Jay Kumar Varma MD
Physician, epidemiologist, science communicator, public health leader
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999 Blake AvenueBrooklyn, NY 11206
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Summary
- Dr. Jay Varma is an internal medicine specialist based in Brooklyn, NY, with extensive experience in infectious diseases, including tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and sexually transmitted infections. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of California (San Diego) Medical Center. He currently serves as Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice-President for Health at Fedcap, a large global non-profit. He also serves a special contributor to Healthbeat. Notable positions he has held during his career include Chief Medical Officer at Siga Technologies, a professor at Weill Cornell Medicine, Deputy Comissioner of the New York City Health Department, and a senior advisor to the Africa CDC Director. Dr. Varma has authored over 150 peer-reviewed manuscripts about public health, epidemiology, emergency response, and prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases.
Education & Training
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 2001
University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2012 - 2027
CA State Medical License 1998 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 26 citationsHealthcare-associated outbreaks of bacterial infections in Africa, 2009-2018: A review.Jessica L. Fraser, Athman Mwatondo, Yewande H. Alimi, Jay K. Varma, Victor J. Del Rio Vilas
International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2021-02-01 - 4 citationsDetecting and controlling foodborne infections in humans: lessons for China from the United States experience.Jay K. Varma, Shuyu Wu, Zijian Feng
Global Public Health. 2012-08-06 - 17 citationsBloodstream infections among HIV-infected outpatients, Southeast Asia.Jay K. Varma, Kimberly D. McCarthy, Theerawit Tasaneeyapan, Patama Monkongdee, Michael E. Kimerling
Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2010-10-01
Press Mentions
What the Apple Watch Teaches Public Health About Monitoring DiseaseOctober 15th, 2025- Are US Doctors Ready if Measles Becomes Endemic Again?May 6th, 2025
- CDC Warns of Potential Mpox Resurgence in Coming MonthsMay 16th, 2023
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External Links
- Personal websitehttps://drjayvarma.com
- Psychology Today Bloghttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/jay-k-varma-md
- Healthbeathttps://www.healthbeat.org/authors/dr-jay-k-varma/
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