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Shruti
H.
Mehta
,
PhD

Vice Chair for Research and Administration, Department of Epidemiology
Professor
Shruti Mehta

Departmental Affiliations

Primary
Division
Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Contact Info

615 N. Wolfe Street, Room E6546
Baltimore
Maryland
21205
US        
410-955-1383

Research Interests

Epidemiology; HIV, Hepatitis C, injection drug users, HIV/HCV co-infection; India

Experiences & Accomplishments
Education
PhD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2002
MPH
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
1998
Overview

Primary research interests include working with hard-to reach populations to understand the epidemiology, natural and treated history of HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV/HCV co-infection; Populations of interest include injection drug users and men who have sex with men as well as their sexual partners in both Baltimore and international settings, particularly India; Special interest in identifying and overcoming barriers to care and treatment of HIV and hepatitis C virus among such populations.

Most recently have been working on SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 related research including: 

https://covid-long.com
https://www.pandemic-pulse.org/

Select Publications
  • Click here for a complete listing of Dr. Mehta's pubmed citations

  • Mehta SH, Kirk GD, Astemborski J, Galai N, Celentano DD. Temporal trends in HAART initiation among injection drug users in Baltimore, MD, 1996-2008. Clin Infect Dis (In Press).

  • Nandi A, Glass TA, Cole SR, Chu H, Galea S, Celentano DD, Kirk GD, Vlahov D, Lattimer WW, Mehta SH. Neighborhood poverty and injection cessation in a sample of injection drug users 2010;171:391-8.

  • Solomon SS, Celentano DD, Srikrishnan AK, Vasudevan CK, Anand S, Kumar MS, Solomon S, Lucas GM, Mehta SH. Mortality among injection drug users in Chennai, India (2005-2008). AIDS 2009;23:997-1004.

  • Kavasery R, Galai N, Astemborski J, Lucas GM, Celentano DD, Kirk GD, Mehta SH. Non-structured treatment interruptions (NTIs) among injection drug users in Baltimore, MD. J Acquire Immune Defic Syndr 2009;50:360-6.

Projects
EXACT - EXposure Assessment in Current Time
SHIELD - The Study of HIV Infection in the Etiology of Lung Disease
MIDACS- Madras Injection Drug User and AIDS Cohort Study
HIV, HCV and Liver Disease Among Injection Drug Users in Chennai, India
Preventing HIV Infection among MSM in South India
Hepatitis C
ALIVE - AIDS Linked to the IntraVenous Experience