William R. Short, MD, MPH

Infectious Diseases
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Infectious Diseases Penn Presbyterian
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynecology

My education and training

  • Medical School: Hahnemann University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Hahnemann University Hospital
  • Fellowship: Hahnemann University Hospital

Spoken languages

English
English
Español
Spanish

Reviews

Average Rating

196 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

Anonymous
July 2026
he's great
Anonymous
June 2026
i've recommdende doctor short
Anonymous
June 2026
due to my health issues. its a pleasure knowing that your are going to be taking care of in a professional way. i love my doctor. he is the best. always on top of me about doing all my tests. we need more like him.
Anonymous
June 2026
dr. short has been amazing for the past 20+ years that i have been seeing him.

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Short is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Zapata Vaca M, Tsosie CR, Logue E, Coutifaris P, Christensen T, Mabry AB, Mohamed O, Tedaldi E, Oliver EA, Short WR, Lowenthal ED "They just assume everybody knows all the stuff": infant feeding counseling needs among women with HIV in Philadelphia, United States , AIDS Care, 10: 2026,1-12


Vannappagari V, Albano JD, Mofenson L, Ragone L, Cook T, Scheuerle AE, Kisare M, Short WR, Thorne C, Beckerman KP, Carneal-Frazer N, Tilson H, de Ruiter A. Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes Following Prenatal Exposure to Dolutegravir: Findings From the Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry , JAIDS: 2026


Short WR, Ogle MC, Farmer E, Kapalko A, Packett B, Riley AC, Binkley A Implementation of Long-Acting Cabotegravir/Rilpivirine in US HIV Care Settings: Results From a National Survey of Frontline Clinicians , Open Forum Infectious Diseases , 13(5): 2026,ofag281


Villavicencio A, Jemmott JB, Ghadimi F, Nkwihoreze H, Seyedroudbari S, Short WR, Rana A, Sheth AN, Scott RK, Lazenby GB, Wright RL, Momplaisir FM Reduced Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Pregnant Women With HIV With Intimate Partner Violence in the United State , Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 13(1): 2026,ofaf787


Short WR, Willame C, Nguyen H, Zhang B, Xu P, Birmingham E, Van Solingen-Ristea R, Baugh B Evaluating birth outcomes following oral rilpivirine use in pregnancy in the United States: Findings from the antiretroviral pregnancy registry , HIV Medicine, 27(1): 2026,33-41


Orkin C, Paterson A, Elias A, Smuk M, Ring K, Volny-Anne A, Calmy A, Hazra A, Geretti AM, Radix A, Titanji BK, Spire B, Del Rio C, Foster C, Moore CB, Cortes CP, Mussini C, Kuritzkes DR, Tan DHS, Martinez E, Wit FWNM, Cresswell F, Venter WDF, Levy I, Zucker J, Molina JM, Hoy J, Arribas J, Llibre JM, Currier J, Rockstroh J, Sutinen J, Gebo K, Waters L, Gisslen M, O'Reilly M, Boffito M, Thompson M, Parczewski M, John M, Gandhi M, Kumarasamy N, Paton N, Mackie N, Cahn P, Elion R, Noe S, Walmsley S, Collins S, Cole-Haley S, Apea V, Short WR, Gilleece Y, Paparini S. Establishing shared definitions of virological failure and discontinuation for long-acting injectable cabotegravir and rilpivirine therapy (the CONSENSUS-LAI Study): an international survey and Delphi process , Lancet HIV, 12(9): 2025,e649-e659


Maguire C, Rueve K, Farmer E, Huesgen E, Karaj A, Binkley A, Mounzer K, Brizzi M, Chary P, Sung P, Graziani A, Hiserodt E, Baron J, Koenig H, Short WR Real-World Virologic Outcomes in Patients with Elevated Body Mass Index Receiving Long Acting Cabotegravir/Rilpivirine , Clinical Infectious Diseases, 81(1): 2025,67-74


Zapata Vaca M, Tsosie CR, Logue-Chamberlain E, Coutifaris P, Christensen T, Mabry AB, Mohamed O, Tedaldi E, Oliver EA, Short WR, Lowenthal ED "My body my baby": a qualitative study examining drivers of infant-feeding choices among women living with HIV in Philadelphia, United States , AIDS Care, 37(6): 2025,942-954


Anderson D, Ramgopal M, Hagins DP, Lee J, Simonson RB, Hsu TH, Xu P, Ahmad N, Short WR DEFINE: A Prospective, Randomized, Phase 4 Trial to Assess a Protease Inhibitor-based Regimen Switch Strategy to Manage Integrase Inhibitor-related Weight Gain , Clinical Infectious Diseases, 80(3): 2025,602-612


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 Behavior, 29(2): 2025,556-561