Sara C. Auld, MD, MSc
Dr. Sara Auld, MD, MSc, is a pulmonary and critical care physician who specializes in lung disease and the care of patients with serious respiratory conditions. She has particular expertise in tuberculosis (TB), including drug-resistant TB and TB in people living with HIV.
Dr. Auld earned her medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and completed her residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. She also served as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where she worked on international tuberculosis prevention and control.
Her research focuses on how TB spreads, how drug-resistant TB develops, and how the body’s immune system responds to infection. She also studies why HIV can make it more difficult for the body to fight TB.
Dr. Auld is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. Her clinical and research work is focused on improving the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of serious lung infections.
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
- Internship: Massachusetts General Hospital
- Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellowships
Emory University School of Medicine
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Emergency Care: 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Outpatient Care: Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Visiting hours are from 8 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. daily
Publications
- Advances in HIV-associated pulmonary diseases: an official American Thoracic Society workshop report.
North CM, Konstantinidis I, Attia EF, Auld SC, Cho JL, Crothers K, Ferrand RA, Hsue P, Hu X, Huang L, Kaner RJ, Kunisaki KM, Leung JM, Lipman M, Masekela R, Meghji J, Mhango D, Morris A, Ozoh OB, Patel SM, Yeligar SM, Zifodya JS, Staitieh BS,
Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2026;
PMID: 42974962 - SAMHD1 regulation, dNTP metabolism, and lentiviral transduction in human primary alveolar macrophages.
Taki S, Tao S, Alvarez NN, Tan T, Auld SC, Flenaugh E, Javia V, Abdelfattah M, Riddick T, Ibegbu C, Schinazi RF, Staitieh BS, Rengarajan J, Kim B
Virology. 2026;
PMID: 42962325 - Cyclosporine treatment of ARDS due to severe COVID-19: The I-SPY COVID Adaptive Platform Trial.
Haczku A, Moskowitz A, Eklund M, Chapple AG, Youssef FA, Robinson PA, Auld SC, Files DC, Friedman E, Lee RA, Russell DW, Wei KK, Obermiller T, Koff JL, Calfee CS, Aggarwal NK, Burnham EL, Meyer NJ, Sonti R, Wunderink RG, Kett DH, Samavedam S, Berger PA, Khan MMHS, Hayanga JWA, Bernstein MA, Kumar S, Beitler JR, Albertson TE, Hyzy RC, Quill CM, LaCombe B, Discacciati A, Brown-Swigart L, Matthay MA, Liu KD, Esserman LJ,
Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2026;
PMID: 42924420 - Weight Gain During Successful Tuberculosis Treatment Increases the Risk of Post-tuberculosis Metabolic Syndrome.
Salindri AD, Avaliani T, Gujabidze M, Goginashvili L, Vashakidze S, Avaliani Z, Auld SC, Collins JM, Andrews JR, Kempker RR, Kornfeld H, Kipiani M, Magee MJ
Open forum infectious diseases. 2026;13(10):ofag620.
PMID: 42921476 - The Effects of Cyproheptadine on Severe COVID-19 From the I-SPY COVID Adaptive Platform Trial.
Auld SC, Youssef FA, Albertson TE, Beitler JR, Berger PA, Burnham EL, Cobb N, Friedman E, Gandotra S, Gibbs KW, Hayanga J, Hyzy R, Khan MMHS, Koff JL, Lee RA, Meyer NJ, Obermiller T, Quill C, Robinson P, Samavedam S, Wei KK, Wunderink RG, Russell DW, Eklund M, Calfee CS, Matthay MA, Files DC, Liu KD, Esserman LJ
CHEST critical care. 2025;3(4):100201.
PMID: 42799508 - Cured But Not Healed: The Case For Pulmonary Rehabilitation After TB Treatment.
Auld SC, Peterson V
Chest. 2026;170(1):6-7.
PMID: 42419850 - Role of casual contact in drug-resistant tuberculosis transmission: a molecular epidemiology study.
Gandhi NR, Naidoo K, Lutchminarain K, Omar SV, Yoshii H, Willis F, Boodhram R, Gwala T, Campbell A, Coe MM, Evans AN, Tang L, Chitwood MH, Hlathi SR, Mbatha PN, Joseph L, Van Der Meulen H, Mlisana K, Jenness SM, Lurie MN, Kreiswirth BN, Warren JL, Nelson KN, Auld SC, Brust JCM, Cohen T, Mathema B, Shah NS
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine. 2026;212(7):1585-1595.
PMID: 42089682 - Beyond cure: why survivors of extrapulmonary tuberculosis belong in the post-TB lung health conversation.
Nightingale R, Auld SC
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine. 2026;212(8):1695-1696.
PMID: 42085244 - The application of social network analysis to examine COVID-19 contact tracing networks in a university setting.
Harrington KRV, Jenness SM, Siira M, Rothschild E, Graham T, Rabinovitz S, Shartar S, Crubezy M, Clark D, Isakov A, Chamberlain A, Cegielski JP, Andrews JR, Waller LA, Auld SC, Gandhi NR
Public health. 2026;
PMID: 41604913 - Rare variable M. tuberculosis antigens induce predominant Th17 responses in human infection.
Ogongo P, Wassie L, Tran A, Columbus D, Huffaker J, Sharling L, Ouma G, Ouma SG, Bobosha K, Lindestam Arlehamn CS, Gandhi NR, Auld SC, Rengarajan J, Day CL, Queiroz A, Araújo-Pereira M, Fukutani E, Andrade BB, Altman JD, Blumberg HM, Ernst JD,
JCI insight. 2026;
PMID: 41591832
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