Rachael Pellegrino, MD, MPH

Rachael Pellegrino is an infectious disease physician and researcher. She is an Instructor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). She received her MD and MPH from Johns Hopkins University and completed her Internal Medicine residency and Infectious Diseases' fellowship at VUMC.  Her research investigates methods for optimizing the delivery of preventative care services in comprehensive HIV care. Her current projects include exploring the implementation of standardized practices for prescribing Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis to reduce sexually transmitted infections and methods for improving cancer prevention, screening, and patient-centered outcomes for people with HIV.