Dr. Amit Achhra

Biography

Amit Achhra, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine, specializing in infectious diseases. His clinical interests lie primarily in HIV primary care, the management of patients with complex HIV resistance histories, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and COVID-19 therapeutics. Dr. Achhra is dedicated to training residents and fellows in infectious diseases and contributes to the Yale HIV TT Primary Care Residency Program as a co-director. He has completed his internal medicine residency at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and his fellowship in infectious diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, affiliated with Harvard University. Dr. Achhra earned his medical degree from K J Somaiya Medical College in India and his doctoral degree from the Kirby Institute at the University of New South Wales, Australia. His research primarily focuses on the implementation of strategies for HIV care and the conduct of clinical trials relating to HIV and COVID-19. Additionally, he actively participates in peer review for various journals and serves on advisory committees related to STI responses in Connecticut.

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