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
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Alabama at Birmingham
West Bengal University of Health Sciences
Honors and Awards
- American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship Award
- NIH Post-doctoral Intramural Research Training Award, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research