Jessica Tuan, MD, MS
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Biography
Dr. Tuan's underlying interests in Infectious Diseases focus on HIV/AIDS and global health. She completed her Biomedical Engineering undergraduate degree at Johns Hopkins University and Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree at Yale University. She graduated from Chicago Medical School. She completed Internal Medicine residency at University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Infectious Diseases fellowship at Yale School of Medicine.
She is an ABIM Board-certified Instructor of Medicine in Infectious Diseases at Yale School of Medicine. She is a Principal Investigator for the following Yale School of Medicine research studies: 1) Qualitative Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Immunogenicity after COVID-19 vaccination in People Living with HIV, 2) Real-World Utilization of Sotrovimab for COVID-19, 3) Evaluating Pitavastatin to Reduce Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in HIV-Infected Adults (REPRIEVE) (NIH/ACTG-funded clinical trial), 4) Pfizer mRNA Influenza vaccine clinical trial.
She is a Sub-Investigator for the Yale Pfizer/BioNTech (adult, pediatric, booster) & Sanofi COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials. She is a Sub-Investigator for Yale School of Medicine HIV clinical trials: 1) Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Bictegravir/Lenacapavir Versus Stable Baseline Regimen in Virologically Suppressed People With HIV-1 on Stable Complex Treatment Regimens, 2) Evaluating Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability of Switching to Long-acting Cabotegravir + Rilpivirine every 2 months (from BIC/FTC/TAF) in Adults with HIV-1. Her other research study is Assessing Attitudes & Readiness for HIV PrEP among Adolescents & Young Women in Liberia.
She was awarded the Yale Institute for Global Health Leadership in Global Health Fellowship as a World Bank COVID-19 Vaccine & Primary Health Care Fellow. She was a Yale Johnson & Johnson Global Health Scholar in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (2022), Kigali, Rwanda (2019) and Butare, Rwanda (2017). She is a violinist in the Yale Medical Symphony Orchestra.
Education & Training
- FellowshipYale University School of Medicine, Infectious Diseases (2021)
- ResidencyUniversity of Connecticut School of Medicine, Primary Care Internal Medicine (2019)
- MDChicago Medical School (2016)
- MSYale University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Biomedical Engineering (2012)
- BSJohns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering (2010)
Activities
- Assessing Attitudes and Readiness for HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis among Adolescents & Young Women in Liberia; Research & TeachingMonrovia, Liberia 2022
- Yale Global Health Scholars Program Career PhysicianTugela Ferry, South Africa 2022
- Yale University School of MedicineNew Haven, United States 2021Instructor, COVID-19 & HIV Clinical Trials Principal Investigator & Sub-Investigator
- National Taiwan University Infectious Diseases RotationTaipei, Taiwan 2019
- Johnson & Johnson Global Health Scholars ProgramKigali, Rwanda 2019
- Johnson & Johnson Global Health Scholars ProgramButare, Rwanda 2017
- International Health Interest GroupIzcuchaca, Peru 2017
- Global Health ExchangeInnsbruck, Austria 2016
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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International Women’s & Children’s Health & Gender Group Conference Travel Award | International Women’s & Children’s Health & Gender Group Conference | 2022 |
Yale Global Health Scholars Program Career Physician - Tugela Ferry, South Africa | Yale University School of Medicine | 2022 |
IDWeek Trainee Abstract Award | IDWeek | 2021 |
World Bank COVID-19 Vaccine & Primary Health Care Fellow - Yale Institute for Global Health Leadership in Global Health Fellowship | Yale University | 2021 |
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | 2019 |
Johnson & Johnson Global Health Scholars Program - Kigali, Rwanda | Yale University School of Medicine | 2019 |
Johnson & Johnson Global Health Scholars Program - Butare, Rwanda | Yale University School of Medicine | 2017 |
Gold Humanism Honor Society | Chicago Medical School | 2015 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine | Reviewer | 2022 - Present |
Pfizer mRNA Influenza Vaccine clinical trial | Yale University School of Medicine | Principal Investigator | 2022 - Present |
Yale Graduate School Alumni Association (GSAA) Board Advisor Member, Yale Graduate School of Arts & Sciences | Advisor | 2022 - Present |
Evaluating the Use of Pitavastatin to Reduce the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in HIV-Infected Adults (REPRIEVE) Clinical Trial | Yale University School of Medicine | Principal Investigator | 2022 - Present |
Real-World Utilization of Sotrovimab for COVID-19 study | Yale University School of Medicine | Principal Investigator | 2022 - Present |
Journal of Medical Virology | Reviewer | 2021 - Present |
Journal of Infection | Reviewer | 2021 - Present |
Journal of Clinical Medicine | Reviewer | 2021 - Present |
Study to Evaluate the Safety & Efficacy of Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies in Combination with Lenacapavir | Yale University School of Medicine | Sub-Investigator | 2021 - Present |
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | Reviewer | 2021 - Present |
Qualitative Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Immunogenicity after COVID-19 vaccination in People Living with HIV study | Yale University School of Medicine | Principal Investigator | 2021 - Present |
Evaluating the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Switching to Long-acting Cabotegravir Plus Long-acting Rilpivirine administered every two months from a Bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide Single Tablet Regimen in Virologically Suppressed HIV-1 Infected Adults | Yale University School of Medicine | Sub-Investigator | 2021 - Present |
McGraw Hill 'Current Infectious Diseases' Textbook | Associate Editor | 2020 - Present |
Sanofi COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial | Yale University School of Medicine | Sub-Investigator | 2020 - Present |
British Medical Journal Case Reports | Reviewer | 2020 - Present |
Pfizer/BioNTech adult, pediatric, booster mRNA COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials | Yale University School of Medicine | Sub-Investigator | 2020 - Present |
Yale Medical Symphony Orchestra | Violinist | 2019 - Present |