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Contact Information
Adjunct Instructor
Research & Practice Interests
Surveillance and Infectious Disease Outbreak Investigations
Pharmacovigilance
Education
PhD, University of Pittsburgh
MPH, University of Pittsburgh
Publications
- Photokeratitis linked to metal halide bulbs in two gymnasiums — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2011 and 2013
- A Large Outbreak of Hepatitis C Virus Infections in a Hemodialysis Clinic
- Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young nonurban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006-2012
- Coal dust exposure and mortality from ischemic heart disease among a cohort of U.S. coal miners
- Hearing sensitivity in older adults: Associations with cardiovascular risk factors in the health, aging and body composition study
Teaching
Fundamentals of Epidemiology
Biography
Dr. Ami Patel spent 15 years working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as an applied epidemiologist specializing in surveillance and infectious disease outbreak investigations before transitioning into her current role within pharmacovigilance.