NishaAcharyaMD
Ophthalmology • San Francisco, CAUveitis
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Epidemiology Director of Uveitis Service, Proctor Foundation University of California San Francisco
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Office
95 Kirkham St
San Francisco, CA 94122Phone+1 415-476-1442
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, 2004 - 2006
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Ophthalmology, 2001 - 2004
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
- Lucentis for Inflammatory Macular Edema Trial Start of enrollment: 2007 Jul 01
- Therapeutic Exploratory Study of Comparing Natamycin and Voriconazole to Treat Fungal Corneal Ulcer Start of enrollment: 2007 Nov 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Outcomes in Patients With Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease From the First-Line Antimetabolites for Steroid-Sparing Treatment Uveitis Trial.Nisha R Acharya, Sivakumar R Rathinam, Radhika Thundikandy, Anuradha Kanakath, S Bala Murugan
American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2024-11-01 - Association between in vitro susceptibility and clinical outcomes in fungal keratitis.Louisa Lu, N Venkatesh Prajna, Prajna Lalitha, Revathi Rajaraman, Muthiah Srinivasan
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection. 2024-09-02 - Reduced Dose Methotrexate and Mycophenolate Mofetil in Noninfectious Uveitis: A Sub-Analysis from the First-Line Antimetabolites as Steroid Sparing Therapy (FAST) Trial.Amol A Sura, Yuwei Sun, Amit K Reddy, S R Rathinam, John A Gonzales
Ocular Immunology and Inflammation. 2024-08-01
Press Mentions
Uveitis History Linked to Recurrence After COVID VaccinationApril 25th, 2024
Two Commonly Used Uveitis Drugs Perform Similarly in NIH-Funded Clinical TrialSeptember 11th, 2019
Steroids Could Help Heal Some Corneal Ulcers, Study FindsOctober 18th, 2011
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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