Avika Dixit

Avika Dixit, MPH, MBI

Former Research Associate in Biomedical Informatics
Master of Biomedical Informatics, Class of 2018
Farhat Lab
Mentor: Maha Farhat

Avika Dixit is a pediatric infectious disease fellow at Boston Children's Hospital with training in public health and bioinformatics. Throughout her medical career, she has witnessed firsthand the scourge of tuberculosis that drives her passion for research in this field. Her work in the Farhat lab is focused on evolution and transmission of TB. In the future, she intends to leverage molecular, epidemiological, and large-scale public datasets to equip physicians, public health providers, and policy-makers with the knowledge to tackle critical challenges in TB control.

Previous Education
  • MPH, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - 2010
  • MBBS, Kasturba Medical College - 2009
Antimicrobial Resistance: Progress in the Decade since Emergence of New Delhi Metallo-ß-Lactamase in India.
Authors: Dixit A, Kumar N, Kumar S, Trigun V.
Indian J Community Med
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Whole genome sequencing identifies bacterial factors affecting transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in a high-prevalence setting.
Authors: Dixit A, Freschi L, Vargas R, Calderon R, Sacchettini J, Drobniewski F, Galea JT, Contreras C, Yataco R, Zhang Z, Lecca L, Kolokotronis SO, Mathema B, Farhat MR.
Sci Rep
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Safety and Tolerability of Moxifloxacin in Children.
Authors: Dixit A, Karandikar MV, Jones S, Nakamura MM.
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc
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Adolescent Burmese Refugees Perspectives on Determinants of Health.
Authors: Dixit A, Miner EM, Wiehe SE, McHenry MS.
J Immigr Minor Health
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Use of Generic Medicines: Challenges and Benefits
Authors: Dixit A, Kumar N, Kumar S
Journal of Health Management
Mycoplasma hominis Empyema in an 18-Year-old Stem Cell and Lung Transplant Recipient: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Authors: Dixit A, Alexandrescu S, Boyer D, Graf EH, Vargas SO, Silverman M.
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc
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EXPLORING HEALTHCARE PERSPECTIVES OF BURMESE CHIN REFUGEES.
Authors: McHenry MS, Umoren R, Dixit A, Holliday R, Litzelman D.
J Cult Divers
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A Systematic Review of Nutritional Supplementation in HIV-Infected Children in Resource-Limited Settings.
Authors: McHenry MS, Dixit A, Vreeman RC.
J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care
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Parental Leave Policies and Pediatric Trainees in the United States.
Authors: Dixit A, Feldman-Winter L, Szucs KA.
J Hum Lact
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"Frustrated," "depressed," and "devastated" pediatric trainees: US academic medical centers fail to provide adequate workplace breastfeeding support.
Authors: Dixit A, Feldman-Winter L, Szucs KA.
J Hum Lact
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