Leadership of the Disparities and HIV Scientific Working Group

Leadership of DH-SWG

  • Carolyn N Wester, M.D., M.P.H.

    Co-Director, DH-SWG; Medical Director
    Section HIV/STD/Viral Hepatitis, Tennessee Department of Health

    Dr. Wester serves as a DH-SWG Co-Director.  She is the Medical Director of the TDH HIV/AIDS/STD section and holds an adjunct faculty appointment in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases. As PI for three TDH CDC-funded HIV Prevention and Comprehensive STD Services grants, she is intimately familiar with the epidemiology of HIV/STI across Tennessee, as well as the systems and programs in place to support and address the epidemic. Under her leadership, TDH has implemented expanded HIV testing initiatives, new lab reporting policies, generated its first Continuum of HIV Care analysis, and established goals for 2015.