “All is possible, nothing is determined. We will make a plan together.”
Titles
- Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Education & Training
- FellowshipJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2005)
- ResidencyBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2002)
- InternshipBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2000)
- MDColumbia University Coll of Physicians & Surgeons (1999)
- PhDImperial College of Medicine, Univ of London (1988)
Additional Information
- Yale Infectious DiseaseYale New Haven Hospital20 York Street, Ste In-Patient OnlyNew Haven, CT, 06510