Abhay Dhand, M.D., FIDSA
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.
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
Areas of Expertise
- Infectious Diseases
- Transplantation
- Antimicrobial Stewardship, Antibiotic resistance
- Advocacy for improved health and wellness in infectious diseases
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
- Osaghae EO, Sirek G, Roberson T, et. al. "Community-engaged curriculum development using racial justice and biomedical lenses to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in black individuals with rheumatologic conditions." Frontiers in public health, 12(), (2025) 1493331. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1493331
- Dhand A, Mangipudi R, Varshney AS, et. al. "Assessment of the Sensitivity of a Smartphone App to Assist Patients in the Identification of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction: Cross-Sectional Study." JMIR formative research, 9(), (2025) e60465. doi: 10.2196/60465
- Dhand R, Okumura K, Wolfe K, et. al. "Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy in Patients With Advanced Alcoholic Liver Disease: Single-Center Experience and Review of Literature." Cardiology in review, (), (2025) . doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000880
- Okumura K, Dhand A, Hanna K, et. al. "Indications and outcomes of liver transplantation for liver tumors in the United States." Surgery in practice and science, 17(), (2024) 100245. doi: 10.1016/j.sipas.2024.100245
- Lee JS, Kirkpatrick BE, Dhand AP, et. al. "Photodegradable polyacrylamide tanglemers enable spatiotemporal control over chain lengthening in high-strength and low-hysteresis hydrogels." Journal of materials chemistry. B, 13(3), (2025) 894-903. doi: 10.1039/d4tb02149e
- 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
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)
