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Susanna Naggie

Catherine Wilfert Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Box 17969, Durham, NC 27715
300 West Morgan St, Suite 800, Durham, NC 27701

Overview


Dr. Susanna Naggie completed her undergraduate degrees in chemical engineering and biochemistry at the University of Maryland, College Park, and her medical education at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She conducted her internal medicine and infectious diseases fellowship training at Duke University Medical Center, where she also served as Chief Resident. She joined the faculty in the Duke School of Medicine in 2009. She is a Professor of Medicine and currently holds appointments at the Duke University School of Medicine, at the Duke Clinical Research Institute, and at the Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Naggie is a clinical investigator with a focus in clinical trials in infectious diseases and translational research in HIV and liver disease. She is a standing member of the DHHS Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents and the CDC/NIH/IDSA-HIVMA Opportunistic Infections Guideline. She is the Vice Dean for Clinical and Translational Research and Director for the Duke Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Catherine Wilfert Distinguished Professor of Medicine · 2025 - Present Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Medicine
Professor of Medicine · 2022 - Present Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Medicine
Vice Dean for Clinical Research · 2020 - Present Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers
Director of the Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute · 2023 - Present School of Medicine
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute · 2009 - Present Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers
Member of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute · 2023 - Present Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Institutes and Centers

In the News


Published March 25, 2025
Duke Honors 31 New Distinguished Professors
Published November 10, 2021
Duke Receives $2.65M Grant to Increase Diversity and Equity, Opens New Clinical Research Center in Durham
Published August 10, 2021
Nationwide Clinical Study Expands Platform to Test Medications to Treat Mild-to-Moderate COVID-19

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Recent Publications


The association of steatotic liver disease with cardiometabolic criteria and cardiovascular disease risk in a large cohort of people living with human immunodeficiency virus.

Journal Article Am J Prev Cardiol · December 2025 BACKGROUND & AIMS: Steatotic liver disease (SLD), both metabolic dysfunction-associated liver disease (MASLD) without or with alcohol-associated liver disease (MetALD), is common in people with HIV (PWH) and associated with increased risk of cardiovascular ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


1/3 CTSA UM1 at Duke University

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2032

Interdisciplinary Research Training Program in AIDS

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2030

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Education, Training & Certifications


Johns Hopkins University · 2002 M.D.