Nisha Acharya MD

Ophthalmology•San Francisco, CA

Uveitis

Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Epidemiology Director of Uveitis Service, Proctor Foundation University of California San Francisco

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95 Kirkham StSan Francisco, CA 94122
Phone+1 415-476-1442

Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, 2004 - 2006
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Ophthalmology, 2001 - 2004
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2001
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2004 - 2025
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology

Clinical Trials

Steroids for Corneal Ulcers Trial Start of enrollment: 2006 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 4
Lucentis for Inflammatory Macular Edema Trial Start of enrollment: 2007 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Therapeutic Exploratory Study of Comparing Natamycin and Voriconazole to Treat Fungal Corneal Ulcer Start of enrollment: 2007 Nov 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial I Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
Completed
Phase 3
The Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial II: A Randomized Trial Comparing Oral Voriconazole vs Placebo Start of enrollment: 2010 May 01
Completed
Phase 3
Methotrexate and Mycophenolate Mofetil for UVEITIS Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 3
Macular Edema Nepafenac vs. Difluprednate Uveitis Trial Start of enrollment: 2018 Sep 12
Terminated
Phase 4
Adalimumab in JIA-associated Uveitis Stopping Trial Start of enrollment: 2020 Mar 15
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
PHASE4
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Protective Effects of Recombinant Zoster Vaccine and Antiviral Therapy Against Cardiovascular Disease Following Herpes Zoster Infection.
Xinyi Xu, Isabel Ray, Emily Tang, Benjamin F Arnold, Nisha R Acharya
The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2025-02-28
Recombinant zoster vaccine and the risk of dementia.
Emily Tang, Isabel Ray, Benjamin F Arnold, Nisha R Acharya
Vaccine. 2025-02-06
Association Between Baseline Macular Morphologic Features on Optical Coherence Tomography and Visual Outcomes in Patients with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease.
Miel Sundararajan, Sivakumar R Rathinam, Radhika Thundikandy, Anuradha Kanakath, S Balamurugan
Ocular Immunology and Inflammation. 2025-02-01

Press Mentions

Attacks on Federal Science Hit Bay Area Researchers Studying Vaccines: ‘I Have to Let People Go’March 30th, 2025
Her Research Revealed a Safety Concern with a Vaccine. Then the NIH Pulled Her FundingMarch 28th, 2025
Adalimumab: To Stop or Not to Stop for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis–Associated Uveitis?January 30th, 2025
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Professional Memberships

American Academy of Ophthalmology - AAO
Fellow