After completing a research fellowship in Tufts University, Abhay Dhand, M.D., FIDSA, worked as an attending physician at Westchester Medical Center. He started the first Transplant Infectious Diseases program in Hudson Valley and currently serves as its Director. Dr. Dhand led the expansion of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at WMC from 2014 to 2023. 

Dr. Dhand is a member of Infectious Disease Society of America’s national antibiotic resistance committee and is involved in advocacy for legislations requiring increased resources for infectious diseases, pandemic preparedness and antibiotic stewardship endeavors. He is also the Medical Director of Quality for Transplant and Co-chairs the Transplant Quality Council at WMC. 

Areas of Expertise

• Infectious Diseases
• Transplantation
• Antimicrobial Stewardship, Antibiotic resistance
• Advocacy for improved health and wellness in infectious diseases

Education

• M.D., All India Institute of Medical Sciences
• Residency, New York Medical College/Westchester Medical Center
• Fellowship, Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Tufts-New England Medical Center

Honors and Awards

• Castle Connolly Top Doctors New York Metro Area, New York, Westchester (2023, 2022, 2021)
• FIDSA, Fellow of Infectious Diseases Society of America
• “Doctors of Distinction” Team Award: Westchester County Business Journal: Heart Transplantation Team (2019)
• New York Medical College “Extraordinary Research Achievement” Award (2013)

Research

Dr. Dhand's research interests include safe expansion of the donor pool for Solid organ transplantation by utilizing increased risk donor, optimal treatment of infections caused by resistant organisms, and prevention of infections in immunocompromised hosts.

Publications

• Kirkpatrick BE, Hach GK, Nelson BR, et. al. "Photochemical Control of Network Topology in PEG Hydrogels." Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 36(46), (2024) e2409603. doi: 10.1002/adma.202409603
• Tong L, Patel RV, Aizer AA, et. al. "Role of Hospital Connectedness in Brain Metastasis Outcomes." JAMA network open, 7(9), (2024) e2435051. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.35051
• Sirek G, Erickson D, Muhammad LN, et. al. "Community-engaged randomised controlled trial to disseminate COVID-19 vaccine-related information and increase uptake among Black individuals in two US cities with rheumatic conditions." BMJ open, 14(8), (2024) e087918. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087918
• Patel RV, Tong L, Molyneaux BJ, et. al. "Interhospital transfer dynamics for patients with intracranial hemorrhage in Massachusetts." Frontiers in neurology, 15(), (2024) 1409713. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1409713
• Dhand AP, Davidson MD, Zlotnick HM, et. al. "Additive manufacturing of highly entangled polymer networks." Science (New York, N.Y.), 385(6708), (2024) 566-572. doi: 10.1126/science.adn6925
• Okumura K, Dhand A, Misawa R, et. al. "Normothermic Machine Perfusion Is Associated With Improvement in Mortality and Graft Failure in Donation After Cardiac Death Liver Transplant Recipients in the United States." Transplantation direct, 10(8), (2024) e1679. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001679
• Okumura K, Dhand A, Misawa R, et. al. "Potential Association of Blood Transfusion in Deceased Donors With Outcomes of Liver Transplantation in the United States." The Journal of surgical research, 300(), (2024) 477-484. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.05.025

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Professional Service

• Attending Physician, Infectious Diseases, Westchester Medical Center
• Director, Transplant Infectious Diseases: Westchester Medical Center
• Medical Director of Quality, Transplant Center, Westchester Medical Center
• Co-chair, Transplant Quality Council, Westchester Medical Center

Memberships and Affiliations

• Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
• Infectious Disease Society of America: Committee for Antibiotic Resistance
• American Society of Transplantation (AST)
• AST ID-COP Infectious Diseases Community of Practice
• European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)