Meena

Ramchandani

MD

MPH

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BIO

Dr. Ramchandani is an infectious disease provider with a focus on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), HIV and vulnerable populations. She is the editor and host of the National STD Curriculum Podcast, a literature review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STIs.

RESEARCH interests

• HIV 
• Sexually Transmitted Infections
• PrEP

CLINICAL Interests

• HIV
• Sexually Transmitted Infections
• Internal Medicine

education & training

BA, University of California, Berkeley (2001

MPH, University of California, Berkeley (2003)

MD, Drexel University College of Medicine (2009)

Internship, University of California, San Francisco (2010)

Residency, University of California, San Francisco (2012)

Fellow, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle,WA (2015)

HONORS

Pathology Honor Society- Drexel University College of Medicine (2008)

Dean’s Award for Universally High Level of Accomplishment, Professional Maturity and Outstanding Potential- Drexel University College of Medicine (2009)

2009 Walter Rubin Award for Academic and Clinical Excellence in Medicine- Drexel University College of Medicine (2009)

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 
 

publications

Ramchandani MS, Bourne C, Barbee LA, Hoornenborg E, Pathela P, Taylor SN, de Vries H. The need for sexual health clinics, their future role, and contribution to public health. Sex Health. 2022 Aug;19(4):346-356. PMID: 35995430

Cannon CA, Ramchandani MS, Golden MR. Feasibility of a novel self-collection method for blood samples and its acceptability for future home-based PrEP monitoring. BMC Infect Dis. 2022 May 13;22(1):459.  PMID: 35562692

Ramchandani M, Berzkalns A, Dombrowski JC, Khosropour CM, Barbee LA, Golden MR. A Demedicalized Model to Provide PrEP in a Sexual Health Clinic. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2022 Aug 15;90(5):530-537. PMID: 35499503

Cannon CA, Ramchandani MS, Buskin S, Dombrowski J, Golden MR. Brief Report: Previous Preexposure Prophylaxis Use Among Men Who Have Sex With Men Newly Diagnosed With HIV Infection in King County, WA. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2022 Aug 15;90(5):504-507. PMID: 35486544

Ramchandani MS, Litvack JR, Marra CM. Otosyphilis: A Review of the Literature. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. February, 2020. PMID 32149965 

Ramchandani MS, Golden MR. Confronting Rising STIs in the Era of PrEP and Treatment as Prevention. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2019 Jun;16(3):244-256. PMID 31183609