Claudia M. Nader, MD
Adjunct Associate Professor, Medicine
Biography
Dr. Nader is the Internal Medicine Residency Program Director and serves as Vice Chair for Educational Affairs in the Department of Medicine at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center. She is board-certified in internal medicine and infectious disease. Dr. Nader received her medical degree from the Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon, and completed a residency in internal medicine at the Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, CT, followed by a fellowship in infectious disease at Yale University, New Haven, CT. In 2012, she joined St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center as a faculty member of the Division of Infectious Diseases and was appointed as Assistant Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program, and in 2015, became the Program Director.
Dr. Nader is a consummate clinician-educator and has an unwavering commitment to graduate medical education. Over the past 5 years, under her steady leadership, Dr. Nader has launched several initiatives to enhance the educational experience and well-being of medical residents, including the implementation of an Academic Enrichment Program, the creation of a Health & Wellness Program, and the establishment of a robust Quality Improvement Curriculum for the residency program. In addition to the launching of monthly medical jeopardy sessions with residents to reinforce key learning points provided by the Academic Enrichment Program, Dr. Nader coached a medical resident team to represent St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center annually at the American College of Physicians’ Massachusetts Chapter Doctor Dilemma competition. The St. Elizabeth’s team was the 2019 champion of the Doctor Dilemma state competition. Dr. Nader has a genuine interest in medical education and has been recognized through numerous teaching awards since her arrival at St. Elizabeth’s. As Program Director, Dr Nader is devoted to assisting each resident reach their full potential and career goals, and she strives to provide a supportive and nurturing environment for their professional and spiritual growth.
Dr. Nader maintains a busy outpatient clinical practice in infectious disease, focusing on the management of viral hepatitis and HIV, the prevention and management of STDs, and the care of the immunocompromised host. She enjoys her time teaching residents rotating on the infectious disease inpatient consult service and in the infectious disease clinic. Dr. Nader’s research focuses on medical education and infectious disease related topics. Dr. Nader is currently an Associate Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. Outside work, Dr. Nader enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling and exploring different cuisines.
Other Positions
- Active Staff Hospital Privileges, Medicine, Boston Medical Center
Education
- Lebanese University, MD
Publications
- Published on 2/1/2025
Mughrabi A, Maamari J, Phillips T, Alabbasi A, Brooks A, Nuriev R, Zenkin L, Jaber BL, Nader C. Antibiotic treatment of ceftriaxone-susceptible Serratia marcescens bacteremia: A multicenter, retrospective cohort study. Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2025 Feb; 63(2):54-62. PMID: 39744800.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/10/2025
Alhaddad J, Allos H, Dimitrov D, Nader CM, Rennke HG, Jaber BL. Minimal change disease in treatment-naïve hepatitis C virus infection: A case report and literature review. Clin Nephrol Case Stud. 2025; 13:1-7. PMID: 39816676.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/11/2024
Phillips T, Mughrabi A, Garcia LJ, El Mouhayyar C, Hattar L, Tighiouart H, Moraco AH, Nader C, Jaber BL. Association of Body Mass Index with Multiple Organ Failure in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. J Intensive Care Med. 2024 Aug; 39(8):768-777. PMID: 38343031.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/19/2021
Balda J, Alpizar-Rivas R, Elarabi S, Jaber BL, Nader C. Recent Trends in Infective Endocarditis Among Patients with and Without Injection Drug Use: An Eight-Year Single Center Study. Am J Med Sci. 2021 12; 362(6):562-569. PMID: 34418358.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/1/2020
Dokmak A, Radwan A, Halpin M, Jaber BL, Nader C. Design and implementation of an academic enrichment program to improve performance on the internal medicine in-training exam. Med Educ Online. 2020 Dec; 25(1):1686950. PMID: 31707925.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/1/2020
Bekasiak A, Dammann F, Nader C. A Rare Cause of a Scrotal Abscess due to the Symbiotic Infection of Gardnerella vaginalis and Prevotella bivia in an Adult Male. Pathogens. 2020 Feb 01; 9(2). PMID: 32024139.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/7/2019
Udomkarnjananun S, Takkavatakarn K, Praditpornsilpa K, Nader C, Eiam-Ong S, Jaber BL, Susantitaphong P. Hepatitis B virus vaccine immune response and mortality in dialysis patients: a meta-analysis. J Nephrol. 2020 Apr; 33(2):343-354. PMID: 31701375.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/19/2019
Almeqdadi M, Nair HK, Hill J, Sanchez-Cruz J, Nader C, Jaber BL. A quality improvement project to reduce overutilization of blood tests in a teaching hospital. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2019; 9(3):189-194. PMID: 31258856.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/1/2018
Ortiz GA, Trivedi HD, Nader C. Pharmacokinetics and drug interactions of medications used to treat hepatitis C virus infection in the setting of chronic kidney disease and kidney transplantation. Hemodial Int. 2018 04; 22 Suppl 1:S22-S35. PMID: 29694720.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/1/2017
Gordon CE, Nader C. Evolving therapies for hepatitis C virus in chronic kidney disease: the beginning of a new era. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2017 Mar; 26(2):129-135. PMID: 27906748.
Read at: PubMed
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