Pranay Sinha, MD, SM
Assistant Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medicine
Infectious Diseases

MD, University of Virginia School of Medicine
SM/ScM, Harvard School of Public Health
BS, Adelphi University



I am an Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Medicine. My primary interest is in the relationship between undernutrition & TB which I explore through epidemiological studies in India, Benin, and Togo. I couple these epidemiological studies with health economic modeling to inform policy. I learn from my brilliant collaborators in the US and abroad as we work together to ensure that action on social determinants, particularly undernutrition is a key component of global TB elimination efforts. Clinically, I have the privilege of working with the amazing house staff of Boston Medical Center on inpatient Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases services. I am also passionate about my work in the BMC/BPHC TB clinic which serves key and vulnerable populations from around the world.

The modicum of success I have enjoyed in academic medicine is a product of guidance and support from a village of generous mentors. Now, I try to pay their kindness forward. I feel very privileged when a brilliant young trainee entrusts their growth as a physician or researcher to me.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility

Dr. Sinha is dedicated to reducing global health disparities with a focus on undernutrition and tuberculosis. He is engaged in international advocacy to improve social protections for impoverished individuals with TB through his leadership of the International Union Against Tuberculosis & Lung Diseases's TB-Undernutrition working group. He has advocated for health equity through his writing in the popular press in venues such as the New York Times and the Huffington Post.



RePORT India Renewal
10/01/2019 - 09/30/2026 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Pranay Sinha, MD, SM
National Science Foundation Dept of Agriculture

Systematically Looking for Infections in the Malnourished (SLIM)
01/01/2025 - 12/31/2025 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Pranay Sinha, MD, SM
The Miriam Hospital NIH NIAID

Nutritional Interventions to End Tuberculosis among persons with HIV in India (NUTRIENT-India)
09/20/2023 - 08/31/2025 (PI)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS
1K01AI167733-01A1

Learning the Effect of Parasites and Reinforcing Diets on Tuberculosis (TB LEOPARD)
10/01/2021 - 04/30/2025 (PI)
American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene


Tuberculosis: Learning the Impact of Nutrition
01/01/2020 - 12/31/2024 (PI)
Warren Alpert Foundation



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  1. Carwile ME, Jain K, Dauphinais MR, Narasimhan PB, Maloomian K, Rajaram M, Cintron C, McQuaid CF, Locks LM, Sabin LL, Lakshminarayanan S, Sinha P. Food insecurity in South Indian households with TB during COVID-19 lockdowns and the impact of nutritional interventions: A qualitative study. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025; 5(4):e0004242.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40203031; PMCID: PMC11981200; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004242;
     
  2. Sinha P, Bhargava M, Carwile ME, Dauphinais MR, Tisile P, Cintron C, Locks LM, Hauser J, Oliver M, Heysell SK, Mehta S, Finkelstein JL, Koura KG, Cegielski JP, Houben RMGJ, McQuaid CF, Bhargava A. A roadmap for integrating nutritional assessment, counselling, and support into the care of people with tuberculosis. Lancet Glob Health. 2025 May; 13(5):e967-e973.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40120593; DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00021-X;
     
  3. Locks LM, Parekh A, Newell K, Dauphinais MR, Cintron C, Maloomian K, Yu EA, Finkelstein JL, Mehta S, Sinha P. The ABCDs of Nutritional Assessment in Infectious Diseases Research. J Infect Dis. 2025 Mar 17; 231(3):562-572.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39504432; PMCID: PMC11911783; DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiae540;
     
  4. Cintron C, Dauphinais MR, Du X, Tabackman A, Lenart A, Laliberte A, Dirksen J, Sinha P. Enriching tuberculosis research by measuring poverty better: a perspective. BMC Glob Public Health. 2025 Feb 21; 3(1):17.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39980069; PMCID: PMC11843788; DOI: 10.1186/s44263-025-00127-z;
     
  5. Cintron C, Dauphinais M, Fiogbe AA, Dogo MF, Ate S, Adjonou C, Agossou K, Pan SJ, Esse M, Ade B, Adjoh KS, Affolabi D, Sinha P, Koura KG. Impact of Nutritional Support for Tuberculosis on Intermediate and Terminal Undernutrition and Treatment Outcomes (INSTITUT) study: a protocol for a quasi-experimental study to assess the impact of nutritional support on tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Benin and Togo. BMJ Open. 2025 Feb 10; 15(2):e088629. PMID: 39929516; PMCID: PMC11815397; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088629;
     
  6. McQuaid CF, Clark RA, White RG, Bakker R, Alexander P, Henry R, Velayutham B, Muniyandi M, Sinha P, Bhargava M, Bhargava A, Houben RMGJ. Estimating the epidemiological and economic impact of providing nutritional care for tuberculosis-affected households across India: a modelling study. Lancet Glob Health. 2025 Mar; 13(3):e488-e496. PMID: 39824201; PMCID: PMC11865009; DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00505-9;
     
  7. Prakash Babu S, Ezhumalai K, Raghupathy K, Karoly M, Chinnakali P, Gupte N, Paradkar M, Devarajan A, Dhanasekaran M, Thiruvengadam K, Dauphinais MR, Gupte AN, Shivakumar SB, Thangakunam B, Christopher DJ, Viswanathan V, Mave V, Gaikwad S, Kinikar A, Kornfeld H, Horsburgh CR, Chandrasekaran P, Hochberg NS, Salgame P, Gupta A, Roy G, Ellner J, Sinha P, Sarkar S. Factors Associated With Unfavorable Treatment Outcomes Among Persons With Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Multicentric Prospective Cohort Study From India. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Oct 15; 79(4):1034-1038.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38991034; PMCID: PMC11478802; DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae367;
     
  8. Martins MF, Dauphinais MR, Tabackman A, Narasimhan PB, Nielsen MC, Miller NS, Sahay A, Namachivayam M, Janarthanan S, Palanivel C, Lakshminarayanan S, Koura KG, Sinha P. Clearing the air: microcosting the carbon impact of drug-susceptible pulmonary TB treatment. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2024 Oct 01; 28(10):488-493.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39334542
     
  9. Steel LB, Narasimhan PB, Chaudhari M, Dauphinais MR, Huang S, Beall K, Carwile ME, Cintron C, Du X, Heysell SK, Lakshminarayanan S, Singh UB, Sinha P. Intestinal Parasitic Infections May Be Overlooked Drivers of the Tuberculosis Pandemic. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Oct 02; 111(4):719-723. PMID: 39137767; PMCID: PMC11448528; DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0637;
     
  10. Sinha P, Ezhumalai K, Du X, Ponnuraja C, Dauphinais MR, Gupte N, Sarkar S, Gupta A, Gaikwad S, Thangakunam B, Paradkar M, Christopher DJ, Mave V, Viswanathan V, Ellner JJ, Kornfeld H, Horsburgh CR, Padmapriyadarsini C, Gupte A. Undernourished Household Contacts Are at Increased Risk of Tuberculosis (TB) Disease, but not TB Infection-a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Analysis. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Jul 19; 79(1):233-236.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38652286; PMCID: PMC11259213; DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae149;
     
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2021-2023 American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene: Burroughs Wellcome/ASTMH Postdoctoral Fellowship
2020 Massachusetts Infectious Diseases Society: Edward Kass Award
2020 Boston Medical Cwnter: Fellow Teaching Award
2019 Maxwell Finland Award
2017 Power Day Resident Award
2017 Peggy Bia Medical Student Teaching Award
2017 West Haven VA clinic award
2017 Frederick L. Sachs Award
2016 Samuel D. Kushlan Award
2014 Medical Student Teaching Award
2014 Edgar F. Shannon Award of the Z Society
2013 Adelphi University 10 under 10 Program for “exceptional career & personal accomplishments”
2013 Gold Humanism Honor Society: Member
2013 The Raven Society: Member
2011 Ram Family Center for Global Health Scholarship
2009 Joseph Serio Award for Excellence in Academics & Research
2008 5th Adelphi University Research Conference: Outstanding Paper Contribution to the Sciences
2007 Departmental Honors for Academic Achievement in Organic Chemistry
In addition to these self-described keywords below, a list of MeSH based concepts is available here.

Tuberculosis Infections, Latent
Tuberculosis, Multi Drug Resistant
Malnutrition
Global Health
HIV Infection
Epidemiology
Economics, Medical

I am the product of wonderful mentors every step of the way and so I take mentorship seriously. It has been my privilege to mentor college students, graduate students, medical students, residents, and fellows. These trainees have made integral contributions to my research and advocacy.

Available to Mentor as: (Review Mentor Role Definitions):
  • Advisor
  • Co-Mentor or Peer Mentor
  • Project Mentor
Contact for Mentoring:
  • Email (see 'Contact Info')
  • Assistant
         Name: Madolyn Dauphinais
         Email: madolyn.dauphinais@bmc.org

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