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Zandraetta Tims-Cook, MD, MPH is a board-certified infectious diseases doctor in Atlanta, GA. She attended Spelman College in Atlanta, GA and majored in pre-med/biology. She grew interested in the health concerns of women while studying Public Health/ Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University in New York, NY. She became especially concerned about HIV health disparities involving African-American women in the late 1990s and decided on a career in medicine in the field of infectious diseases. She is a graduate of Weill Cornell Medical College in New York and completed internal medicine residency training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. She returned to her home state of Georgia for infectious diseases fellowship training at Emory University in Atlanta.

Dr. Tims-Cook maintains an interest in HIV health disparities, particularly disparities seen in women. She has published research with the HIV Prevention Trials Network and ViiV Healthcare. She is involved in community outreach efforts in HIV education and founded Heather Ivy Society in 2012, a non-profit organization supporting persons living with HIV.

Dr. Tims Cook established an infectious diseases practice for the southwest Atlanta community in 2020. She is the proud mother of two daughters, who share her love of music and community involvement. She is a member of the Cascade United Methodist Church in Atlanta, GA.