Debika Bhattacharya MD

Dr. Bhattacharya is an Associate Clinical Professor at UCLA, specializing in the management of HIV and viral hepatitis coinfection. Her NIH-funded research includes studies that evaluate the predictors of clinical outcomes in individuals living with HIV and HBV, including pregnant women. She is the Chair of the Hepatitis Transformative Science Group within the AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) and IDSA Co-Chair of the AASLD/IDSA HCV Guidance Panel. She is also a member of the writing panels for the CDC/NIH/HIVMA/IDSA/AAP Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections Among HIV-Exposed and HIV-Infected Children and for the NIH-CDC-HIVMA/IDSA Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents.