Pranay Sinha, MD, SM

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

I am an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and work as an Infectious Diseases physician at Boston Medical Center. I earned my medical degree from the University of Virginia and completed my residency in Internal Medicine at Yale-New Haven Hospital, where I graduated with a distinction in Global Health and Equity. I then pursued an Infectious Diseases fellowship at Boston University and also hold a Master’s degree in Health Policy and Management from Harvard University.

My work focuses on tuberculosis and infectious diseases, with a particular interest in how undernutrition affects TB outcomes in vulnerable populations. I am involved in research in India, Benin, and Togo, exploring ways to integrate social determinants into health interventions. I aim to promote cost-effective nutritional support that can improve health outcomes in settings with limited resources.

I co-founded and co-chair the TB-undernutrition Working Group at the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, a dynamic community of researchers, clinicians, and advocates who have contributed meaningfully to the recognition of undernutrition as an important TB comorbidity. Due to my engagement with TB-undernutrition research, I have served as a technical resource person for the World Health Organization. I have also collaborated with the governments of India, Benin, and Togo to expand nutritional support and anti-helminthic treatment for people with tuberculosis.

At Boston Medical Center, I’m fortunate to work alongside talented colleagues, and I am involved in training medical students, residents, and fellows. It has been a privilege to mentor more than thirty trainees along the way.

The modicum of success I have enjoyed in academic medicine is a product of guidance and support from a village of generous mentors. Now, I try to pay their kindness forward. I feel very privileged when a brilliant young trainee entrusts their growth as a physician or researcher to me.

Publications

  • Published 5/8/2025

    Wang X, Harper K, Sinha P, Johnson WE, Patil P. Analysis of the cross-study replicability of tuberculosis gene signatures using 49 curated human transcriptomic datasets. Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2025 Jul; 153:102649. PMID: 40359654.

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  • Published 4/9/2025

    Carwile ME, Jain K, Dauphinais MR, Narasimhan PB, Maloomian K, Rajaram M, Cintron C, McQuaid CF, Locks LM, Sabin LL, Lakshminarayanan S, Sinha P. Food insecurity in South Indian households with TB during COVID-19 lockdowns and the impact of nutritional interventions: A qualitative study. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025; 5(4):e0004242. PMID: 40203031.

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  • Published 3/19/2025

    Sinha P, Bhargava M, Carwile ME, Dauphinais MR, Tisile P, Cintron C, Locks LM, Hauser J, Oliver M, Heysell SK, Mehta S, Finkelstein JL, Koura KG, Cegielski JP, Houben RMGJ, McQuaid CF, Bhargava A. A roadmap for integrating nutritional assessment, counselling, and support into the care of people with tuberculosis. Lancet Glob Health. 2025 May; 13(5):e967-e973. PMID: 40120593.

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  • Published 3/17/2025

    Locks LM, Parekh A, Newell K, Dauphinais MR, Cintron C, Maloomian K, Yu EA, Finkelstein JL, Mehta S, Sinha P. The ABCDs of Nutritional Assessment in Infectious Diseases Research. J Infect Dis. 2025 Mar 17; 231(3):562-572. PMID: 39504432.

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  • Published 2/21/2025

    Cintron C, Dauphinais MR, Du X, Tabackman A, Lenart A, Laliberte A, Dirksen J, Sinha P. Enriching tuberculosis research by measuring poverty better: a perspective. BMC Glob Public Health. 2025 Feb 21; 3(1):17. PMID: 39980069.

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Education

  • University of Virginia School of Medicine, MD
  • Harvard School of Public Health, SM/ScM
  • Adelphi University, BS