Theresa Vettese
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
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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