Yachana Kataria, PhD, DABCC, FADLM

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Yachana Kataria, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Pathology and Lab Medicine at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Before arriving at the university, Dr. Kataria completed a fellowship in clinical chemistry and was the assistant director of clinical chemistry at Boston Children's Hospital.

Dr. Yachana Kataria, Medical Director of Clinical Chemistry Laboratories at Boston Medical Center, focuses on bringing public health to the clinical laboratory. Leveraging data analytics in laboratory medicine can offer valuable insights for patient care and population health. Her research, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, assesses the durability of seroimmunoglobulins and she also studies risk factors for multiple myeloma. Laboartory medicine plays a crucial role of laboratories in healthcare, advocating for partnerships with data analytics to support value-based care, optimize patient outcomes, and reduce costs.

Publications

  • Published 3/24/2025

    Noguez JH, Merrill AE, McShane AJ, Kataria Y. The 2024 PhD Board-Certified Clinical Chemist Compensation Survey. J Appl Lab Med. 2025 Mar 24. PMID: 40126870.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 3/3/2025

    Dodge MC, Prokaeva T, Mendelson L, Joshi T, Sanchorawala V, Kataria Y. High-Sensitivity and Conventional Cardiac Troponin-I Assays in AL Amyloidosis. J Appl Lab Med. 2025 Mar 03; 10(2):315-324. PMID: 39495058.

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  • Published 12/20/2024

    Dodge MC, Ellervik C, Kataria Y. A Meta-analysis of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Anti-spike Immunoglobulin G Antibody Durability up to 9 Months After Full Vaccination in Adults. Clin Lab Med. 2025 Mar; 45(1):111-136. PMID: 39892931.

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  • Published 1/12/2024

    Kataria Y, Niharika Pillalamarri B, Zirpoli G, Szalat R, Palmer JR, Bertrand KA. Body size and risk of multiple myeloma in the Black Women's Health Study. Br J Cancer. 2024 Mar; 130(5):830-835. PMID: 38212484.

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  • Published 9/14/2023

    Ruiz Lopez JN, McNeil GE, Zirpoli G, Palmer JR, Kataria Y, Bertrand KA. Vitamin D and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) among U.S. Black women. Cancer Causes Control. 2024 Feb; 35(2):277-279. PMID: 37707565.

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Other Positions

  • Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students)
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences
  • Member, BU-BMC Cancer Center
    Boston University

Education

  • University of Illinois, Chicago, PhD
  • University of Chicago, BA