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Nahid Bhadelia

Assistant Professor of Medicine Director of Infection Control, National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratories (NEIDL) at Boston University

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Boston University

Dr. Bhadelia is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Section of Infectious Diseases and the Medical Director of the Patient Isolation Unit at Boston Medical Center. She is also the Director of Infection Control at National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) at Boston University. Her specialization is with in infection control issues related to emerging pathogens and highly communicable infectious diseases, such as Ebola, Zika, and Lassa. She is the director of the medical response program for BU’s biosafety level 4 laboratories at the NEIDL and provides input into BU’s Research Occupational Health policies related to infectious diseases. Her research interests are related to comparative effectiveness of hospital epidemiology practices as well as the impact of emerging diseases on hospitals and surrounding communities.

Aside from her clinical training in infectious diseases, she has a background in international affairs/human security and conducted a masters thesis examining the impact of pandemics on macro level health indicators and community security. She has previously worked on a project funded by theGlobal Fund for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria,critically examining the transition of HIV from an acute to chronic illness and its influence on health systems in developing countries. Most recently, she has been part of the World Health Organization operations in Sierra Leone to combat the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014.

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Report: WHO Identifies New Mystery Killer as ‘Disease X’

March 10, 2018

News Max Nahid Bhadelia The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified a new pathogen — calling it only “Disease X” — that has “the potential to spread and kill millions but for which there are currently no, or insufficient, countermeasures available,” according to news reports published Saturday… Expert quote: “Not helping strengthen international capacity to […]

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‘You Can’t Bomb Ebola’: How Nations Should Respond To the Next Pandemic

May 3, 2017

TIME Nahid Bhadelia, School of Medicine “The Ebola outbreak of 2014 infected more than 28,000 people in West Africa and killed more than 11,000…” Expert quote: “[Ours] is not a culture of outbreak prevention.” View full article. 

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Rage Against The Busted Medical Machines

September 15, 2016

NPR By Nahid Bhadelia, School of Medicine “Oh, we have a hematology analyzer but it stopped working,” the lab technician said as he pointed to a covered tabletop medical equipment in the corner used to measure blood count levels — an important but simple tool for a community where anemia and infections are prevalent. View full […]

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Is Crowdfunding An OK Way To Raise Money For Zika Research?

April 19, 2016

NPR “Goats & Soda” Nahid Bhadelia, School of Medicine, NEIDL With the Zika virus spreading through Latin American and into U.S. territory, lots of researchers want to pursue projects to help fight the disease… Expert quote: “One concern about a platform like Experiment is who reviews the science, especially when it comes to safety or […]

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Funding the Zika fight

April 13, 2016

CNBC “Power Lunch” Nahid Bhadelia, School of Medicine, NEIDL Discussing the effects of the Zika virus on people, what needs to be done in order to prevent further spreading and research funding,… View video of expert Nahid Bhadelia

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Has The World Learned The Wrong Lessons From The Ebola Outbreak?

January 19, 2016

NPR Goats and Soda By Nahid Bhadelia, NEIDL, School of Medicine Last Thursday, the World Health Organization declared the end to two horrific years of the West African Ebola epidemic… Read the full article by expert Nahid Bhadelia.

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Lessons From The Ebola Outbreak

December 21, 2015

NPR “On Point” Nahid Bhadelia, School of Medicine, NEIDL Listen to audio of expert Nahid Bhadelia

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Sierra Leone May Be Ebola-Free But The Virus Still Casts A Shadow

November 7, 2015

NPR Goats and Soda By Nahid Bhadelia, NEIDL, School of Medicine Today marks the 42nd day that Sierra Leone has had no new cases of Ebola… Read the full article by expert Nahid Bhadelia here.

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Ebola Returns: 2nd Case of Relapse Raises Questions

October 20, 2015

LiveScience Nahid Bhadelia, School of Medicine, NEIDL Scottish nurse Pauline Cafferkey — who became sick with Ebola about a year ago and recovered, but then became very ill again last week with what may be a relapse of the deadly virus — is now improving… Expert quote: “We have no evidence that survivors in general, […]

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A Year After They Risked Their Lives, Many Ebola Fighters Remain Unpaid

September 6, 2015

NPR “All Things Considered Weekend Edition Sunday” Nahid Bhadelia, School of Medicine, NEIDL Many of the local health care workers who fought the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone have not received payment for their efforts. Now, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia is trying to raise awareness and money for them… View full article and listen to audio […]

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