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. Some of my notable work has focused on impact of BMI and weight gain from antiretroviral therapy on diabetes and cardiovascular outcomes; dual-drug therapies for HIV/AIDS; inflammatory markers and clinical outcomes in HIV; and implementation research on improving HIV treatment outcomes in Asia-Pacific, amongst others. Clinically, I'm interested in HIV primary care, cases of HIV with complex resistance history, STIs, COVID-19 therapeutics, and general infectious diseases.
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)
Honors & Recognition
| Award | Date |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 - Present |
| 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 |