Dr. Arjab Adhikari joined the Division of Hospital Medicine as an Instructor in Medicine in July 2024. He was born and raised in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. He did his medical schooling at KIST Medical College in Nepal. Following his graduation, Dr. Adhikari pursued residency training at Ascension Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, Illinois, where he distinguished himself by earning two academic excellence awards and the prestigious Walter Bissell Award in 2023 for his outstanding contributions to hematology/oncology and cancer patient care. Prior to his current appointment as a Clinical Instructor, Dr. Adhikari served as a PGY-4 Chief Resident. Additionally, he served as a Clinical Instructor at Rosalind Franklin University Medical School.
Education
- MBBS: KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Nepal (2017)
- Residency, Internal Medicine: Ascension Saint Francis Hospital, Evanston, IL (2023)
Clinical/Research Interests
General medicine, hematology and oncology patients, educating medical students and residents, melanoma, renal cell carcinoma, seminoma, and immunotherapy for lung cancer in elderly populations
Publications
Mutti SS, Aboursheid T, Shrestha G, Adhikari A, Farooq O. 5-flurouracil induced rapidly reversible systolic dysfunction, really reversible? Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2023;818_Supplement:2608–2608.
Adhikari A, Cha E, Antala D, Sapkota S, Bhattarai U. Changes in the survival of adult patients with metastasized melanoma with the approval of immune checkpoint inhibitors: A retrospective study from the United States database. Cancer Epidemiol. 2022;81:102254.
Antala D, Sharma A, Adhikari A, Luitel P, Hirsch S. A Rare Case of Coexisting Psychogenic Polydipsia and Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus With Lithium Therapy. Cureus. 2022;14.
Adhikari A, Cha E, Antala D, Sapkota S, Bhattarai U. Changes in the survival of adult patients with metastasized melanoma with the approval of immune checkpoint inhibitors: A retrospective study from the United States database. Cancer Epidemiol. 2022;81:102254.
Antala D, Sharma A, Adhikari A, Luitel P, Hirsch S. A Rare Case of Coexisting Psychogenic Polydipsia and Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus With Lithium Therapy. Cureus. 2022;14.
Gu R, Chen H, Adhikari A, Gu Y, Kwong JS, Li G, et al. Vitamin A for preventing acute lower respiratory tract infections in children up to seven years of age. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021;2021:CD014847.
Adhikari A, Dutta A, Sapkota S, Chapagain A, Aryal A, Pradhan A. Prevalence of poor mental
health among medical students in Nepal: a cross-sectional study. BMC Med Educ. 2017 Nov 28;17:232.
Adhikari A, Sapkota S, Bhattarai U, Raghubanshi BR. Antimicrobial resistance trend of Salmonella typhi and paratyphi from 2011-2013: A descriptive study from tertiary care hospital of Nepal. J Kathmandu Med Coll. 2017;6(19):9–13.
Raghubanshi BR, Sapkota S, Adhikari A, Dutta A, Bhattarai U, Bhandari R. Use of 90% ethanol to decontaminate stethoscopes in resource limited settings. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2017 Jun 15;6:68.
Research
Cochrane project on Immunotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer in the elderly population: A systematic review, Role: Co-author, Status: Ongoing