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Sarita  Shah

Professor

Faculty, Epidemiology

Jointly Appointed, Global Health

My research and public health work have focused on drug-resistant TB and TB/HIV epidemiology for the past twenty years in multiple high-burden settings throughout sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. A major interest is TB prevention through multi-disciplinary research that examines transmission dynamics, host susceptibility to infection and disease, novel drugs for preventive therapy, and real-world effectiveness of preventive therapy in high-risk groups. 

I serve as the Co-director of the Clinical & Population Sciences Core for the Emory/Georgia TB Center where I work with partners across Emory, University of Georgia, metro Atlanta, and internationally to expand TB research and training opportunities. Mentoring the next generation of TB scientists is intergral to my research mission with trainees involved in all aspects, from study design to implementation, analysis,and dissemination. My work in Atlanta is centered on the Emory COVID-19 Response Collaborative (ECRC) whose mission is to bring together Rollins faculty, staff and students to support the Georgia Department of Public Health's response to emerging public health threats through partnerships with local health departments. I serve on the leadership team for the ECRC and as a mentor for the Rollins Epidemiology Fellows. 

Through my role as a TB expert for the Global Fund, World Health Organization (WHO), and US HIV treatment guidelines, I synthesize evidence to inform policy and programming at global, regional, and national levels. My research is funded by the NIH, CDC, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and has been recognized through election to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), Society for Epidemiologic Research (Roger Detels Award in Infectious Disease Epidemiology), The Union Scientific Prize, and several CDC awards for research and service. Media coverage has included the New York Times, National Public Radio, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and others.

I received my undergraduate and MD degree from Johns Hopkins University, followed by clinical training in Internal Medicine and a MPH at Columbia University's New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Mailman School of Public Health. I served as an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) officer at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Division of TB Elimination, where I later served as the Associate Chief for Science and Team Lead (2012-2020). I joined the Emory faculty in 2020 and remain involved with TB/HIV research with the CDC in several countries. I am also a clinical care provider for people living with HIV, initially in the Bronx, NY, and currently at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, GA. 

A complete list of my published work can be found here.

Contact Information

1518 CLIFTON RD

ATLANTA , GA

1518002

Phone: (404) 727-7326

Fax: (404) 727-4590

Email: sarita.shah@emory.edu

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Areas of Interest

  • Clinical Trials
  • Epidemiology
  • Global Health
  • Infectious Disease
  • Infectious Disease Dynamics
  • Public Health Practice

Education

  • BA 1996, Johns Hopkins University
  • MD 2000, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
  • MPH 2004, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

Affiliations & Activities

Complete List of Published Work in MyBibliography:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1ZkcT7n65lvQo/bibliography/public/

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