Pranay Sinha MD, SM
Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases
801 Massachusetts Ave | (617) 638-7578pranay.sinha@bmc.org
psinha@bu.edu
Sections
Infectious Diseases
Biography
I am an Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Medicine. My primary interest is in the relationship between undernutrition & TB which I explore through epidemiological studies in India, Benin, and Togo. I couple these epidemiological studies with health economic modeling to inform policy. I learn from my brilliant collaborators in the US and abroad as we work together to ensure that action on social determinants, particularly undernutrition is a key component of global TB elimination efforts. Clinically, I have the privilege of working with the amazing house staff of Boston Medical Center on inpatient Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases services. I am also passionate about my work in the BMC/BPHC TB clinic which serves key and vulnerable populations from around the world.
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.
Education
MD, University of Virginia School of Medicine
Health Policy Management, SM/ScM, Harvard School of Public Health
Biology, BS, Adelphi University
Publications
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.
Published on 3/19/2025Sinha 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.
Published on 3/17/2025Locks 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.
Published on 2/21/2025Cintron 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.
Published on 2/10/2025Cintron C, Dauphinais M, Fiogbe AA, Dogo MF, Ate S, Adjonou C, Agossou K, Pan SJ, Esse M, Ade B, Adjoh KS, Affolabi D, Sinha P, Koura KG. Impact of Nutritional Support for Tuberculosis on Intermediate and Terminal Undernutrition and Treatment Outcomes (INSTITUT) study: a protocol for a quasi-experimental study to assess the impact of nutritional support on tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Benin and Togo. BMJ Open. 2025 Feb 10; 15(2):e088629. PMID: 39929516.
Published on 1/14/2025McQuaid CF, Clark RA, White RG, Bakker R, Alexander P, Henry R, Velayutham B, Muniyandi M, Sinha P, Bhargava M, Bhargava A, Houben RMGJ. Estimating the epidemiological and economic impact of providing nutritional care for tuberculosis-affected households across India: a modelling study. Lancet Glob Health. 2025 Mar; 13(3):e488-e496. PMID: 39824201.
Published on 10/15/2024Prakash Babu S, Ezhumalai K, Raghupathy K, Karoly M, Chinnakali P, Gupte N, Paradkar M, Devarajan A, Dhanasekaran M, Thiruvengadam K, Dauphinais MR, Gupte AN, Shivakumar SB, Thangakunam B, Christopher DJ, Viswanathan V, Mave V, Gaikwad S, Kinikar A, Kornfeld H, Horsburgh CR, Chandrasekaran P, Hochberg NS, Salgame P, Gupta A, Roy G, Ellner J, Sinha P, Sarkar S. Factors Associated With Unfavorable Treatment Outcomes Among Persons With Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Multicentric Prospective Cohort Study From India. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Oct 15; 79(4):1034-1038. PMID: 38991034.
Published on 10/1/2024Martins MF, Dauphinais MR, Tabackman A, Narasimhan PB, Nielsen MC, Miller NS, Sahay A, Namachivayam M, Janarthanan S, Palanivel C, Lakshminarayanan S, Koura KG, Sinha P. Clearing the air: microcosting the carbon impact of drug-susceptible pulmonary TB treatment. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2024 Oct 01; 28(10):488-493. PMID: 39334542.
Published on 8/13/2024Steel LB, Narasimhan PB, Chaudhari M, Dauphinais MR, Huang S, Beall K, Carwile ME, Cintron C, Du X, Heysell SK, Lakshminarayanan S, Singh UB, Sinha P. Intestinal Parasitic Infections May Be Overlooked Drivers of the Tuberculosis Pandemic. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Oct 02; 111(4):719-723. PMID: 39137767.
Published on 7/19/2024Sinha P, Ezhumalai K, Du X, Ponnuraja C, Dauphinais MR, Gupte N, Sarkar S, Gupta A, Gaikwad S, Thangakunam B, Paradkar M, Christopher DJ, Mave V, Viswanathan V, Ellner JJ, Kornfeld H, Horsburgh CR, Padmapriyadarsini C, Gupte A. Undernourished Household Contacts Are at Increased Risk of Tuberculosis (TB) Disease, but not TB Infection-a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Analysis. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Jul 19; 79(1):233-236. PMID: 38652286.
Media Mentions
Published on 5/14/2025
In fight against TB, poor nutrition a silent killer | Mumbai news
Published on 5/14/2024
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Published on 5/1/2024
Undernutrition Is the Original and Most Important AIDS
Published on 4/23/2024
Study shows undernourishment increases risk of TB
Published on 11/30/2022
Undernutrition before TB, after treatment initiation associated with adverse outcomes
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