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Office
6535 Nemours Pkwy
Orlando, FL 32827- Is this information wrong?
Summary
I am a board certified pediatrician who is currently a clinical fellow in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Nemour's Children's Health, Orlando
Education & Training
Nemours Children's HospitalFellowship, Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics), 2023 - 2026
Nemours Children's HealthNAME (Nemours Academy of Master Educators), 2023 - 2024
Children's National HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 2008 - 2010
BronxCare Health SystemInternship, Pediatrics, 2007 - 2008
College of Medical Sciences, BharatpurClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2013 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2011 - 2014
MO State Medical License 2011 - 2013
MD State Medical License 2010 - 2012
DC State Medical License 2010 - 2010
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- Criminal Justice InformationCertification in Healthcare Privacy and Security
- American College of SurgeonsAdvanced Trauma Life Support
- American Heart AssociationBasic Life Support
- American Heart AssociationPediatric Advanced Life Support
- Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)ECFMG Certificate, unrestricted
- MerckCertified Nexplanon insertion and removal trainer
- National Institutes of HealthNIH Stroke Scale International Certification
- Nemours Children's HealthMRI Safety
- Nemours Children's HealthPediatric Procedural Sedation Certification
- Nemours Children's HealthSimulation Education Champion
- Society of Critical Care MedicinePediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support Course
- University of FloridaTeam Up to Quit, Tobacco Cessation Program, Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Excellence in Medical Education Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, 2016-2023
- Outstanding achievement in pediatric medical student education annual award Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, 2022
- 2022 Exemplary Teacher Award University of Florida, 2022
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 9 citations
The use of internet sources for nutritional information is linked to weight perception and disordered eating in young adolescents
Erin L Moorman, Jennifer L Warnick, Ratna Acharya, David M. Janicke
Appetite. 2020-11-01 - 29 citations
Mild COVID-19 in a pediatric renal transplant recipient.
Rachel Bush, Felicia Johns, Ratna Acharya, Kiran Upadhyay
American Journal of Transplantation. 2020-10-01 - 3 citations
Concomitant nephrotic syndrome and tubulointerstitial nephritis in a child with Epstein-Barr virus mononucleosis.
Ratna Acharya, Xu Zeng, Kiran Upadhyay
BMJ Case Reports. 2021-02-04
Journal Articles
A painless nodule on the gingiva of a 14-year-old girl
Acharya R, Consultant, 11/1/2019Scabies
Acharya R, Consultant 360, 9/19/2019Decidual Cast
Acharya R, Consultant 360, 9/9/2019- Join now to see all
Abstracts/Posters
Stroke following mycoplasma infection: when prompt identification is critical. Poster presentation
Hough A, Ishikawa C, Acharya R, Kucera J, Sande L, Wurster-Ovalle V, The Future of Pediatric Practice 2024, Florida Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics, Orlando, FL, 8/30/2024Two children with neurologic manifestations of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae in the pediatric emergency department. Poster presentation
Clabby K, Hough A, Fama C, Sande L, Kucera J, Acharya R, Erbrich N, Wurster-Ovalle V, Symposium by the Sea, Florida College of Emergency Physicians (FCEP), Miami Beach, FL, 7/25/2024Lung ultrasound is equivalent/superior to chest x-ray in the diagnosis of pneumonia. Poster Presentation
Acharya R, Chavda K, Erbrich N, Hochwald A, Bermudez-Rivera L, Patel A, 3rd Annual Nemours Children’s Hospital Research Week, Nemours Children’s Hospital, Orlando, FL, 5/20/2024- Join now to see all
Lectures
Simulation Education for Pediatric Residents
Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, FL - 2024Training for pediatric residents on LARC (Long-acting reversible contraception)
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL - 4/25/2023Focus group discussion. HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL - 4/7/2022- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- CAQH grant, PediatricsCenter for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Florida2013–2023
Committees
- Sentinel Physician,Vaccine Policy Collaborative Initiative, ACCORDS study, Children’s Hospital of Colorado 2019 - 2019
- Volunteer member, Initiative on the topic of firearm injury prevention and suicide prevention,Provided perspective on AAP's Gun Safety and Injury Prevention 2019 - 2019
- Panel Member, met with American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) on numerous occasions to provide the ABP with important feedback regarding the MOCA-Peds program and IT interface,(MOCA-Peds) 2016 User Group to redesign the maintenance of certification in General Pediatrics, which was launched in 2017 and now is the default way to recertify in General Pediatrics 2016 - 2016
- Member,Florida Chapter of AAP
Research History
- Acharya R, Dickson C, Williams S, Stoner MEfficacy of administration of corticosteroids within an hour of ED visit in acute asthma exacerbation. Nemours Children's Health, Orlando, FL2023 - 2025
- Acharya R, Chavda K, Erbrich N, Wurster-Ovalle V, Stoner M, Hochwald A, Bermudez-Rivera L, Patel ALung ultrasound is equivalent/superior to chest x-ray in the diagnosis of pneumonia. Nemours Children's Health, Orlando, FL2023 - 2025
- InvestigatorAdolescent Online Portals for Research: Positive Results from a Negative Study, University of Florida2016 - Present
- Acharya R- Advisor for resident projectHealthy eating, University of Florida2022 - 2023
- Acharya, R- Advisor for resident projectVaping education and awareness in adolescents. University of Florida2022 - 2023
- Acharya R- Advisor for resident projectAwareness of Nexplanon among adolescents. University of Florida2022 - 2023
- Acharya R- Advisor for resident advocacy projectAccess barriers to long-acting contraception (IUD, Nexplanon) use for adolescents, University of Florida2020 - 2022
- Acharya R- Advisor for resident projectThe effectiveness of school closure as social distancing measures for containing the spread of a virus in a pandemic, University of Florida2020 - 2021
- Co-investigatorLongitudinal study to examine psychosocial factors (child and parent stress, eating habits/dieting behaviors, peer and parent encourage of dieting, behavioral and emotional problems, sleep, media usage/sedentary behaviors, etc) that are related to trajectory/weight change youth over time. UF2018 - 2020
- Co-investigatorNIH funded project to design and test a mobile health program (app) to help early adolescents and their parents improve their asthma control through an individually tailored asthma management program2017 - 2019
- Co-investigatorMorning Mile: Retrospective Data AnalysisMorning Mile ®, a locally based before school walking/running program for children and adolescents has regularly collected data on 100,000 participants between the ages of 5 and 17 since August 1, 20102016 - 2018
- Acharya R- advisor for resident projectTeach children’s nutrition using small scale agriculture at the boys and girls club2016 - 2017
- Co-investigatorEstrogen and brain development: outcomes for girls with idiopathic central pecocious puberty, IRB # IRB201401014, University of Florida.2015 - 2017
- Co-investigatorDevelopment outcomes for Girls with central precocious puberty, University of Florida Clinical and Translational Science Institute2014 - 2015
- Acharya R- resident projectMeasurement of blood pressure in children and adolescents during health care maintenance visit, BronxCare Health System, NY2007 - 2008
- Acharya R- resident projectThe effect of an intervention program on overweight second and third grade students in an inner-city elementary school: A follow-up study, BronxCare Health System, NY2007 - 2008
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
American Board of Pediatrics- ABP
Member
Other Languages
- Hindi, Nepali
Industry Relationships
- Certified trainer,MerckCertified Nexplanon insertion and removal trainer2016 - Present
External Links
- Pubmed publicationshttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1ZK5ozbCipnU8i/bibliography/public/
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