Nancy Aitcheson - Faculty Biosketch

Nancy Aitcheson, MD, MSHP

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)

Department: Medicine

Contact information

Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, Silverstein 3,
Philadelphia, 19104

Office: 267-760-7786

Education:
BA (English)
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 2006.
None (Pre Medical Post Baccalaureate Studies)
Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA, 2011.
MD
Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2015.
MSHP
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2021.

Post-Graduate Training
Intern, Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA, 2015-2016.
Resident, Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA, 2016-2018.
Clinical Fellow, Infectious Diseases, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA, 2018-2019.
Post Doctoral Fellow, Infectious Diseases, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA, 2019-2021.

Certifications
MAT Waiver Training, 2017.
American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease, 2021.
Title X Training, 2021.

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Selected Publications

Torgersen J, Smookler D, Russell R, Gasior J, Carbonari DM, Aitcheson N, Capraru C, Hansen B, Feld JJ, Re VL 3rd.: Early Read-Time Performance of the OraQuick HCV Rapid Antibody Assay for the Exclusion of HCV Viremia. J Viral Hepat 32(10): e70066, Oct 2025.

Richterman A, O'brien C, Ghadimi F, Sumners E, Ford A, Houston N, Tate S, Aitcheson N, Nkwihoreze H, Jemmott JB, Momplaisir F.: Responding to Emerging Epidemics: Insights From Stakeholders on Mpox Vaccine Rollout in Philadelphia. Open Forum Infect Dis 12(4): ofaf417, Jul 2025.

Dyer KE, Russell R, Nafiz R, Burdick-McPhee A, O'Neal J, Mason T, Kuncio D, Zellman H, Lowenstein M, Aitcheson N, Lo Re V, Torgersen J.: Effectiveness of an Embedded Infectious Disease Screening, Treatment, and Prevention Intervention Within an Inpatient Substance Use Treatment Program. Open Forum Infect Dis 12(8): ofaf403, Jul 2025.

Richterman A, Aitcheson N, Durnwald C, Curley C, Short WR, Jean Louis M, Momplaisir F, Thirumurthy H.: Mental Bandwidth is Associated with HIV and Viral Suppression Among Low-Income Women in Philadelphia. AIDS Behav 29(2): 556-561, May 2025.

Aaron Richterman 1 2, Caroline O'Brien 3, Fatemeh Ghadimi 1, Elijah Sumners 4, Andre Ford 4, Nafisah Houston 5, Sebrina Tate 5, Nancy Aitcheson 1 2, Hervette Nkwihoreze 1, John B Jemmott 3rd 6 7, Florence Momplaisir 1 2: Acceptability, facilitators, and barriers to a hypothetical HIV vaccine in the pre-exposure prophylaxis era. AIDS Care 36(11): 1563-1569, Nov 2024.

Aitcheson, Nancy MD, MSHP*; Sacks, Emma PhD†; Nyamundaya, Tichaona H. MBChB, MPH‡; Muchuchuti, Cephas PMP, PMI-ACP‡; Cohn, Jennifer MD, MPH*: The cascade of care for early infant diagnosis in Zimbabwe: Point of Care HIV testing at birth and 6-8 weeks. Pediatric Journal of Infectious Disease 43(3): e87-e91, Mar 2024.

Aitcheson, N: Chapter 4: Mechanisms of HIV Transmission. Fundamentals of HIV Medicine, 2023 edition. Page: 23-27, August 2023 Notes: American Academy of HIV Medicine.

Clemens, S. and Aitcheson, N: Mpox cases at a large urban health system in Philadelphia reveal opportunities for strengthening HIV prevention services as part of status-neutral HIV care: results of a retrospective review. International AIDS Society Meeting 2023 13(1), May 2023 Notes: Poster Presentation.

Aitcheson, N., Sacks, E., Nyamundaya, T., Muchuchuti, C., Cohn, J. : The cascade of care for early infant diagnosis in Zimbabwe: Point of Care HIV testing at birth and 6-8 weeks. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 9(2), December 2022 Notes: Poster Presentation.

Aitcheson, N., Choi, G., Nassau, T., Brady, K., Momplaisir, F. : Characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients receiving HIV diagnoses in emergency departments in Philadelphia, 2014-2019. AIDS 2022 (conference) Montreal, Canada. July 2022 Notes: Poster Presentation at AIDS 2022.