Jatin Mahesh Vyas MD PhD

Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD Roy and Diana Vagelos Professor of Medicine Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Associate Dean for Academic Innovation Director of Physician Scientist Programs at the Vagelos Institute

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Summary

Dr. Jatin Vyas is a physician-scientist and infectious disease specialist based in New York, NY, with extensive education and training, including a fellowship in infectious disease and a PhD in microbiology and immunology. He is the Roy and Diana Vagelos Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. He serves as the Associate Dean for Academic Innovation and Director of Physician Scientist Programs at the Vagelos Institute
Prior to this, he was a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and had held various academic and leadership roles at Massachusetts General Hospital, including serving as the Program Director of the Department of Medicine Residency program. Dr. Vyas is experienced in fungal infections, medical education, and immune responses to infections. He has authored several significant publications and has been recognized with awards such as the Krane Award and Fellowship from the Infectious Disease Society of America.

Education & Training

Harvard Medical School and Whitehead Institute for Biomedical ResearchPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2001 - 2007
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1999 - 2003
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1999
Baylor College of MedicineClass of 1996
Baylor College of MedicinePhD, Microbiology and Immunology, 1989 - 1994

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Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2024 - 2028
MA State Medical License 1998 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Chief Resident in Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital, 2000-2001
Krane Award for Outstanding Basic Science, Department of Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital, 2015
Partners in Excellence, Outstanding service by the PIBC Partners Healthcare, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Navigating physician-scientist careers: insights from American Board of Internal Medicine Research Pathway graduates.
Emily J Gallagher, Barbara I Kazmierczak, Michael Kisielewski, Nathan Schoettler, Clifford J Steer
JCI Insight. 2026-08-24
Stabilizing and strengthening the US physician-scientist faculty workforce in academic medicine: a proposed institutional framework.
Christopher S Williams, Megan Allen, Paige Cooper-Byas, John Hawley, Louis J Muglia
JCI Insight. 2026-06-22
From improvised to intentional: re-imagining the physician-scientist career path.
Christopher S Williams, Emily J Gallagher, Daniel P Cook, David Mankoff, Rebecca M Baron
JCI Insight. 2026-06-08

Journal Articles

Policy Recommendations for Optimizing the Infectious Diseases Physician-Scientist Workforce
Wendy Armstrong, Ebbing Lautenbach, Kyle J Popovich, C Buddy Creech, Roger Bedimo, Upinder Singh, Jatin M Vyas, The Journal of Infectious Diseases
The Great Opportunity: Cultivating Scientific Inquiry in Medical Residency
Marc N Wein, Michael K Mansour, Jatin M Vyas, Kathleen E Corey, Caroline L Sokol, Katrina A Armstrong, The Journal of Infectious Diseases
The Role of Autophagy-Related Proteins in Candida albicans Infections
Tam JM, Mansour MK, Acharya M, Sokolovska A, Timmons AK, Lacy-Hulbert A, Vyas JM, Pathogens, 1/1/2016

Books/Book Chapters

Clinical Infectious Disease
Chapter: Biologics
Sen P. and JM VyasEditors: D. Schlossberg.Edition 2nd,2014
Conn’s Current Therapy
Chapter: Rat Bite Fever
JM VyasEdition 65th,2013
Gorbach’s 5-Minute Infectious Disease Consult
Editors: Vyas JM (Associate Editor).Edition 2nd,2011

Lectures

Approach to CNS infections
1/1/2016
Approach to Meningitis
Massachusetts General Hospital - 1/1/2016
Fun with Fungi: A Research Career Inspired by the Bigelow Medical Service.
Massachusetts General Hospital - 1/1/2015

Other

Antibiotic susceptibility testing in specific clinical situations.
Jatin M Vyas, MD, PhD Mary Jane Ferraro, PhD, MPH, UptoDate
Boston, MA - 1/1/2003
Overview of antibacterial susceptibility testing.
Jatin M Vyas, MD, PhD Mary Jane Ferraro, PhD, MPH, UptoDate
Boston, MA - 1/1/2003
The peptide binding specificity of the MHC class I-b molecule, H-2M3a. Thesis.
Vyas JM
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX - 1/1/1994

Press Mentions

Drug-Resistant 'Super Yeast' Creeps Through Chicago HospitalsNovember 24th, 2025
Vaccine Law’s Big MomentSeptember 12th, 2025
FDA Advisers Offer a Vote of Confidence for Gene TherapiesJune 19th, 2022

Grant Support

Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons Next Generation Physician-Scientist Training Pathway (VP&S-Next Gen PSTP) Program in Infectious Diseases and ImmunologyCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2026–2031
Fungal Melanin Modulation of Calcium-Mediated Responses in Lung EpitheliumCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2026–2030
Deciphering the Role of Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase in the Host Defense Against Aspergillus fumigatusCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2026–2030
Control of Type I Interferon Production in Response to CandidaCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2026–2030
Nanobodies as Immunotherapy for Invasive Fungal InfectionsCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2026–2028