Vivek Beechar, M.D. Assistant Professor School Medical School Department Internal Medicine You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Vivek Beechar M.D., M.Sc., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a Member of its Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine. His clinical interests include transplant infectious diseases and cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. Originally from South Africa, Dr. Beechar holds a bachelor's degree in neurobiology from the University of Texas at Austin. He earned his medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and completed internal medicine residency training at UT Southwestern. He then received advanced training in infectious diseases and transplant infectious diseases through a fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, where he also earned a Master of Science in Clinical Research. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in infectious diseases and internal medicine, he joined the UT Southwestern Faculty in 2024. Dr. Beechar's research interests include the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in solid organ transplant recipients. His investigations have resulted in 10 publications in peer-reviewed journals. Additionally, he has presented his findings at scientific conferences throughout the United States. Dr. Beechar is active in several professional societies, including the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society of Transplantation (AST). In 2022, Dr. Beechar was honored as one of Emory University School of Medicine's Most Outstanding Fellows. When not at work, Dr. Beechar enjoys keeping fit, traveling to new destinations, and supporting the Arsenal Football Club. Education Medical School Baylor College of Medicine (2018) Residency UT Southwestern Medical Center (2021), Internal Medicine Other Post Graduate Training Emory University Laney Graduate School (2024) Fellowship Emory University School of Medicine (2024), Infectious Diseases Research Interest Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Solid Organ Transplantation Transplant infectious diseases Publications Featured Publications Advancing cytomegalovirus prevention in solid organ transplant recipients: The promise of cell-mediated immune assays. Beechar VB, Phadke VK, Pouch SM, Woodworth MH, Transpl Infect Dis 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 Infect Dis 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, Transpl Infect Dis 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 Res 2021 May 81 10 2703-2713 Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae and purpura fulminans. Beechar VB, de la Flor C, Medford RJ, BMJ Case Rep 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, J Neurooncol 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 Neurosurg 2017 Sep 105 935-943.e3 Results 1-10 of 10 1 Honors & Awards Training Abstract Travel AwardIDWeek (2023) Most Outstanding FellowEmory University (2022) Travel Grant RecipientAmerican Society of Transplantation Fellow Conference (2022) Outstanding Clinical Ward, Teaching, Senior ResidentUT Southwestern Medical Center (2021) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Society of Transplantation (AST) Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
