AvinashKunjanShettyMD

Pediatric Infectious Disease • Winston Salem, NC

HIV/AIDS Pediatrics, Pediatric Travel and Tropical Medicine, Pediatric Vaccinology and Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Perinatal Infections

Associate Dean for Global Health; Professor of Pediatrics; Chief, Pediatric Infectious Diseases; Director, Pediatric HIV Program; Director, Global Health Education, Wake Forest School of Medicine

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Office
S Hawthorne Rd
Winston Salem, NC 27157
Phone+1 336-716-2255

Fax+1 336-716-9699

Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 1998 - 2001
University Medical CenterGeneral Academic Pediatrics, 1997 - 1998
Louisiana State University School of MedicineChief Residency, Pediatrics, 1996 - 1997
Louisiana State University School of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 1995 - 1996
Louisiana State University School of MedicineFellowship, Ambulatory Pediatrics, 1994 - 1995
Seth G.S. Medical CollegeClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2001 - 2025
LA State Medical License 1995 - 2003
CA State Medical License 1998 - 2001
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Best Doctors in America Woodward/White, 2003-2019
Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

117 citations
Routine offer of antenatal HIV testing ("opt-out" approach) to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in urban Zimbabwe
Winfreda Chandisarewa, Lynda Stranix-Chibanda, Elizabeth Chirapa, Anna Miller, Micah Simoyi
Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2007-11-01
11 citations
Global Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health: Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities.
Avinash K. Shetty
Pediatric Clinics of North America. 2016-02-01
108 citations
Orbital cellulitis in children.
Savithri Nageswaran, Charles R. Woods, Daniel K. Benjamin, Laurence B. Givner, Avinash K. Shetty
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2006-08-01

Books/Book Chapters

Rudolph’s Pediatrics.
Chapter: Brucellosis
Page 1200 - 1201Shetty AKEditors: Kline MW, Blaney S, Giardino AP, Orange, JS, Penny DJ, Schutze GE, Shekerdemian, LS (eds).McGraw-Hill Education, New YorkEdition 23rd,2018
Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Chapter: Rubeola (Measles) and Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
Page 1169 - 1176Maldonado YA, Shetty AKEditors: Long SS, Prober CG, Fisher M (eds).Elsevier, PhiladelphiaEdition 5th,2018
Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Chapter: Rubella
Page 1142 - 1148Maldonado YA, Shetty AKEditors: Long SS, Prober CG, Fisher M (eds)..Elsevier, PhiladelphiaEdition 5th,2018
Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Chapter: Mumps
Page 1157 - 1162Maldonado YA, Shetty AK.Elsevier, PhiladephiaEdition 5th,2018
Fetal and Neonatal Brain Injury
Chapter: Neurological complications of perinatal human immunodeficiency virus infection
Page 523 - 533Shetty AK, Maldonado YA.Editors: Stevenson DK, Benitz WE, Sunshine P, Hintz SR, Druzin ML (eds).Cambridge University Press, CambridgeEdition 5th,2018
Our Shrinking Globe: Implications for Child Safety
Page 1 - 220Shetty AK (Editor)Elsevier , PhiladelphiaEdition PCNA,2016
Remington and Klein's Infectious Diseases Of The Fetus And Newborn Infant
Chapter: Human Immunodeficiency virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in the Infant
Page 619 - 674Shetty AK and Maldonado YAEditors: Wilson, Nizet, Maldonado, Remington, Klein.Elsevier, PhiladelphiaEdition 8th,2015
Stevenson DK, Cohen RS, Sunshine P (eds)
Chapter: HIV Infection
Page 877 - 899Shetty AK, Maldonado YMcGraw-Hill Education, New York2015
Neonatology: Clinical Practice and Procedures
Chapter: Infant of HIV-positive mother
Page 1311 - 1317Shetty AK, Maldonado YEditors: Stevenson DK, Cohen RS, Sunshine P (eds).McGraw-Hill Education, New York2015
Vaccinophobia and Vaccine Controversies of the 21st century
Chapter: Vaccine development and safety testing
Page 15 - 49Shetty AK, Maldonado YSpringer , New York2013
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Press Mentions

Dr. Avinash Shetty felicitated by Nitte UniversityFebruary 23rd, 2021
Medical Center details global health efforts at symposiumFebruary 23rd, 2021

Grant Support

HIV Patient Management Model Networks of CareU.S. Department of Health and Human Services “Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA)” funded Ryan White Title IV Program for Women, Infants, Children, Youth and Affected Family Members2011–2019
Brain Disorders in the Developing World: Research Across the LifespanNational Institutes of Health2012–2014
Zimbabwe AIDS Prevention Project - Family AIDS Initiatives (ZAPP-FAI)United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)2004–2012
Clinical Trials of Vaccine and Non-Vaccine Interventions for HIV Prevention in Developing Countries [University of Zimbabwe-UCSF Collaborative Program in Women’s HealNational Institutes of Health (NIH): HIV Prevention Trials Network/International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Network2001–2012
Zimbabwe AIDS Prevention Project - Family AIDS Initiatives (ZAPP-FAI)The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)/Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)2009–2011
Zimbabwe AIDS Prevention Project - Family AIDS Initiatives (ZAPP-FAI)United Kingdom Government Department for International Development (DFID)/Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)2007–2011
Metrolina AIDS Project/Pediatric HIV Services ProjectU.S. Department of Health and Human Services “Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA)” funded Ryan White Part D Program for Services for Women, Youth and Families2006–2010
Primary Healthcare System Support, Community Mobilization and Education to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Chitungwiza, ZimbabweElizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)2002–2004