Jessica Tuan, MD, MS
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Overview
Dr. Jessica Tuan’s underlying interests focus on global health through the lens of healthcare infrastructure and social justice; the intersection of how life is impacted by infectious diseases, geography, and society; and the syndromes seen in tropical medicine.
She completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University and Yale University, respectively. After graduating from Chicago Medical School, she completed Internal Medicine Residency at University of Connecticut School of Medicine & Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Yale University School of Medicine.
She joins Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons as an Assistant Professor of Medicine in Infectious Diseases. Prior, she was a Yale School of Medicine Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Attending Physician, and Donaldson Firm Core Faculty, caring for people with HIV, infectious diseases, and other medical conditions. She was the Yale Antivirals & Vaccines Research Program Associate Director (2023-2024), conducting research to prevent/treat infectious diseases, particularly HIV & COVID-19. She was Principal Investigator for multiple Yale clinical trials (i.e., REPRIEVE, STOMP, mRNA influenza vaccine) and Sub-Investigator for clinical trials to prevent and treat HIV (i.e., lenacapavir, cabotegravir) & other infectious diseases, including COVID-19 (BNT162b2 clinical trials).
For over a decade, she treated patients with HIV & other diseases globally and taught trainees including as a Yale/Johnson & Johnson Global Health Scholar in limited-resource settings—notably in Butare & Kigali, Rwanda; Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa; Monrovia, Liberia (NIH-funded R21 HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Perspectives of Liberian Adolescent Girls & Young Women and their Providers (PRECIOUS Study) Co-Investigator). She received the Yale/World Bank Leadership in Global Health & Yale Public Voices Fellowships.
She was a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières Infectious Diseases Physician in rural Homa Bay, Kenya (2024-2025)—treating people with HIV, tuberculosis & other opportunistic infections, malaria, critical illnesses—and taught medical students & clinical officers, in addition to developing the antimicrobial stewardship program. She completed the Gorgas Advanced Tropical Medicine Course at the Alexander von Humboldt Tropical Medicine Institute, Peru. She received the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Certificate of Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine & Travelers’ Health and American Academy of HIV Medicine HIV Specialist certifications.
She has written over 30 manuscripts (CID, HIV Medicine, EID, AJTMH, JAIDS, Rwanda Medical Journal, BMJ) and was a featured media expert (Washington Post, Newsweek, National Geographic, LBC News, Yale Daily News, NBC CT & WTNH News). She plays piano and will join as a Columbia University Irving Medical Center Symphony Orchestra violinist. She is a cyclist and is training for her third marathon.
With her vision to care for patients regardless of geography or circumstance, she hopes to redefine patient care globally through the lens of education & healthcare infrastructure development and through demands for social justice.
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC
Gender
- Female
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Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- AETNA Hudson Valley MG Local 1199
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NY Signature
- POS
- PPO
- Student Health
Affinity Health Plan
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Amida Care
- Amida Care Hudson Valley MG HIV SNP
- Amida Care Hudson Valley MG Medicaid Managed Care
- Special Needs
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Anthem
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Blue Access (Marketplace)
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Blue Card
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Connection
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Direct HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Direct Share POS
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG EPO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG FEP
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Indemnity
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG POS
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG PPO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Unicare
Cigna
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG FEP
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG HealthPartners
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG HMO
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG LocalPlus
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG Medical Indemnity
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG MVP
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG Open Access Plus (OAP)
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG POS
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG PPO
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG Priority Health
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG TPA
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Elderplan
- ElderPlan Hudson Valley MG Medicare Managed Care
ElderServe
- Special Needs
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
EmblemHealth
- EmblemHealth ACN West
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Individual Network (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
Fidelis Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Fidelis Care ACN West Child Family Health Plus
- Fidelis Care ACN West Dual Exchange
- Fidelis Care ACN West Essential Plan 1 and 2
- Fidelis Care ACN West Essential Plan 3 and 4
- Fidelis Care ACN West Exchange
- Fidelis Care ACN West Medicaid Managed Care and HARP
- Fidelis Care ACN West Medicare Managed Care
- Fidelis Care Hudson Valley MG Ambetter (Exchange)
- Fidelis Care Hudson Valley MG Essential Plan
- Fidelis Care Hudson Valley MG Medicaid Managed Care
- Fidelis Care Hudson Valley MG Medicare Dual Advantage
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Healthfirst ACN West Child Family Health Plus
- Healthfirst ACN West Essential Plan 1 and 2
- Healthfirst ACN West Essential Plan 3 and 4
- Healthfirst ACN West Exchange
- Healthfirst ACN West Medicaid Managed Care and HARP
- Healthfirst ACN West Medicare Managed Care
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG Child Family Health Plus
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG Essential Plan
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG Exchange (Leaf Metal Plans)
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG Medicaid Managed Care and HARP
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG Medicare Managed Care
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG NY Life Improvement Plan (SNP-DUAL Only)
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG Qualified Health Plan
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthplus
- Healthplus Hudson Valley MG Child Family Health Plus
- Healthplus Hudson Valley MG Essential Plan
- Healthplus Hudson Valley MG Exchange (Gatekeeper)
- Healthplus Hudson Valley MG Managed Long Term Care (MLTC)
- Healthplus Hudson Valley MG Medicaid Managed Care (Healthplus
- Amerigroup
- Wellpoint)
Healthspring (Cigna Medicare)
- Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
- Magnacare (National) Hudson Valley MG ASC
- Magnacare (National) Hudson Valley MG PPO
Medicaid
- Medicaid Hudson Valley MG Traditional
Medicare
- Medicare Hudson Valley MG Railroad
- Medicare Hudson Valley MG Traditional
- Traditional Medicare
Molina Healthcare
- Molina Healthcare Hudson Valley MG Medicare Managed Care (Senior Whole Health)
Multiplan
- Multiplan
- Multiplan Hudson Valley MG EPO
- Multiplan Hudson Valley MG HMO
- Multiplan Hudson Valley MG PHCS
- Multiplan Hudson Valley MG POS
- Multiplan Hudson Valley MG PPO
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
UnitedHealthcare
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
- UnitedHealthcare ACN West
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG Oxford Freedom
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG Oxford HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG Oxford Liberty
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG Oxford Metro
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG POS
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG PPO
VNS Health
- VNS Health ACN West Medicaid/Medicare Managed Care Advantage Plus
- VNS Health ACN West Select Health Medicaid Manage Care and HARP
- VNS Health Hudson Valley MG Medicaid Managed Care
- VNS Health Hudson Valley MG Medicare Managed Care
VNSNY CHOICE
- Medicare Managed Care
- SelectHealth
- Special Needs
WellCare
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- WellCare ACN West American Progressive Life & Health
- WellCare ACN West Managed Long Term Care (MLTC)
- WellCare ACN West Medicaid Managed Care and Child Family Health Plus (NJ)
- WellCare ACN West Medicaid Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS)
- WellCare ACN West Medicare Managed Care
- WellCare Hudson Valley MG American Progressive Life
- WellCare Hudson Valley MG New Jersey Services (Medicare Managed Care)
- WellCare Hudson Valley MG NJ Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS)
- WellCare Hudson Valley MG NJ Medicaid
- WellCare Hudson Valley MG NY Medicare
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- MD, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
- BS, Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
- MS, Biomedical Engineering, Yale University
- Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Connecticut
- Fellowship: Infectious Disease, Yale University School of Medicine
Board Certifications
- Infectious Disease
- Internal Medicine
- Infectious Disease