Overview
Dr. Advani is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine. In July 2024, she joined GSK/ViiV Healthcare as a scientific leadership physician with cross functional experience across global medical affairs as well as Research & Development in HIV therapeutics and vaccines.
Prior to this, she served as a physician investigator in the Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, a Fellow in Implementation Science at HIGH IRI (HIV, Infectious Disease and Global Health Implementation Research) Institute at Washington University, St Louis and Associate Medical Director of Infection Prevention at Yale New Haven Hospital. Her research focused on improving the diagnosis of UTIs in older adults, implementation of diagnostic stewardship interventions, and de-prescribing antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria. She was awarded the K12 Urologic Career Development Award, Pepper Center Career Development Award, and SHEA Research Scholar Award to continue her UTI related research. In addition, she was one of the key investigators for CDC Prevention Epicenter Program and CDC SHEPheRD Contract for the Use of Race, Ethnicity, and Social Determinants of Health Data in NHSN Measures to Promote Health Equity.
Prior to this, she served as a physician investigator in the Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, a Fellow in Implementation Science at HIGH IRI (HIV, Infectious Disease and Global Health Implementation Research) Institute at Washington University, St Louis and Associate Medical Director of Infection Prevention at Yale New Haven Hospital. Her research focused on improving the diagnosis of UTIs in older adults, implementation of diagnostic stewardship interventions, and de-prescribing antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria. She was awarded the K12 Urologic Career Development Award, Pepper Center Career Development Award, and SHEA Research Scholar Award to continue her UTI related research. In addition, she was one of the key investigators for CDC Prevention Epicenter Program and CDC SHEPheRD Contract for the Use of Race, Ethnicity, and Social Determinants of Health Data in NHSN Measures to Promote Health Equity.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine
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2024 - Present
Medicine, Infectious Diseases,
Medicine
Recent Publications
State-of-the-Art Review: Recurrent Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections in Women.
Journal Article Clin Infect Dis · March 17, 2025 Over 50% of adult women experience at least 1 urinary tract infection (UTI) in their lifetime, and almost one-quarter of them will experience a recurrent UTI (rUTI). Recurrent UTI is defined as ≥2 UTIs in a 6-month period or ≥3 UTIs in 12 months (at least ... Full text Link to item CiteExecutive Summary: State-of-the-Art Review: Recurrent Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections in Women.
Journal Article Clin Infect Dis · March 17, 2025 Full text Link to item CiteUse of Machine Learning to Assess the Management of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infection.
Journal Article JAMA Netw Open · January 2, 2025 IMPORTANCE: Uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common indication for outpatient antimicrobial therapy. National guidelines for the management of uncomplicated UTI were published in 2011, but the extent to which they align with current practic ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
RFTOP 2022 Domain 5-E003 Strategic Use of Race, Ethnicity, and Social Determinants of Health Data in National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Measures to Promote Health Equity
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · 2022 - 2025Development of validated diagnostic stewardship strategy to improve reflex urine culture utilization and diagnosis of urinary tract infections
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America · 2021 - 2021View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Johns Hopkins Unversity, Bloomberg School of Public Health ·
2010
M.P.H.
Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College (India) ·
2008
M.B.B.S.