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Ashwini M. Niranjan-Azadi

Ashwini M. Niranjan-Azadi, MD

Internal Medicine

Hospital Medicine

Highlights

Languages

  • Kannada
  • English

Gender

Female

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:

  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

About Ashwini M. Niranjan-Azadi

Professional Titles

  • Wellness and Faculty Development Director, Division of Hospital Medicine

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Background

Dr. Ashwini Niranjan-Azadi is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. 

She earned her M.D. from Johns Hopkins and also completed her residency training at Hopkins in the Osler Internal Medicine Residency Program.

Research Interests

Faculty Development and Mentorship, Physician Well-being, High Value Care, Medical Education

Selected Publications

  • Niranjan A, Corujo A, Ziegelstein RC, Nwulia E. Depression and heart disease in US adults. General Hospital Psychiatry. 2012 May; 34(3):254-61

  • Niranjan-Azadi AM, Araz F, Patel YA, Alachkar N, Alqahtani S, Cameron AM, Stevens RD, Gurakar A. Ammonia Level and Mortality in Acute Liver Failure: A Single-Center Experience. Annals of Transplantation. 2016 Aug 2;21:479-83

  • Niranjan-Azadi AM, Kabacam G, Durand CM, Anjum S, Saberi B, Dagher NN, Philosophe B, Gurakar A. Single-Center Experience in Pre-transplant Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Treatment Among Living Donor Liver Transplant Candidates: Bridging the Direct-Acting Antivirals (DAA). Annals of Transplantation. 2017 Sep 22;22:570-574

  • Damarla M, Zaeh S, Niedermeyer S, Merck S, Niranjan-Azadi A, Broderick B, Punjabi N. Prone Positioning of Non-Intubated Patients with COVID-19. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2020 Aug 15;202(4):604-606

  • Ma L, Varma S, Niranjan-Azadi A. Hodgkin lymphoma presenting as alcohol-induced back pain. BMJ Case Reports. 2019 Nov 28;12(11)

Honors

  • Baltimore Magazine, Top Doctor Award 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Society of Hospital Medicine Maryland Chapter Physician of the Year 2023
  • Clinical Directors of Internal Medicine Early Career Medical Student Educator Award 2025

Memberships

  • Society of Hospital Medicine

Locations

  1. The Johns Hopkins Hospital
    • 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287

    Expertise

    Education

    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Residency, Medicine, 2016

    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Medical Education, MD, 2013

    Board Certifications

    Internal Medicine

    American Board of Internal Medicine, 2016

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    • Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
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