Qualifications:

• MBBS, Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata
• PGDID, UNSW (Aus)
• DM Infectious Diseases, AIIMS Delhi
• Fellowship in Transplant Infectious Diseases, UHN, Toronto

Professional Synopsis:

He is a dedicated and detail-oriented infectious diseases physician with a special interest in the growing transplant and cancer population. He holds the distinction of being the sole Transplant ID trained physician in the region and is among a select few in the entire country. He brings extensive experience in managing rare and difficult-to-treat infections. As an ardent medical researcher and educationist, he works with the vision to advance the understanding and practice of infectious diseases in India.

Areas Of Interest/ Expertise:

• Infections in immunocompromised hosts (including transplant and malignancy)
• Fever of unknown origin
• Tuberculosis
• HIV infection and AIDS
• Rare fungal and bacterial infections
• Adult immunization
• Antimicrobial stewardship and hospital infection control

Accomplishments & Awards:

• 2023 George Santos Award for the Best Clinical Science article by a new investigator
• Ex-student Ambassador (India), Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• Acknowledged by the government of Bihar for conducting training of healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic
• Faculty for infectious diseases at Marrow - online teaching platform for doctors

Membership:

• Member of American Society of Transplantation
• Member of Clinical Infectious Diseases Society: Transplant ID sub-committee

Publications:

He has authored more than 50 peer reviewed publications in national and international journals. In addition, he has also authored 2 text book chapters and was a part of the writing committee of the EPTB training module, jointly developed by WHO, AIIMS Delhi and CTD, India.

Research profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ankit-Mittal-22

Few of the important publications:

1. Mittal A, Solera JT, Ferreira VH, Kothari S, Kimura M, Pasic I, et al. Immunogenicity and Safety of Booster SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine Dose in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Recipients. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. 2023 Aug 13.
2. WHO Solidarity Trial Consortium. Repurposed antiviral drugs for COVID-19—interim WHO SOLIDARITY trial results. N Engl J Med. 2021;384(6):497–511.
3. Mittal A, Gupta A, Kumar S, Surjit M, Singh B, Soneja M, et al. Gargle lavage as a viable alternative to swab for detection of SARS-CoV-2. Indian J Med Res. 2020;152(1):77.
4. Desai D, Khan AR, Soneja M, Mittal A, Naik S, Kodan P, Mandal A, Maher GT, Kumar R, Agarwal A, Gowda NR. Effectiveness of an inactivated virus-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, BBV152, in India: a test-negative, case-control study. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2022 Mar 1;22(3):349-56.
5. Ray A, Mittal A, Vyas S. CT Halo sign: A systematic review. Eur J Radiol. 2020; 124:108843
6. Gupta A, Khurana S, Das R, Srigyan D, Singh A, Mittal A, et al. Rapid chromatographic immunoassay-based evaluation of COVID-19: A cross-sectional, diagnostic test accuracy study & its implications for COVID-19 management in India. Indian J Med Res. 2021;153(1):126.
7. Aggarwal A, Mittal A, Soneja M, Shankar SH, Naik S, Kodan P, Nischal N, Jorwal P, Ray A, Wig N. Role of systemic corticosteroids in preventing hypoxia among patients with mild COVID-19: An observational study. Drug Discoveries & Therapeutics. 2021 Oct 31;15(5):273-7
8. Gupta A, Mittal A, Dhakad S, Brijwal M, Soneja M, Srigyan D, Xess A, Kumar A, Ray A, Meena VP, Garg RK. Gargle lavage & saliva: Feasible & cheaper alternatives to nasal & throat swabs for diagnosis of COVID-19. The Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2021 May;153(5-6):665.
9. Charles R, Adhikari SD, Mittal A, Chaudhuri S, Gupta M, Khot W, et al. Role of tigecycline in the treatment of urinary tract infections: a systematic review of published case reports. Infez Med. 2022;30(4):516–24.
10. Gupta N, Kodan P, Mittal A, Singh G, Netto G, Ramteke P, et al. Role of Voriconazole in the Management of Invasive Central Nervous System Aspergillosis: A Case Series from a Tertiary Care Centre in India. J Fungi. 2020;6(3):139.