Amit Achhra
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Biography
I have completed my internal medicine residency training at the NYP/Weill-Cornell, New York, and fellowship in Infectious diseases/HIV at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University, Boston. Prior to that, I did a PhD at the Kirby Institute/University of New South Wales (Australia) in epidemiological studies in HIV/AIDS. Clinically, I'm interested in HIV primary care, cases of HIV with complex resistance history, STIs, COVID-19 therapeutics, and general infectious diseases. In my clinical educator role, I train residents and fellows at Yale in ID and HIV, as well as work with CT DPH and Sylvie Ratelle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center as the educator Faculty. My current research is focused on implementation work in HIV care, STIs and clinical trials in HIV and COVID-19.
Education & Training
- FellowMass General Brigham/Harvard Medical School (2021)
- ResidentNYP/ Weill Cornell Medical Center (2019)
- InternMt Sinai School of Medicine (Bronx program) (2017)
- PhDUniversity of New South Wales (2012)
- MPHUniversity of Wollongong (2008)
- MDK J Somaiya Medical College, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (2007)
Activities
- Syphilis and Lyme diseaseNew Haven, CT, United States 2024Yale Physician Assistants Program Lecture
- Doxy PEP for STIsGetting2U Podcast, published on Spotify and Google podcasts 2023Getting2U Podcast Series
- HIV ART Updates 2022-2023Philadelphia, PA, United States 2023Partnership Comprehensive Care Practice Didactic session, Drexel University School of Medicine
Honors & Recognition
Award | Date |
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Deans List Award – competitive award for outstanding research for Ph.D., UNSW, Australia | 2011 |
Kirby Institute/UNSW Scholarship for PhD for 3 years (total approx. USD 125,000) | 2009 |
Distinction Award for MPH, University of Wollongong | 2008 |
TATA Trust Scholarship (nationally competitive 50% tuition fees for medical school) based on academic performance | 2005 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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NBC CT | Invited expert to discuss Doxy PEP for STIs | 2023 |
Clinical Advisory Team of Connecticut Sexual Health Coalition | Chair the Clinical Advisory Team on STIs and Mpox formed by CT DPH in response to STI epidemic in the CT state. Advisory team's input will help CT DPH make policy decisions to combat this epidemic. | 2023 - Present |
STI Clinical Advisory Board, CT DPH | Co-chair CT STI Clinical Advisory Board. Lead meetings with other clinicians and stakeholders in the CT state to discuss initiatives that can alleviate in ongoing STI epidemic. | 2023 - Present |
Yale School of Medicine | I co-founded this monthly conference called "Ambulatory ID Rounds". It provides a platform for various clinicians to discuss their active complex cases and ask questions from their peers. Goal is to improve patient care and increase clinical learning in a collegial environment. | 2022 - Present |
Journal Of Infectious Diseases | Reviewer | 2022 - Present |
Yale School of Medicine | Infectious Disesaes Fellowship Program Evaluation Committee | 2022 - Present |
AIDS Research and Therapy | Associate Editor | 2017 - 2023 |
Clinical infectious diseases (CID); Journal of infectious diseases (JID); Diabetes care; BMJ Open; JAIDS; PLOS One; HIV Medicine; BMC infectious diseases; PLOS neglected and tropical diseases; Infectious agents and cancer | Reviewer | 2012 - Present |