Tulip A. Jhaveri, MD
Assistant Professor
Department:
SOM-Medicine-ID
Email:
tjhaveri@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-5560
Biography
Dr. Jhaveri is a board-certified Infectious Disease physician and Clinical Microbiologist. His primary clinical and research interests include diagnostic and antimicrobial stewardship, multidrug-resistant infections, tuberculosis, and global health. He was born and raised in Mumbai, India where he completed MBBS degree at Seth G.S. Medical College, based at King Edwards Memorial Hospital. Thereafter, he moved to the U.S., where he completed internal medicine residency at Lahey Clinic and infectious diseases fellowship at Tufts Medical Center, followed by clinical microbiology fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
Education
| Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, MD, Medical Microbiology | 2021 |
| Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, MD, Infectious Diseases | 2020 |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA, MD, Internal Medicine | 2018 |
| Seth G.S. Medical College & King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India, MBBS, Medicine and Surgery | 2014 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Human Research: Biomedical Research Investigators and Key Personnel, CITI Program | 08/2021 - Present |
| Certification, Good Clinical Practice Course for Clinical Trials Involving Investigational Drugs, CITI Program | 08/2021 - Present |
| Certification, Half and Half MAT Waiver Training, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry | 10/2019 - Present |
| Certification, CORE Antimicrobial Stewardship Curriculum, Infectious Disease Society of America | 06/2019 - Present |
| Certification, Educational Commission of Foreign Medical Graduates, Educational Commission of Foreign Medical Graduates | 09/2014 - Present |
| Re-certification, ACLS, American Heart Association | 05/2022 - Present |
| Re-certification, Basic Life Support, American Heart Association | 05/2022 - Present |
| Licensure, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure, State of Mississippi | 03/2021 - Present |
| Licensure, Massachusetts State Limited Medical License | 07/2015 - 06/2021 |
| Certification, Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine | 10/2018 - Present |
| Certification, Infectious Diseases, American Board of Internal Medicine | 01/2021 - Present |
| Certification, Medical Microbiology, American Board of Pathology | 10/2021 - Present |
| NPI, National Plan & Enumeration System | 08/2021 - Present |
| DEA, Drug Enforcement Administration | 08/2021 - Present |
Current Positions
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 08/2021 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Ingram J, Abdallah A, Field Z, Jhaveri TA, Usry N, Varshney N, Daley W, Chakraborty J An uncommon cause of elevated liver transaminases: Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome from unmasking of occult Mycobacterium avium complex infection in an HIV infected patient J Gastroenterol Hepatology Reports. April 30, 2024 | |
| Jhaveri TA, Taqi A, Pearson JC, Kanjilal S Impact of Direct Disk Diffusion Testing on Time to Optimal Antibiotic Therapy Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2023 Jan 18;3(1):e59 | |
Book Chapter | |
| Curtis M, Jhaveri TA, Kotton C. Approach to Pulmonary Infection in the Immunocompetent Host Michael A. Grippi, Jack A. Elias, Jay A. Fishman, Robert M. Kotloff, Allan I. Pack, Robert M. Senior, Mark D. Siegel, eds. Fishman’s Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 2nd ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 2021 | |
Presentations
| Platform Presentations, Barriers to achieving treatment success in drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in India: a systematic review, The Union World Conference on Lung Health, Virtual due to COVID-19 pandemic | 11/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, Barriers to achieving treatment success in previously treated tuberculosis patients in India: a systematic review., The Union World Conference on Lung Health, Virtual due to COVID-19 pandemic | 11/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, Barriers to achieving treatment success in new bacteriologically-confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis patients in India: a systematic review, The Union World Conference on Lung Health, Virtual due to COVID-19 pandemic | 11/2022 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Culture of Culturing: Less is More, Merit Health, Flowood, MS | 08/2022 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Top Papers in Diagnostic Stewardship, Cross-Track Symposium 'Literature Review', ASM Microbe 2022, Washington DC | 06/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, Why Do Presumptive TB Patients in India not Complete Diagnostic Workup? A Systematic Review, 26th Annual Conference of the Union-North American Region, Virtual conference due to COVID-19 pandemic | 03/2022 |
| Platform Presentations, Factors associated with pretreatment loss to follow-up of tuberculosis patients in India: a systematic review, 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health, Virtual conference due to COVID-19 pandemic | 10/2021 |
| Poster Presentation, Reasons for post-treatment tuberculosis disease recurrence and mortality in India: a systematic review, 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health, Virtual conference due to COVID-19 pandemic | 10/2021 |
| Platform Presentations, Impact of preliminary blood culture susceptibility results on time to optimal antibiotic therapy, World Microbe Forum 2021, Virtual conference due to COVID-19 pandemic | 06/2021 |
| Poster Presentation, A novel diagnostic test for invasive fungal infections, World Microbe Forum 2021, Virtual conference due to COVID-19 pandemic | 06/2021 |
| Poster Presentation, Factors associated with not seeking medical care among individuals with tuberculosis symptoms in India: a systematic review of two decades of studies, 25th Annual Conference of the Union-North American Region, Virtual due to COVID-19 pandemic | 02/2021 |
| Poster Presentation, Understanding screening practices for hepatitis B prior to starting biologics at an academic medical center, IDWeek 2020, Virtual due to COVID-19 pandemic | 10/2020 |
| Platform Presentations, When the answer lies in the name: A case of measles infection in a previously vaccinated individual, IDWeek 2019, Fellows’ Day Workshop, Washington D.C., USA | 10/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, FEV1 and DLCO as additional risk stratifying parameters in lung cancer screening programs. Poster Presentation, Chest Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada | 11/2017 |
| Platform Presentations, Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma leading to a broken heart, Chest Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada | 11/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, HIV screening among PCPs at a tertiary care center in suburban Boston, Annual Postgraduate Recognition Day, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center., Burlington, MA, USA | 05/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, FEV1 and DLCO as additional risk stratifying parameters in lung cancer screening programs. Poster Presentation, Annual Postgraduate Recognition Day, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA | 05/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, A rare biphasic pulmonary blastoma in a young adult, Massachusetts ACP Annual Scientific Meeting, Waltham, MA, USA | 11/2016 |
| Platform Presentations, Application of Proteomics to aid biomarker discovery in smear positive patients of P. vivax and P. falciparum malaria, TRINITY 2012 – An All-Maharashtra Students’ Medical Conference, Mumbai, India | 02/2012 |
| Platform Presentations, Application of Proteomics to aid biomarker discovery in smear positive patients of P. vivax and P. falciparum malaria, Fourth International Conference of Medical Students’ Research MEDICON 2011, Mumbai, India | 05/2011 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Fellow, IDSA | 2025 |
| Fellow, ACP | 2025 |
| Extraordinary Service Award as an Editor, Microbiology Spectrum | 2024 |
| Extraordinary Service Award as an Editor, Microbiology Spectrum | 2023 |
| Outstanding Student Poster Award, "Diagnostic performance of nasopharyngeal antigen and saliva RT-PCR for the detection of SARS-CoV-2", World Microbe Forum, American Society of Microbiology | 2021 |
| Maxwell Finland Award for Excellence in Research Fellowship, Massachusetts Infectious Disease Society | 2020 |
| IDWeek 2020 Trainee Travel Grant, Infectious Diseases Society of America | 2020 |
| COVID Champion, Tufts Medical Center, Infectious Disease Fellowship Program | 2020 |
| IDWeek 2019 Trainee Travel Grant, Infectious Diseases Society of America | 2019 |
| IDWeek 2019 Mentorship Program, Infectious Diseases Society of America | 2019 |
| First Prize, Poster Competition "FEV1 and DLCO as additional risk stratifying parameters in lung cancer screening programs", Annual Postgraduate Recognition Day, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, MA | 2017 |
| Honorable Mention Award, Clinical Vignette Poster Competition "A rare biphasic pulmonary blastoma in a young adult", Massachusetts ACP Annual Scientific Meeting | 2016 |
| Indian Council of Medical Research Scholarship, Indian Council of Medical Research | 2011 |
| Ranked 9 in state of Maharashtra (scored 195/200) amongst approximately 150,000 students, Maharashtra Health Sciences Pre- Medical Entrance Test (analogous to MCAT) | 2008 |
| Distinction in Pathology, Biochemistry and Microbiology, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik, India | |
| J.R.D. Tata Scholarship for Academic Excellence in Medical School, J.R.D. Tata Foundation |
Professional Membership and Service
| Infectious Diseases Society of America, Fellow | 2025 - Present |
| American College of Physicians, Fellow | 2024 - Present |
| Academy of Physicians in Clinical Research, Fellow | 2021 - 2023 |
| American Society for Microbiology, Member | 2020 - Present |
| Infectious Diseases Society of America, Member | 2018 - 2025 |
| Massachusetts Infectious Disease Society, Member | 2018 - 2020 |
| American College of Physicians, Member | 2015 - 2024 |
Committee Service
| UMMC MRSA Decolonization Project, Co-Chair | 2022 - Present |
| Clinical Competency Committee for the ID Fellowship, Member | 2021 - Present |
| Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee, Member | 2021 - Present |
Community Service
| Working two 3.5-hour shifts per week to respond to calls that CDC escalates to IDSA, providing general guidance to callers based on infectious disease expertise and orientation training provided by CDC, IDSA COVID-19 CDC on call clinician volunteer | 12/2020 - Present |
Other Service
| Collabarating with Orthopedic faculty, I started a QI initiative of developing new smart phrases for operative notes in order to enhance key findings of infection and improve patient outcomes | 04/2025 - Present |
| Developed a Microbiology Curriculum for the trainees - including medical students, residents and fellows, rotating with ID in microbiology lab | 2025 - Present |
| BMC Infectious Diseases | 01/2023 - Present |
| Healthcare | 01/2023 - Present |
| Vaccines | 01/2023 - Present |
| Hygiene | 12/2022 - Present |
| Clinical Case Reports | 11/2022 - Present |
| IJID Regions | 11/2022 - Present |
| BMC Public Health | 11/2022 - Present |
| International Journal of Translational Medicine | 11/2022 - Present |
| The Journal of Infectious Diseases | 10/2022 - Present |
| International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 09/2022 - Present |
| SAGE Open Medical Case Reports | 08/2022 - Present |
| Antibiotics | 08/2022 - Present |
| Cureus | 07/2022 - Present |
| Infectious Diseases Society of America IDWeek 2022 | 06/2022 - Present |
| Clinical Infectious Diseases | 06/2022 - Present |
| Open Forum Infectious Diseases | 05/2022 - Present |
| Microbiology Spectrum | 03/2022 - Present |
| Annals of Internal Medicine, Clinical Cases | 01/2022 - Present |
| AIDS Research and Therapy | 10/2021 - Present |
| Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease | 04/2021 - Present |
| Microbiology Spectrum | 04/2021 - Present |
| Journal of Clinical Microbiology | 02/2021 - Present |
| Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease | 01/2021 - Present |
| Molecular Psychiatry | 01/2021 - Present |
| PLOS One | 12/2020 - Present |
| BMJ Open | 12/2020 - Present |
| Journal Transplantation | 03/2020 - Present |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Small Group, Boss Rounds | Winter 2024-25 - 2025 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Boss Rounds | Spring 2024-25 - 2025 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Boss Rounds | Summer 2024-25 - 2025 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Internal Medicine Noon Conference: Management of Staphylococcal Infections | Annual 2023-24 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Bugs and Drugs: Staphylococci | Winter 2023-24 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Bugs and Drugs: Rickettsial infections | Spring 2023-24 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Infectious Diseases Clinical Case Concerence | Summer 2023-24 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Preceptor, Resident Journal Club: IV vs oral antibiotics for diabetic foot infections | Winter 2023-24 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Internal Medicine Noon Conference: Management of Staphylococcal Infections | Annual 2022-23 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Bugs and Drugs: Staphylococci | Spring 2022-23 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Infectious Diseases Clinical Conference: Journal Club | Spring 2022-23 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Infectious Diseases Clinical Conference: Journal Club Literature Review | Summer 2022-23 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Bugs and Drugs: Gram negative resistance | Summer 2022-23 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Bugs and Drugs: Streptococci and Enterococci | Fall 2022-23 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Internal Medicine Noon Conference: Management of Staphylococcal Infections | Annual 2021-22 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Infectious Diseases Clinical Case Conference | Winter 2021-22 |
Directed Student Learning
| Preceptor, Advised: Hannah Henderson, Erin Matthews | 2025 - 2025 |
Fellows supervised
| Infectious Diseases, Research Advisor, 1 fellows supervised | 04/2022 - 12/2022 |
| Infectious Diseases, Attending Physician, 2 fellows supervised | 08/2021 - Present |
Residency Training
| Internal Medicine, Research Advisor | 2025 - Present |
| Internal Medicine, Research Advisor | 2024 - Present |
| Internal Medicine, Research Advisor | 2024 - Present |
| Infectious Diseases, Attending Physician | 2021 - Present |