Amrita Mukherjee, PhD, MPH

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Division of Epidemiologic Research

626-564-3177

Amrita.X.Mukherjee@kp.org

Biography

Dr. Mukherjee is an epidemiologist and postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Research & Evaluation. Her research interests include human papillomavirus-associated cancers, comorbidities in cancer patients and survivors, and development of risk prediction models using electronic health records and cancer registry data.

Before joining Kaiser Permanente, Dr. Mukherjee worked as an American Heart Association predoctoral fellow at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her doctoral dissertation focused on cardiovascular disease risk in head and neck cancer patients and led to the publication of several research articles in peer-reviewed journals. During her doctoral training, Dr. Mukherjee was also involved in projects focusing on human papillomavirus-associated cancers and women’s reproductive health in Nepal.

Areas of Focus

  • Human papillomavirus-associated cancers
  • Comorbidities in cancer patients
  • Risk prediction models
  • Electronic health records data

Education

PhD, Epidemiology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
MPH, Epidemiology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery)
West Bengal University of Health Sciences
Kolkata, India

Honors and Awards

  • American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship Award
  • NIH Post-doctoral Intramural Research Training Award, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research