Netanya Utay, M.D.

Netanya Utay, M.D.

Clinical Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases & Geographic Medicine

  • Internal Medicine - Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine
  • HIV
  • COVID-19

Biography

Netanya Utay, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Clinical Chief for its Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine. She specializes in HIV, mpox, COVID-19, and other infectious diseases.

Dr. Utay earned her medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine. She completed her residency in internal medicine at the University of Washington and gained advanced training in infectious diseases through a fellowship at the National Institutes of Health.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in infectious diseases and internal medicine, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2021.

Dr. Utay serves on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents. She was previously Chair of the Advancing Clinical Trials Globally (ACTG) Comorbidities Transformative Science Group (CTSG). Her research interests include comorbidities in people with HIV and the role of chronic inflammation in promoting disease.

Dr. Utay is editor of the HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment Section for Current HIV/AIDS Reports. Additionally, she is a member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Texas Medical Association, and the Dallas County Medical Society.

She has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed research articles, editorials, and clinical guidelines, and delivered many international, national, and regional invited lectures.

Education & Training

  • Medical School - Baylor College of Medicine (1998-2003)
  • Residency - University of Washington Medical Center (2003-2006), Internal Medicine
  • Fellowship - National Institutes of Health (2006-2013), Infectious Diseases

Professional Associations & Affiliations

  • Infectious Diseases Society of America
  • Texas Medical Association
  • Dallas County Medical Society

Honors & Awards

  • Texas Super Doctors Rising Star 2015-2017, Texas Monthly
  • Top Doctors of Houston 2014, H Texas Magazine
  • Young Investigator Award 2010-2013, Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
  • Research Scholar 2001, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, National Institutes of Health

Books & Publications

Research

  • HIV and chronic inflammation
  • Comorbidities in people with HIV
  • Intestinal damage and inflammation in people with COVID-19

Clinical Focus

  • HIV
  • COVID-19
  • Infectious Diseases

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