Shitij Arora

Shitij Arora, M.B.,B.S.

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Hospital Medicine)

Area of research

Dr. Arora's research focuses on developing accessible and effective digital health solutions to address pandemic response and non-communicable disease management in underserved communities. Community Science Alliance https://www.socialalpha.org/csa

sharora@montefiore.org

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718-920-7270

Location

Montefiore Medical Center 111 East 210th Street NW 651 Bronx, NY 10467

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Professional Interests

Medical School- NSC Bose Medical College, Jabalpur, India 
Awards/Honors
2009 & 2010- American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Residents Travel Award for Annual ASN Conference
2010-Society of Neuroimmune Pharmacology "Young Investigator" Travel Award
2016-Fellow of the American College of Physicians(FACP)  
2016-2017-Sharon Silbiger Faculty Teaching Awards-Outstanding Hospitalist of the Year
2017-2018-Sharon Silbiger Faculty Teaching Awards-Outstanding Hospitalist of the Year
2019- Faculty inductee to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

2020-2021-Sharon Silbiger Faculty Teaching Awards-Outstanding Hospitalist of the Year
2021-2022- Leo M Davidoff Honoree for excellence in medical student teaching

2022-2023-Sharon Silbiger Faculty Teaching Awards-Outstanding Hospitalist of the Year

Selected Publications

1.	Artificial intelligence in medicine: A primer and recommendation. Arora S, Jariwala SP, Balsari S. J Hosp Med. 2024 Apr 19. doi: 10.1002/jhm.13371. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38639172 No abstract available.
2.	Things We Do for No Reason™: Routine respiratory pathogen panels for emergency department and hospitalized patients. Levin S, Mayer D, Puius YA, Arora S, Gileles-Hillel A. J Hosp Med. 2024 Apr 10. doi: 10.1002/jhm.13365. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38599820 No abstract available.
3.	Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Arora S, Puius YA. N Engl J Med. 2023 Oct 26;389(17):1633. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2310748. PMID: 37888933 No abstract available.
4.	Technology, Training, and Task Shifting at the World's Largest Mass Gathering in 2025: An Opportunity for Antibiotic Stewardship in India. Chan IHY, Gofine M, Arora S, Shaikh A, Balsari S. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2023 Mar 8;9:e45121. doi: 10.2196/45121. PMID: 36805363 Free PMC article.
5.	Acromegaly. Weinreb J, Arora S. N Engl J Med. 2023 Jan 5;388(1):70. doi: 10.1056/NEJMicm2205570. PMID: 36599064 No abstract available.
6.	Clinico-Epidemiologic Characteristics of Patients Reported in the Mycotic Infections in COVID-19 Registry. Maini R, Saini N, Bhavana K, Bharti B, Walia S, Kori N, Kataria S, Sharma P, Deswal V, Atluri K, Sethi Y, Mandke C, Chansoria M, Rawat S, Bhat R, Dravid A, Baranwal C, Sarkar N, Jariwala S, Puius Y, Arora S; MUNCO Registry. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2022 Dec 19;108(3):584-587. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0503. Print 2023 Mar 1. PMID: 36535246 Free PMC article.
7.	Evaluating the effect and user satisfaction of an adapted and translated mobile health application ASTHMAXcel© among adults with asthma in Pune, India. Chan A, Kodali S, Lee GY, Gadhave S, Feldman JM, Arora S, Pawar S, Gadkari R, Bargaje M, Salvi S, Jariwala SP. J Asthma. 2023 Aug;60(8):1513-1523. doi: 10.1080/02770903.2022.2155188. Epub 2023 Jan 25. PMID: 36511602
8.	Factors Associated with Mortality in Coronavirus-Associated Mucormycosis: Results from Mycotic Infections in COVID-19 (MUNCO) Online Registry. Arora S, Narayanan S, Fazzari M, Bhavana K, Bharti B, Walia S, Kori N, Kataria S, Sharma P, Atluri K, Mandke C, Gite V, Redkar N, Chansoria M, Rawat SK, Bhat RS, Dravid A, Sethi Y, Barnawal C, Sarkar NK, Jariwala S, Southern W, Puius Y; MUNCO Registry. J Clin Med. 2022 Nov 27;11(23):7015. doi: 10.3390/jcm11237015. PMID: 36498589 Free PMC article.
9.	COVID-19 Therapeutics: Improvise-Adapt-Learn. Abraham J, Palaiodimos L, Arora S. J Clin Med. 2022 Sep 9;11(18):5312. doi: 10.3390/jcm11185312. PMID: 36142959 Free PMC article.
10.	Social, political, and economic determinants of access to biologics: A scoping review of structural determinants in the clinical disparities literature. Sariahmed K, Kurian J, Singh AK, Leyton C, Minuti A, Jerschow E, Arora S, Jariwala SP. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2022 Dec;18(12):4038-4047. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2022.07.047. Epub 2022 Aug 2. PMID: 35963767 Review.
11.	Quantitative B and T cell abnormalities in four patients presenting with mucormycosis and prior asymptomatic COVID-19 infection. Mandke C, Divekar R, Pradhan V, Arora S. BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Aug 9;15(8):e247893. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-247893. PMID: 35944939 Free PMC article.
12.	Current Effective Therapeutics in Management of COVID-19. Atluri K, Aimlin I, Arora S. J Clin Med. 2022 Jul 1;11(13):3838. doi: 10.3390/jcm11133838. PMID: 35807123 Free PMC article. Review.
13.	Progression of untreated gastric and pulmonary metastasis in a patient with resected acral melanoma. Chawla GS, Tolu SS, Arora S. BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Mar 9;15(3):e247683. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-247683. PMID: 35264384 Free PMC article.
14.	Online Registry of COVID-19-Associated Mucormycosis Cases, India, 2021. Arora S, Hemmige VS, Mandke C, Chansoria M, Rawat SK, Dravid A, Sethi Y, Medikeri G, Jariwala SP, Puius YA; Mycotic Infections in COVID-19 (MUNCO) Network. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021;27(11):2963-2965. doi: 10.3201/eid2711.211322. Epub 2021 Sep 29. PMID: 34586056 Free PMC article.
15.	A Search for Secondary Hypertension: "Where's Waldo?". Tolu S, Kumar N, Arora S. Cureus. 2021 Jun 16;13(6):e15698. doi: 10.7759/cureus.15698. eCollection 2021 Jun. PMID: 34277285 Free PMC article.
16.	Early and Significant Reduction in C-Reactive Protein Levels After Corticosteroid Therapy Is Associated With Reduced Mortality in Patients With COVID-19. Cui Z, Merritt Z, Assa A, Mustehsan H, Chung E, Liu S, Kumthekar A, Ayesha B, McCort M, Palaiodimos L, Baron S, Averbukh Y, Southern W, Arora S. J Hosp Med. 2021 Mar;16(3):142-148. doi: 10.12788/jhm.3560. PMID: 33617431
17.	Effect of Systemic Glucocorticoids on Mortality or Mechanical Ventilation in Patients With COVID-19. Keller MJ, Kitsis EA, Arora S, Chen JT, Agarwal S, Ross MJ, Tomer Y, Southern W. J Hosp Med. 2020 Aug;15(8):489-493. doi: 10.12788/jhm.3497. PMID: 32804611 Free PMC article.
18.	Severe obesity, increasing age and male sex are independently associated with worse in-hospital outcomes, and higher in-hospital mortality, in a cohort of patients with COVID-19 in the Bronx, New York. Palaiodimos L, Kokkinidis DG, Li W, Karamanis D, Ognibene J, Arora S, Southern WN, Mantzoros CS. Metabolism. 2020 Jul;108:154262. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2020.154262. Epub 2020 May 16. PMID: 32422233 Free PMC article.
19.	Agranulocytosis from Outpatient Antimicrobial Treatment with Ceftriaxone: A Case Report. Genchanok Y, Tolu SS, Wang H, Arora S. Perm J. 2019;23:18-190. doi: 10.7812/TPP/18-190. Epub 2019 Jun 21. PMID: 31314727 Free PMC article.
20.	Image Diagnosis: Disappearing Digits: Metabolic Bone Disease in End-Stage Renal Disease. Arora S, Jahufar F. Perm J. 2019;23:18-177. doi: 10.7812/TPP/18-177. Epub 2019 May 17. PMID: 31167701 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
21.	A Diagnostically Challenging Infusion Reaction-Kounis, Takotsubo, or the ATAK! Mustehsan MH, Jahufar F, Arora S. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 Jan 1;179(1):99-100. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.6155. PMID: 30398531 No abstract available.
22.	Case Report: An incidental finding of an metastases noted in a "cancer to cancer adrenal tumor " from a large malignant nerve sheath tumor of the thigh. Shaines MD, Arora S. F1000Res. 2017 Nov 7;6:1964. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.12647.2. eCollection 2017. PMID: 29862013 Free PMC article.
23.	Rheumatoid arthritis in an adult patient with mosaic distal 18q-, 18p- and ring chromosome 18. Chau A, Ramesh KH, Jagannath AD, Arora S. F1000Res. 2017 Nov 2;6:1940. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.11539.2. eCollection 2017. PMID: 29560252 Free PMC article.
24.	Case Report: Severe hypernatremia from psychogenic adipsia. Manning S, Shaffie R, Arora S. F1000Res. 2017 Jan 11;6:34. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.9181.1. eCollection 2017. PMID: 28149505 Free PMC article.
25.	Case Report: Elevated CPK, an indicator of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy? Khan HN, Jilani U, Arora S. F1000Res. 2016 Feb 12;5:164. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.7681.1. eCollection 2016. PMID: 27540467 Free PMC article.
26.	TLR7 influences germinal center selection in murine SLE. Boneparth A, Huang W, Bethunaickan R, Woods M, Sahu R, Arora S, Akerman M, Lesser M, Davidson A. PLoS One. 2015 Mar 20;10(3):e0119925. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119925. eCollection 2015. PMID: 25794167 Free PMC article.
27.	Not just another cause of dyspnea: common complaint leads to a rare diagnosis. Goyal H, Arora S, Duffoo F, Bhat U, Bhandari R, Rajupet S, Lwin KK, Patel J. Case Rep Neurol Med. 2013;2013:974085. doi: 10.1155/2013/974085. Epub 2013 Apr 8. PMID: 23653873 Free PMC article.
28.	A vanishing act: the incredible erlotinib. Arora S, Sawhney H. J Cancer Res Ther. 2012 Jul-Sep;8(3):464. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.103539. PMID: 23174741 No abstract available.
29.	Vertebral osteomyelitis and epidural abscesses caused by Prevotella oralis: a case report. Goyal H, Arora S, Mishra S, Jamil S, Shah U. Braz J Infect Dis. 2012 Nov-Dec;16(6):594-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2012.10.008. Epub 2012 Nov 8. PMID: 23141994
30.	A bilateral primary yolk sac tumor of the lung associated with chromosome 3 polysomy: understanding the Oct 3/4 and Sox 2 interaction. Arora S, Patel H, Mir P, Mishra S, Kalra A, Sawhney H, Duffoo F, Macera M, Abdu A, Thelmo W. Cancer Biol Ther. 2013 Jan;14(1):1-4. doi: 10.4161/cbt.22624. Epub 2012 Oct 31. PMID: 23114647 Free PMC article.
31.	Molecular genetics of head and neck cancer (Review). Arora S, Aggarwal P, Pathak A, Bhandari R, Duffoo F, Gulati SC. Mol Med Rep. 2012 Jul;6(1):19-22. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2012.889. Epub 2012 Apr 24. PMID: 22552728 Review.
32.	Incretins and thiazolidinediones in glucose homeostasis and cancer: role of common polymorphisms. Arora S, Mehrotra A, Gulati SC. Cancer Lett. 2012 Oct 28;323(2):128-34. doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2012.04.002. Epub 2012 Apr 17. PMID: 22521548 Review.
33.	Intraabdominal focal fat infarction in a 75-year-old woman presenting as acute abdomen. Arora S, Goyal H, Aggarwal P, Duffoo F, Basavaiah T, Patel J, Hossain A. Am J Emerg Med. 2012 Nov;30(9):2096.e3-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2012.01.012. Epub 2012 Mar 16. PMID: 22424988
34.	ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in a 37-year-old man with normal coronaries--it is not always cocaine! Arora S, Goyal H, Aggarwal P, Kukar A. Am J Emerg Med. 2012 Nov;30(9):2091.e3-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2011.12.033. Epub 2012 Feb 4. PMID: 22306387
35.	Bone, inflammation, and inflammatory bowel disease. Agrawal M, Arora S, Li J, Rahmani R, Sun L, Steinlauf AF, Mechanick JI, Zaidi M. Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2011 Dec;9(4):251-7. doi: 10.1007/s11914-011-0077-9. PMID: 21935582 Review.
36.	HIV and bone loss. Arora S, Agrawal M, Sun L, Duffoo F, Zaidi M, Iqbal J. Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2010 Dec;8(4):219-26. doi: 10.1007/s11914-010-0036-x. PMID: 20830538 Review.
37.	ANG II promotes autophagy in podocytes. Yadav A, Vallabu S, Arora S, Tandon P, Slahan D, Teichberg S, Singhal PC. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2010 Aug;299(2):C488-96. doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00424.2009. Epub 2010 May 19. PMID: 20484657 Free PMC article.
38.	Retropharyngeal abscess following a gun shot injury. Arora S, Sharma JK, Pippal SK, Yadav A, Najmi M, Singhal D. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Nov-Dec;75(6):909. doi: 10.1016/s1808-8694(15)30559-0. PMID: 20209297 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
39.	An unusual foreign body (sewing needle tip) in the tonsils. Arora S, Sharma JK, Pippal SK, Sethi Y, Yadav A, Brajpuria S. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Nov-Dec;75(6):908. doi: 10.1016/s1808-8694(15)30558-9. PMID: 20209296 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
40.	Temporal bone carcinoma with intracranial extension. Arora S, Sharma JK, Pippal S, Sethi Y, Yadav A. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Sep-Oct;75(5):765. doi: 10.1016/s1808-8694(15)30531-0. PMID: 19893949 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
41.	Clinical etiology of myiasis in ENT: a reterograde period--interval study. Arora S, Sharma JK, Pippal SK, Sethi Y, Yadav A. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 May-Jun;75(3):356-61. doi: 10.1016/s1808-8694(15)30651-0. PMID: 19649484 Free PMC article.
42.	Human immunodeficiency virus downregulates podocyte apoE expression. Arora S, Husain M, Kumar D, Patni H, Pathak S, Mehrotra D, Reddy VK, Reddy LR, Salhan D, Yadav A, Mathieson PW, Saleem MA, Chander PN, Singhal PC. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2009 Sep;297(3):F653-61. doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.90668.2008. Epub 2009 Jun 24. PMID: 19553347 Free PMC article.
43.	Histological study of routine tonsillectomy specimen. Arora S, Agrawal M, Nazmi M, Kapoor NK. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008 Dec;60(4):309-13. doi: 10.1007/s12070-008-0105-y. Epub 2008 Nov 7. PMID: 23120571 Free PMC article.
44.	HIV-1 expression induces tubular cell G2/M arrest and apoptosis. Vashistha H, Husain M, Kumar D, Yadav A, Arora S, Singhal PC. Ren Fail. 2008;30(6):655-64. doi: 10.1080/08860220802134672. PMID: 18661417
45.	Nasal glioma : A case report. Sharma JK, Pippal SK, Sethi Y, Arora S, Raghuwanshi SK. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Oct;58(4):413-5. doi: 10.1007/BF03049619. PMID: 23120372 Free PMC article.
46.	Bronchial foreign body: A case report. Sharma JK, Pippal SK, Sethi Y, Arora S, Raghuvanshi SK. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Oct;58(4):395-6. doi: 10.1007/BF03049609. PMID: 23120362 Free PMC article.
47.	Goldenhar-Gorlin's syndrome: A case report. Sharma JK, Pippal SK, Raghuvanshi SK, Shitij A. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Jan;58(1):97-101. doi: 10.1007/BF02907757. PMID: 23120253 Free PMC article.