NishaAcharyaMD

Uveitis

Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Epidemiology Director of Uveitis Service, Proctor Foundation University of California San Francisco

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Office
490 Illinois St
San Francisco, CA 94158
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Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, 2004 - 2006
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Ophthalmology, 2001 - 2004
Brigham and Women's HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2001
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2004 - 2025
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology

Clinical Trials

Steroids for Corneal Ulcers Trial Start of enrollment: 2006 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 4
Lucentis for Inflammatory Macular Edema Trial Start of enrollment: 2007 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Therapeutic Exploratory Study of Comparing Natamycin and Voriconazole to Treat Fungal Corneal Ulcer Start of enrollment: 2007 Nov 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial I Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
Completed
Phase 3
The Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial II: A Randomized Trial Comparing Oral Voriconazole vs Placebo Start of enrollment: 2010 May 01
Completed
Phase 3
Methotrexate and Mycophenolate Mofetil for UVEITIS Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 3
Macular Edema Nepafenac vs. Difluprednate Uveitis Trial Start of enrollment: 2018 Sep 12
Terminated
Phase 4
Adalimumab in JIA-associated Uveitis Stopping Trial Start of enrollment: 2020 Mar 15
Active, not recruiting
Phase 4
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Locality is the strongest predictor of expert performance in image-based differentiation of bacterial and fungal corneal ulcers from India.
Christopher R Rosenberg, Venkatesh Prajna, Muthiah K Srinivasan, Prajna C Lalitha, Tiru Krishnan, Revathi Rajaraman, Anitha Venugopal, Nisha Acharya, Gerami D Seitzman...> ;Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2024 Apr 1
Risk of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Recurrence After Recombinant Zoster Vaccination.
Anushka Walia, Yuwei Sun, Nisha R Acharya> ;JAMA Ophthalmology. 2024 Mar 1
Use of Anterior Chamber Paracentesis for Diagnosis in Viral Anterior Uveitis.
Xinyi Chen, Charles Li, Xuan Peng, Flora Lum, Stephen D McLeod, Nisha R Acharya> ;Ophthalmology. 2024 May 1
2 citations
Use of Immunosuppression and the Risk of Subsequent Overall or Cancer Mortality.
John H Kempen, Craig W Newcomb, Terri L Washington, C Stephen Foster, Lucia Sobrin, Jennifer E Thorne, Douglas A Jabs, Eric B Suhler, James T Rosenbaum, H Nida Sen, Gr...> ;Ophthalmology. 2023 Dec 1
National Eye Institute's (NEI) coordination efforts and current opportunities for sustainability, adaptation, and climate resilience in global eye health - ARVO 2023 s...
Eleanor McCance, Hugh R Taylor, Nisha R Acharya, Cassandra L Thiel, Serge Resnikoff, Rupert Bourne> ;Eye. 2023 Nov 30
Immunosuppressive Medications and COVID-19 Outcomes in Patients with Noninfectious Uveitis in the Era of COVID-19 Vaccinations.
Sechrist, S., Tang, E., Sun, Y., Arnold, B., Acharya, N.> ;Ophthalmology Science. 2023 Oct 13
3 citations
Risk of Noninfectious Uveitis after Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination in a United States Claims Database.
Anika Kumar, D Claire Miller, Yuwei Sun, Benjamin F Arnold, Nisha R Acharya> ;Ophthalmology. 2023 Dec 1
1 citations
Risk of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus After COVID-19 Vaccination in a Large US Health Care Claims Database.
Idara Akpandak, Samantha J Sechrist, Yuwei Sun, Benjamin F Arnold, Nisha R Acharya, D Claire Miller, J Daniel Kelly> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2024 Feb 1
Risk of failing both methotrexate and mycophenolate mofetil from the First-line Antimetabolites as Steroid-sparing Treatment (FAST) uveitis trial.
Amit K Reddy, D Claire Miller, Amol A Sura, S R Rathinam, John A Gonzales, Radhika Thundikandy, Anuradha Kanakath, Bala Murugan, Rajesh Vedhanayaki, Lyndell L Lim, Eri...> ;Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection. 2023 Jun 9
2 citations
Developing and Validating Models to Predict Progression to Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy.
Yian Guo, Sean Yonamine, Jay M Stewart, Nisha Acharya, Benjamin F Arnold, Charles McCulloch, Catherine Q Sun, Jian Ma, C.> ;Ophthalmology Science. 2023 Jun 1
3 citations
Intravitreal Therapy for Uveitic Macular Edema-Ranibizumab versus Methotrexate versus the Dexamethasone Implant: The MERIT Trial Results.
, Nisha R Acharya, Albert T Vitale, Elizabeth A Sugar, Janet T Holbrook, Alyce E Burke, Jennifer E Thorne, Michael M Altaweel, John H Kempen, Douglas A Jabs> ;Ophthalmology. 2023 Sep 1
1 citations
Recombinant zoster vaccine coverage in the United States: An analysis of claims-based data.
Chad Y Lewis, Kunal Mishra, Yuwei Sun, Samantha J Sechrist, Benjamin F Arnold, Nisha R Acharya> ;Vaccine. 2023 May 26
Practice Patterns in the Initial Management of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in the United States.
Angela Lu, Yuwei Sun, Travis C Porco, Benjamin F Arnold, Nisha R Acharya> ;Cornea. 2024 Jan 1
1 citations
Association between Quality of Life and Visual Acuity in a Randomized Clinical Trial of Patients with Uveitis Taking Antimetabolites.
Aheli Chattopadhyay, S R Rathinam, John A Gonzales, Nicole K Kelly, Radhika Thundikandy, Anuradha Kanakath, S Bala Murugan, R Vedhanayaki, Lyndell L Lim, Eric B Suhler...> ;Ocular Immunology and Inflammation. 2024 Apr 1
Reduced Dose Methotrexate and Mycophenolate Mofetil in Noninfectious Uveitis: A Sub-Analysis from the First-Line Antimetabolites as Steroid Sparing Therapy (FAST) Trial.
Amol A Sura, Yuwei Sun, Amit K Reddy, S R Rathinam, John A Gonzales, Radhika Thundikandy, Rajesh Vedhanayaki, Anuradha Kanakath, Bala Murugan, Thuy A Doan, Lyndell L L...> ;Ocular Immunology and Inflammation. 2023 Jan 26
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Noninfectious Uveitis.
Jessica Shantha, Nisha R Acharya> ;JAMA Ophthalmology. 2023 Feb 1
1 citations
Bilateral anterior and intermediate uveitis in SARS-CoV-2 associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a pediatric patient.
Jessica Shantha, Amit K Reddy, Amol Sura, Adrian Tsang, Kareem Moussa, Nisha Acharya, John Gonzales, Thuy Doan> ;Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal. 2022 Jul 30
Prevalence of Epstein-Barr Virus in Patients with Intraocular Inflammation.
Kareem Moussa, John A Gonzales, Jessica Shantha, Nisha R Acharya, Thuy Doan> ;Ocular Immunology and Inflammation. 2023 Jul 1
20 citations
Image-Based Differentiation of Bacterial and Fungal Keratitis Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks.
Travis K Redd, N Venkatesh Prajna, Muthiah Srinivasan, Prajna Lalitha, Tiru Krishnan, Revathi Rajaraman, Anitha Venugopal, Nisha Acharya, Gerami D Seitzman, Thomas M L...> ;Ophthalmology Science. 2022 Jun 1
Occult cause of uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema syndrome diagnosed during treatment with endocyclophotocoagulation (ECP).
Amol A Sura, Amit K Reddy, Kelly Babic, Murtaza Saifee, Nisha R Acharya, John A Gonzales, Ying Han, Thuy A Doan> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports. 2022 Jun 1
2 citations
Time to Uveitis Control with Methotrexate and Mycophenolate Mofetil.
Anh D Bui, Christina L Kong, Nicole K Kelly, S R Rathinam, John A Gonzales, Radhika Thundikandy, Anuradha Kanakath, Bala Murugan, R Vedhanayaki, Lyndell L Lim, Eric B ...> ;Ophthalmology. 2022 Jun 1
4 citations
Outcomes of Uveitic Macular Edema in the First-line Antimetabolites as Steroid-Sparing Treatment Uveitis Trial.
Edmund Tsui, Sivakumar R Rathinam, John A Gonzales, Radhika Thundikandy, Anuradha Kanakath, S Balamurugan, R Vedhanayaki, Lyndell L Lim, Eric B Suhler, Hassan A Al-Dhi...> ;Ophthalmology. 2022 Jun 1
3 citations
Association between Immunosuppressive Drugs and Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outcomes in Patients with Noninfectious Uveitis in a Large US Claims Database.
Yuwei Sun, D Claire Miller, Evan M Chen, Benjamin F Arnold, Nisha R Acharya, Idara Akpandak> ;Ophthalmology. 2022 Oct 1
4 citations
What Are the Complications, Success and Survival Rates for Autotransplanted Teeth? An Overview of Systematic Reviews and Metanalyses.
Ashutosh Kumar Singh, Nikita Khanal, Nisha Acharya, Md Riasat Hasan, Takashi Saito> ;Healthcare. 2022 May 1
Intraocular Inflammation Associated with IRAK4 Deficiency.
John A Gonzales, Jeremy Nortey, Amit Reddy, Thuy Doan, Nisha R Acharya> ;Ocular Immunology and Inflammation. 2023 May 1
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Press Mentions

Two Commonly Used Uveitis Drugs Perform Similarly in NIH-Funded Clinical TrialSeptember 11th, 2019
Steroids Could Help Heal Some Corneal Ulcers, Study FindsOctober 18th, 2011