Vivek Beechar, M.D.

Transplant

Internal Medicine - Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine
Transplant Infectious Diseases
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection

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Biography

Vivek Beechar, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in transplant infectious diseases and cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection.

Dr. Beechar earned his medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and gained advanced training through an infectious diseases fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine. While at Emory, he also earned a Master of Science in Clinical Research.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine and infectious diseases, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2024.

Dr. Beechar’s research interests include opportunistic viral infections, such as CMV, in solid organ transplant recipients. He has published peer-reviewed articles related to his areas of expertise.

He is a member of the American Society of Transplantation and the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

In 2022, Dr. Beechar was honored as one of the Most Outstanding Fellows at the Emory University School of Medicine.

Personal Note

When he’s not at work, Dr. Beechar enjoys supporting Arsenal Football Club, keeping fit, and traveling.

Education & Training

Medical School - Baylor College of Medicine (2013-2018)
Residency - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2018-2021), Internal Medicine
Other Post Graduate Training - Emory University Laney Graduate School (2022-2024)
Fellowship - Emory University School of Medicine (2021-2024), Infectious Diseases

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American Society of Transplantation
Infectious Diseases Society of America

Honors & Awards

Training Abstract Travel Award 2023, IDWeek
Travel Grant Recipient 2022, American Society of Transplantation Fellow Conference
Most Outstanding Fellow 2022, Emory University School of Medicine
Outstanding Clinical Ward Teaching, Senior Resident 2021, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Books & Publications

Publications
- Advancing cytomegalovirus prevention in solid organ transplant recipients: The promise of cell-mediated immune assays.
  Beechar VB, Phadke VK, Pouch SM, Woodworth MH, Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society 2024 Apr 26 2 e14245
- The Burden and Impact of Early Post-transplant Multidrug-Resistant Organism Detection Among Renal Transplant Recipients, 2005-2021.
  Babiker A, Karadkhele G, Bombin A, Watkins R, Robichaux C, Smith G, Beechar VB, Steed DB, Jacobs JT, Read TD, Satola S, Larsen CP, Kraft CS, Pouch SM, Woodworth MH, Open forum infectious diseases 2024 Mar 11 3 ofae060
- Impact of an ultrasensitive Cytomegalovirus quantitative nucleic acid test on Cytomegalovirus detection and therapy in renal transplant recipients.
  Beechar VB, Pouch SM, Phadke VK, Karadkhele G, Larsen CP, Woodworth MH, Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society 2024 Feb 26 1 e14219
- POT1 Regulates Proliferation and Confers Sexual Dimorphism in Glioma.
  Jalali A, Yu K, Beechar V, Bosquez Huerta NA, Grichuk A, Mehra D, Lozzi B, Kong K, Scott KL, Rao G, Bainbridge MN, Bondy ML, Deneen B, Cancer research 2021 May 81 10 2703-2713
- Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae and purpura fulminans.
  Beechar VB, de la Flor C, Medford RJ, BMJ case reports 2020 Jul 13 7
- Predictors of Local Control of Brain Metastasis Treated With Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy.
  Bastos DCA, Rao G, Oliva ICG, Loree JM, Fuentes DT, Stafford RJ, Beechar VB, Weinberg JS, Shah K, Kumar VA, Prabhu SS, Neurosurgery 2020 Jul 87 1 112-122
- PIK3CA variants selectively initiate brain hyperactivity during gliomagenesis.
  Yu K, Lin CJ, Hatcher A, Lozzi B, Kong K, Huang-Hobbs E, Cheng YT, Beechar VB, Zhu W, Zhang Y, Chen F, Mills GB, Mohila CA, Creighton CJ, Noebels JL, Scott KL, Deneen B, Nature 2020 Feb 578 7793 166-171
- Spinal Epidermoid Tumors: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
  Beechar VB, Zinn PO, Heck KA, Fuller GN, Han I, Patel AJ, Ropper AE, Neurospine 2018 Jun 15 2 117-122
- Volumetric response of progressing post-SRS lesions treated with laser interstitial thermal therapy.
  Beechar VB, Prabhu SS, Bastos D, Weinberg JS, Stafford RJ, Fuentes D, Hess KR, Rao G, Journal of neuro-oncology 2018 Mar 137 1 57-65
- Intraventricular Cavernomas of the Third Ventricle: Report of 2 Cases and a Systematic Review of the Literature.
  Beechar VB, Srinivasan VM, Reznik OE, Sen A, Klisch TJ, Ropper AE, Mandel JJ, Heck KA, Seipel TJ, Patel AJ, World neurosurgery 2017 Sep 105 935-943.e3

Research

Opportunistic viral infections in solid organ transplant recipients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection

Clinical Focus

Transplant Infectious Diseases
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection

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