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Theresa Vettese

  • Department of Medicine
    Associate Professor
  • theresa.vettese@emory.edu
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Overview

Theresa Vettese, MD is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and a member of the Emory Palliative Care Center. She spent ten years at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, where she served as residency program director and division chief of general internal medicine before joining the faculty at Emory University School of Medicine and Grady Memorial Hospital in July of 2015.

Dr. Vettese's clinical responsibilities include serving as a member of the Palliative and Supportive Care team and as internal medicine inpatient ward attending at Grady. In addition, Dr. Vettese serves on the Department of Medicine's faculty development committee and as a member of the steering committee of the Education Community. Her interests include skills-training in physician-patient communication, pain management, and competency-based evaluation in medical education.

Academic Appointment

  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics, Emory University Department of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • MD from Wayne State University School of Medicine

Research

Publications

  • Navigating Acute Pain Management for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder.
    Ann Intern Med Volume: 178 Page(s): 600 - 601
    04/01/2025 Authors: Vettese TE; Trubitt M
  • USMLE Performance, Subsequent Standardized Testing, and ABIM Certification Exam Preparation for Internal Medicine Residency Programs: A Narrative Review.
    J Gen Intern Med Volume: 40 Page(s): 879 - 891
    03/01/2025 Authors: Smith DT; Matelski AT; Hall MAK; Phadke VK; Vettese T; Law K; Hemrajani R
  • HIV and HCV testing at clinical encounters among people who inject drugs, 2013-2018-Opportunities for increased testing and prevention.
    J Viral Hepat Volume: 30 Page(s): 848 - 858
    11/01/2023 Authors: Evans KN; Vettese T; Wortley PM; Gandhi AP; Bradley H
  • Association of Interview and Holistic Review Metrics With Resident Performance-Related Difficulties in an Internal Medicine Residency Program.
    J Grad Med Educ Volume: 15 Page(s): 564 - 571
    10/01/2023 Authors: Hemrajani R; Vettese T; Law K; Turbow S
  • Care Throughout the Journey-The Interaction Between Primary Care and Palliative Care.
    Clin Geriatr Med Volume: 39 Page(s): 379 - 393
    08/01/2023 Authors: Taylor EP; Vellozzi-Averhoff C; Vettese T
  • Missed opportunities for prevention: prevalence and incidence of human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C virus diagnoses among a cohort of individuals discharged from an urban hospital with injection drug-related diagnoses, 2012-2019.
    Ann Epidemiol Volume: 80 Page(s): 69 - 75.e2
    04/01/2023 Authors: Evans KN; Vettese T; Wortley PM; Gandhi AP; Bradley H
  • New Answers for Old Questions in the Treatment of Severe Infections from Injection Drug Use.
    J Hosp Med Volume: 15 Page(s): 606 - 612
    10/01/2020 Authors: Serota DP; Vettese T
  • Improving Outpatient Management of Patients On Chronic Opioid Therapy.
    Infect Dis Clin North Am Volume: 34 Page(s): 621 - 635
    09/01/2020 Authors: Colasanti JA; Vettese T; Samet JH
  • Management of Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Disease in the Inpatient Setting.
    Infect Dis Clin North Am Volume: 34 Page(s): 511 - 524
    09/01/2020 Authors: Eaton EF; Vettese T
  • Impact of Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders on Nursing Clinical Decision Making.
    South Med J Volume: 113 Page(s): 330 - 336
    07/01/2020 Authors: Engels R; Graziani C; Higgins I; Thompson J; Kaplow R; Vettese TE; Massart A
  • Unexplained Symptomatic Paroxysmal Hypertension: a Diagnostic and Management Challenge.
    J Gen Intern Med Volume: 35 Page(s): 586 - 589
    02/01/2020 Authors: Dyer K; Vettese TE
  • Contraception Counseling in Patients With SLE and Other Chronic Medical Conditions Requiring Potentially Teratogenic Medications: A Teachable Moment.
    JAMA Intern Med Volume: 179 Page(s): 562 - 563
    04/01/2019 Authors: Barr AC; Badell ML; Vettese TE
  • Effective Chronic Pain Management and Responsible Opioid Prescribing: Aligning a Resident Workshop to a Protocol for Improved Outcomes.
    MedEdPORTAL Volume: 14 Page(s): 10756
    09/28/2018 Authors: Vettese TE; Thati N; Roxas R
  • Note to an Oncology Fellow.
    Ann Intern Med Volume: 168 Page(s): 371 - 372
    03/06/2018 Authors: Vettese TE
  • Acute Pain Management in Hospitalized Adult Patients with Opioid Dependence: A Narrative Review and Guide for Clinicians.
    J Hosp Med Volume: 12 Page(s): 375 - 379
    05/01/2017 Authors: Raub JN; Vettese TE
  • "MOM, WHERE'S THAT BAG OF MEDS?": USINGA HOME VISIT TO DIAGNOSE POLYPHARMACY
    Volume: 32 Page(s): S384 - S385
    04/01/2017 Authors: McCamley M; Vettese T
  • Pomalidomide-Induced Pulmonary Toxicity in Multiple Myeloma.
    Am J Med Sci Volume: 350 Page(s): 241 - 242
    09/01/2015 Authors: Modi D; Mamdani H; Vettese T
  • SEVERE HYPONATREMIA: IS YOUR PATIENT ALCOHOLIC?
    Volume: 29 Page(s): S431 - S432
    04/01/2014 Authors: Modi D; Mamdani H; Vettese T
  • POSITIVE SPUTUM AFB STAINING: IS IT ALWAYS TUBERCULOSIS?
    Volume: 29 Page(s): S410 - S411
    04/01/2014 Authors: Modi D; Mamdani H; Vettese T
  • CARDIAC TAMPONADE AS THE INITIAL PRESENTATION OF UNDIAGNOSED LUNG CANCER
    Volume: 29 Page(s): S329 - S329
    04/01/2014 Authors: Mamdani H; Modi D; Vettese T
  • Images in clinical medicine. Pulmonary emboli caused by mercury.
    N Engl J Med Volume: 369 Page(s): 2031
    11/21/2013 Authors: Mamdani H; Vettese TE
  • Judgment.
    Ann Intern Med Volume: 157 Page(s): 296 - 297
    08/21/2012 Authors: Vettese TE
  • IMPACT OF HEALTH INSURANCE, EDUCATION AND INCOME STATUS ON CANCER SCREENING RATES IN MINORITY POPULATIONS: 2001-2010
    JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE Volume: 27 Page(s): S217 - S218
    07/01/2012 Authors: Jinjuvadia R; Lohia P; Vettese TE
  • RESIDENT RESEARCH SURVEY
    Volume: 24 Page(s): 163 - 163
    04/01/2009 Authors: Kumar S; Irani F; Vettese T; Levine D
  • Assessing the competencies : Use of a web-based structured learning portfolio
    Volume: 23 Page(s): 216 - 217
    03/01/2008 Authors: Vettese TE
  • Mediastinal neoplasm presenting during pregnancy.
    Volume: 20 Page(s): 277 - 277
    04/01/2005 Authors: Alexander B; Vettese TE
  • Teaching psychiatric medicine to internal medicine residents: An integrated teaching model.
    Volume: 19 Page(s): 96 - 96
    04/01/2004 Authors: Vettese TE; Nistor D
  • Teaching practice profiling to internal medicine residents.
    Volume: 18 Page(s): 123 - 123
    04/01/2003 Authors: Vettese T
  • Survival estimates for patients with abnormal swallowing studies.
    J Gen Intern Med Volume: 12 Page(s): 88 - 94
    02/01/1997 Authors: Cowen ME; Simpson SL; Vettese TE
  • Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis due to Corynebacterium xerosis.
    Clin Infect Dis Volume: 17 Page(s): 815
    10/01/1993 Authors: Vettese TE; Craig CP
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