Vishwaratn Asthana, MD, PhD

 Vishwaratn Asthana
Clinical Instructor in Internal Medicine, Medical School
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Vishwaratn Asthana, MD, PhD
Vishwaratn Asthana
Clinical Instructor
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    • About

    My professional interests center around providing generalized inpatient care in the hospital while identifying clinical research problems and developing bioengineering-inspired solutions in the lab: from bedside to bench. I enjoy working with diverse patient populations of all ages and backgrounds.

    Qualifications
    • Internal Medicine Residency
      University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, United States
      2020 - 2023
      Residency
    • T32 Fellow
      Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, United States
      2023
      Residency
    • MD
      Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
      2011 - 2020
    • PhD, Bioengineering
      Rice University, Houston, TX, United States
      2013 - 2018
    • B.S. (Honors), Bioengineering
      California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, United States
      2007 - 2011

    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Weil Institute for Critical Care Research

    Research Overview

    My research focuses on nucleic acid-based diagnostics and therapeutics to address unmet clinical needs. I am developing rapid, culture-free methods for microbial identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing, with the goal of improving outcomes in sepsis and addressing antibiotic resistance.

    Recent Publications

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    • Patent
      Primer-Encoded Fluorescence Multiplex Nucleic Acid Detection
      Asthana V, Bugga P. 2026 Oct 19;
    • Journal Article
      GenomicGapID: leveraging spatial distribution of conserved genomic sites for broad-spectrum microbial identification
      Asthana V, Bugga P, Smith CE, Wellman C, Dwight Z, Ranjan P, Nieves EM, Dickson RP, VanEpps JS. Microbiology spectrum, 2025 Jun 2; 13 (5): e0281724 - e0281724. DOI:10.1128/spectrum.02817-24
    • Journal Article
      Epidemiology of positive bacterial cultures and the coverage gaps in multiplex PCR diagnostics: a single-center retrospective study.
      Asthana V, Chanderraj R, VanEpps JS, Dickson RP. J Clin Microbiol, 2025 May 31; 63(5): e0160024, 05/: DOI:10.1128/jcm.01600-24
    • Journal Article
      Development of a rapid, culture-free, universal microbial identification system using internal transcribed spacer targeting primers
      Asthana V, Martínez Nieves E, Bugga P, Smith C, Dunn T, Narayanasamy S, Dickson R, VanEpps JS. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2024 Oct 30;
    • Patent
      Method And Apparatus For Stacked Multi-Filter Device For Customized Fluid Sample Filtration And Extraction
      Wellman C, Smith C, Bugga P, Asthana V, VanEpps J. 2024 Jul 31;
    • Journal Article
      Vectorcardiography Predicts Heart Failure in Patients Following ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
      Perkins S, Monovoukas D, Chopra Z, Kucharski K, Powell C, Vejalla A, Latchamsetty R, Bugga P, Asthana V. Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology, 2024 Sep 1; 29 (5): DOI:10.1111/anec.70013
      PMID: 39322999
    • Journal Article
      Simulation-guided tunable DNA probe design for mismatch tolerant hybridization.
      Bugga P, Asthana V, Drezek R. PLoS One, 2026 Oct 19; 19 (8): e0305002 - e0305002. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0305002
    • Preprint
      A rapid, inexpensive, culture-free, universal bacterial identification system using internal transcribed spacer targeting primers: a proof-of-principle study
      Asthana V, Nieves EM, Bugga P, Smith C, Dunn T, Narayanasamy S, Dickson R, VanEpps S. 2024 Sep 21; bioRxiv, DOI:10.1101/2024.09.15.613074