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Sweta Patel

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine
Box 103050, Durham, NC 27710
310 Trent Drive, Room 209, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Medicine · 2021 - Present Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Medicine
Assistant Research Professor of Global Health · 2020 - Present Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


The Reply.

Journal Article Am J Med · February 2026 Full text Link to item Cite

Alterations of the Upper Respiratory Microbiome Among Children Living With HIV Infection in Botswana.

Journal Article J Infect Dis · October 15, 2025 Children living with HIV (CLWH) are at high risk of colonization and infection by respiratory pathogens, though this risk can be reduced by other microbes in the upper respiratory microbiome. The impact of HIV infection on the pediatric upper respiratory m ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Interdisciplinary Research Training Program in AIDS

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2030

The impact of the oral microbiome on pulmonary function among people with HIV in Botswana

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2024 - 2029

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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 2020 M.S.
Duke University, School of Medicine · 2012 M.D.