Dr. Amita Gupta

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Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine
Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 2005

Mailing Address

600 North Wolfe Street
Phipps 540B
Baltimore, Maryland 21287
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (410) 502-7696
Fax: (443) 287-6440
agupta25@jhmi.edu

Qualifications

MHS, Johns Hopkins University, Public Health, 2006.
M.D., Harvard University, 1997.
B.Sc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Materials Science Engineering, 1991.

Expertise and Research Interests

- Prevention, care and treatment of HIV and co-infections in resource-limited settings with a focus on India
- Diarrheal diseases epidemiology and outbreak investigations

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Epidemiology, Foodborne Diseases, HIV, HIV Prevention, Infectious Diseases Or Agents.

Additional Terms:

tuberculosis.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

English: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)
French: (Fluent, Functional, Fluent)
Spanish: (Functional, Basic, Functional)
Hindi: (Basic, Basic, Functional)

Memberships

American Medical Association
Infectious Diseases Society of America
Massachusetts Medical Society

Previous Positions

2004-2005, Fellow, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Medicine, Infectious Diseases
2003-2004, Instructor, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Medicine, Infectious Diseases
2002-2002, Research Associate, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Medicine, Infectious Diseases
2000-2002, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Infectious Diseases, Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch
1997-2000, Internal Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco

Funding Received

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): K12 Career Development Award, , 2005 to 2008.

Publications

  • Gupta A, Gupte N., Nayak U., Bhosale R. Kakrani AK, Thakur M, Sastry J., Phadke M., Bollinger R., MIT-BJMC-JHU Study Group. (2007) Low sensitivity of total lymphocyte count, as a surrogate marker to identify pre-and post-partum Indian women who require antiretroviral therapy., JAIDS
  • Gupta A,, Sastry J, (2007) HIV transmission from non-breastfeeding mothers to their infants in Pune, India., Indian Journal of Medical Research, 126, 131-134
  • Sobhani RM, Basavaraj A, Gupta A, Bhave AS, Kadam DB, Sangle SA, Prasad HB, Choi J, Josephs J, Gebo KA, Morde SN, Bollinger RC, Kakrani AL. (2007) Inpatient Mortality, Clinical Characteristics and Length of Stay among HIV-infected Persons Attending a Public Hospital in Pune, India., Indian Journal of Medical Research, 126, 116-121
  • Gupta A., Nayak U., Ram M., Bhosale R., Patil S., Basavraj A., Kakrani A., Phillip S., Desai D, Sastry J., Bollinger R., MIT-BJMC-JHU Study Group. (2007) Post-partum TB Incidence and Mortality among HIV-infected Indian Women and Their Infants, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 45, 241-249
  • Shah B, Walshe L, Saple DG, Ramini R, Kharkar S, Bollinger RC, Gupta A. (2007) Antiretroviral adherence and virologic suppression among HIV-infected patients attending private clinics in Mumbai, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 44 (9), 1235-44
  • Polis C, Shah S, Johnson K, Gupta A. (2007) Impact of maternal HIV co-infection on the vertical transmission of Hepatitis C virus: a meta-analysis., Clinical Infectious Diseases, 44 (8), 1123-1131
  • Ramachandani S, Mehta S, Saple DG, Vaidya SB, Pandey VP, Vadrevu R, Rajasekaran S, Bhatia V, Chowdhary A, Bollinger RC, Gupta A. (2007) Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Antiretroviral therapy Among Adults Attending Private and Public Clinics in India., AIDS Patient Care & STDs., 21 (2), 55-68
  • Karakousis P, Sylvester S, Gupta A. (2007) Paraplegia caused by invasive spinal aspergillosis., Neurology, 68 (2), 158
  • Sheth A, Devgan L, Gupta A, Bollinger RC. (2007) A traveling farm wife, Am J Med, 120 (1), 16-18
  • Sinha G, Choi J, Nayak U, Gupta A, Nair S, Gupte N, Bulakh PM, Sastry J, Deshmukh SD, Khandekar MM, Bhore AV, Melinkeri RR, Kulkarni VP, Bhosale RA, Naphade PR, Bharucha KE, Phadke MA, Kshirsagar AS, Bollinger RC. (2007) Clinically-significant anemia in HIV-infected pregnant women in India is not a major barrier to zidovudine use for prevention of maternal-to-child transmission., JAIDS, 45, 210-217
  • Gupta A and Gallant JE. (2007) Diagnostic Approach to Common Clinical Syndromes, HIV, 3rd Edition, Philadelphia, American College of Physicians. (bookchapter)
  • Gupta A, Mehta S, Godbole SV, Sahay S, Walshe L, Reynolds SJ, Ghate M, Gangakhedkar RR, Divekar AD, Risbud AR, Mehendale SM, Bollinger RC. (2006) Same-Sex Behavior and High Rates of HIV Among Men Attending Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinics in Pune, India, 1993 Through 2002, J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr., 43 (4), 483-90
  • Gupta A, Bollinger RC. (2006) Combating HIV/AIDS: the need for public-private health partnerships., Stanford Center for International Development.Seventh annual conference on Indian economic policy reform. June 1-3, 2006., Stanford, CA, Stanford University
  • Gupta A., My Thanh NT, My Trinh T, Olsen SJ, Sivapalasingam S, Cam PD, Mintz ED. (2006) Evaluation of serologic screening for identification of chronic Salmonella Typhi carriers in Vietnam., Int J Infect Dis., 10 (4), 309-14
  • Mehendale SM, Kishore Kumar B, Ghate MV, Sahay S, Gamble T, Godbole SV, Gupta A, Gangakhedkar RR, Divekar AD, Risbud AR, Paranjape RS, Bollinger RC (2006) Low HIV-1 Incidence among married serodiscordant couples in Pune,India., J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr., 41 (3), 371-3
  • Mehta S, Gupta A, Sahay S, Godbole SV, Reynolds SJ, Celentano DD, Risbud A, Mehendale SM , Bollinger RC (2006) Increasing HIV prevalence between 1993-2002 among Non-Commercial Sex Working Women Attending Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Clinics in Pune, India., J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 41 (1), 75-80
  • Gupta A (2006) C perfringens and Shigella chapters, Red Book: Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 6th Edition, Elk Grove Village, IL., American Academy of Pediatrics. (bookchapter)
  • Gupta A, Khedhar S (2005) Eye worm., N Engl J Med., 353 (25), e22
  • Gupta A, Sumner CJ, Castor M, Sobel, J. (2005) Adult botulism type F in the United States, 1981-2002., Neurology, 65 (11), 1694-1700
  • Sobel J, Mixter CG, Kohle PK, Gupta A, Guarner J, Zaki S, Hoffman NA, Songer JG, Fremont-Smith M, Fischer M, Killgore G, Britz PH, MacDonald C. (2005) Necrotizing enterocolitis associated with Clostridium perfringens type A in previously healthy North-American adults., J Am Coll Surg., 201 (1), 48-56
  • Jain S, Gupta A, Glanz B, Dick J, Siberry G. (2005) Antimicrobial-resistant Shigella sonnei: Limited antimicrobial treatment options for children and challenges of interpreting in vitro azithromycin susceptibility., Ped J Infect Dis., 24 (6), 494-7
  • Eshleman SH, Hudelson S, Gupta A, Bollinger R, Divekar AD, Gangakhedkar RR, Kulkarni SS, Thakar MR, Paranjape RS, and Tripathy S. (2005) Limited evolution in the HIV-1 pol region among acute seroconverters in Pune, India., AIDS Res Human Retroviruses, 21 (1), 93-97
  • Isaacs S, Aramini J, Ceibin B, Farrar J, Ahmed R, Middleton D, Howes M, Chan E, Pichette S, Campell K, Gupta A, Lior LY, Pearce M, Clark C, Rodgers F, Jamieson F, Brophy I, Ellis A. (2005) An international outbreal of salmonellosis associated with raw almonds contaminated with a rare phage type of Salmonella Enteriditis., J Food Prot., 68 (1), 191-8
  • Gupta A and Bollinger RC. (2005) Treatment of Intestinal Parasites., Advanced Therapy of Gastrointestinal Diseases, 5th edition, Toronto,Canada, BC Decker Inc (bookchapter)
  • Gupta A, Hunter SB, Bidol SA, Dietrich S, Kincaid J, Salehi E, Nicholson L, Genese CA, Todd-Weinstein S, Marengo L, Kimura AC, Brooks JT (Oct 2004) Escherichia coli O157 cluster evaluation., Emerging Infectious Diseases, 10 (10), 1856-8 Abstract
  • Gupta A, Nelson JM, Barrett TJ, Tauxe RV, Rossiter SP, Friedman CR, Joyce KW, Smith KE, Jones TF, Hawkins MA, Shiferaw B, Beebe JL, Vugia DJ, Rabatsky-Ehr T, Benson JA, Root TP, Angulo FJ, NARMS Working Group (Jun 2004) Antimicrobial resistance among Campylobacter strains, United States, 1997-2001., Emerging Infectious Diseases, 10 (6), 1102-9 Abstract
  • Olsen SJ, Pruckler J, Bibb W, My Thanh NT, My Trinh N, Minh NT, Sivapalasingam S, Gupta A, Phuong PT, Chinh NT, Chau NV, Cam PD, and Mintz ED. (2004) Evaluation of rapid diagnostic tests for typhoid fever., J Clin Micro., 42 (5), 1885-9
  • Gupta A, Polyak CS, Bishop RD, Sobel J, Mintz ED (May 2004) Laboratory-confirmed shigellosis in the United States, 1989-2002: epidemiologic trends and patterns., Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America., 38 (10), 1372-7 Abstract
  • Bollinger RC, Gupta A (2004) GBV-C: A virus in search of a disease or a role in HIV therapy?, Clin Inf Dis, 38 (3), 410-1
  • Bollinger RC, Gupta A, GB virus type C: a virus in search of a disease or a role in HIV therapy?, Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America., 38(3), 410-1, Feb 2004 Abstract
  • Gupta A, Fontana J, Crowe C, Bolstorff B, Stout A, Van Duyne S, Hoekstra MP, Whichard JM, Barrett TJ, Angulo FJ, The National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System PulseNet Working Group (Dec 2003) Emergence of multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Newport infections resistant to expanded-spectrum cephalosporins in the United States., The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 188 (11), 1707-16 Abstract

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