Meet Tejas
Tejas Athni is an MD-PhD candidate at Harvard Medical School. Originally from Macon, Georgia, he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University with an MS in Epidemiology, BA in Political Science, and BS in Biology, earning honors and distinction.
With more than 25 peer-reviewed publications, Tejas’ work has appeared in scientific journals and textbooks across various fields. He is a recipient of the Goldwater Scholarship, the Stephen Fox Award, the Neuroscience Research Prize from the American Academy of Neurology, the Coca-Cola Scholarship, and the American Statistical Association Award from the International Science & Engineering Fair. He has presented his research at national conferences and public speaking venues such as TEDxPeachtree.
In his free time, Tejas enjoys distance running, line dancing, country swing dancing, and calisthenics.
Research
Characterizing everyday exposure to volatile organic compounds and upper respiratory health effects
Scientific Reports, 2025
Jung YS, Chiang S, Athni TS, Shah J, McCurdy K, Yu SE, Kariveda R, Mitchell M, Ruan M, Zou J, Banerjee M, Awan Z, Dey T, Nordgaard CL, Allen JG, Maxfield A, Roditi R, Bergmark R, Nadeau K, Lee SE
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-81873-2
Using Creative Activities to Improve the Postoperative Experience of Adult Patients
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2025
Batool S, Dahal A, Athni TS, Naples J
DOI: 10.1002/ohn.1208
Australian vertebrate hosts of Japanese encephalitis virus: a review of the evidence
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2025
Moore KT, Mangan MJ, Linnegar B, Athni TS, McCallum HI, Trewin BJ, Skinner EB
DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trae079
Challenges and outcomes of airway surgery in a post-war low-resource setting: A case series from Mekelle, Ethiopia
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2024
Eyassu DG, Candelo E, Asgedom BH, Wallerius KP, Twardus SW, Niermeyer WL, Green KJ, Athni TS, Wiedermann JP
DOI: 10.1002/lio2.70034
Temperature dependence of mosquitoes: comparing mechanistic and machine learning approaches
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2024
Athni TS, Childs ML, Glidden CK, Mordecai EA
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012488
Estimating community-wide indirect effects of influenza vaccination: triangulation using mathematical models and bias analysis
American Journal of Epidemiology, 2024
Arinaminpathy N, Reed C, Biggerstaff M, Nguyen AT, Athni TS, Arnold BF, Hubbard A, Reingold A, Benjamin-Chung J
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwae365
Species distribution modeling for disease ecology: a multi-scale case study for schistosomiasis host snails in Brazil
PLOS Global Public Health, 2024
Singleton AL, Glidden CK, Chamberlin AJ, Tuan R, Palasio RGS, Pinter A, Caldeira RL, Mendonca CLF, Carvalho OS, Monteiro MV, Athni TS, Sokolow SH, Mordecai EA, De Leo GA
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002224
Climate and urbanization drive changes in the habitat suitability of Schistosoma mansoni competent snails in Brazil
Nature Communications, 2024
Glidden CK, Singleton AL, Chamberlin A, Tuan R, Palasio RGS, Caldeira RL, Monteiro AMV, Lwiza KM, Liu P, Silva V, Athni TS, Sokolow SH, Mordecai EA, De Leo GA
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48335-9
Re-assessing thermal response of schistosomiasis transmission risk: evidence for a higher thermal optimum than previously predicted
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2024
Aslan IH, Pourtois JD, Chamberlin AJ, Mitchell KR, Mari L, Lwiza KM, Wood CL, Mordecai EA, Yu A, Tuan R, Palasio RGS, Monteiro AMV, Kirk D, Athni TS, Sokolow SH, N’Goran EK, Diakite NR, Ouattara M, Gatto M, Casagrandi R, Little DC, Ozretich RW, Norman R, Allan F, Brierley AS, Liu P, Pereira TA, De Leo GA
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011836
Influence of hydrometeorological risk factors on child diarrhea and enteropathogens in rural Bangladesh
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2024
Grembi JA, Nguyen AT, Riviere M, Heitmann GB, Patil A, Athni TS, Djajadi S, Ercumen A, Lin A, Crider Y, Mertens A, Karim MA, Islam MO, Miah R, Famida SL, Hossen MS, Mutsuddi P, Ali S, Rahman MZ, Hussain Z, Shoab AK, Haque R, Rahman M, Unicomb L, Luby SP, Arnold BF, Bennett A, Benjamin-Chung J
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012157
Systematic evaluation of Merkel cell carcinoma clinical practice guidelines using the Agree II instrument
Archives of Dermatologic Research, 2024
Lakshmipathy D, Fritz C, Harris J, Athni T, Go B, Moreira A, Giordano C, Rajasekaran K
DOI: 10.1007/s00403-024-02853-0
Influence of Temperature and Precipitation on the Effectiveness of Water, Sanitation, and Handwashing Interventions against Childhood Diarrheal Disease in Rural Bangladesh: A Reanalysis of the WASH Benefits Bangladesh Trial
Environmental Health Perspectives, 2024
Nguyen AT, Grembi JA, Riviere M, Heitmann GB, Hutson WD, Athni TS, Patil A, Ercumen A, Lin A, Crider Y, Mertens A, Unicomb L, Rahman M, Luby SP, Arnold BF, Benjamin-Chung J
DOI: 10.1289/EHP13807
Neoadjuvant therapy to improve resectability of advanced thyroid cancer: A real-world experience
Head & Neck, 2024
Russell MD, Gild ML, Wirth LJ, Robinson B, Karcioglu AS, Iwata AJ, Athni TS, Ahmed AHA, Randolph GW
DOI: 10.1002/hed.27735
Recovery of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Function With Neoadjuvant Treatment: Neural Characterization
The Laryngoscope, 2024
Russell MD, Ahmed AHA, Feng Z, Shonka DC, Karcioglu AS, Iwata AJ, Kyriazidis N, Siddiqui SH, Athni TS, Park JC, Wirth LJ, Zafereo ME, Randolph GW
DOI: 10.1002/lary.31304
Mapping the global neurosurgery workforce. Part 2: Trainee density
Journal of Neurosurgery, 2024
Gupta S, Gal ZT, Athni TS, Calderon C, Callison WE, Dada OE, Lie W, Qian C, Reddy R, Rolle M, Baticulon RE, Chaurasia B, dos Santos Rubio EJ, Esquenazi Y, Golby AJ, Pirzad AF, Park KB
DOI: 10.3171/2023.9.JNS231616
Mapping the global neurosurgery workforce. Part 1: Consultant neurosurgeon density
Journal of Neurosurgery, 2024
Gupta S, Gal ZT, Athni TS, Calderon C, Callison WE, Dada OE, Lie W, Qian C, Reddy R, Rolle M, Baticulon RE, Chaurasia B, dos Santos Rubio EJ, Esquenazi Y, Golby AJ, Pirzad AF, Park KB
DOI: 10.3171/2023.9.JNS231615
The Impact of Ambient and Wildfire Air Pollution on Rhinosinusitis and Olfactory Dysfunction
Current Allergy and Asthma Reports, 2023
Yu SE, Athni TS, Mitchell MB, Zhou X, Chiang S, Lee SE
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-023-01110-0
Not just snot: local inflammatory profiles in patients with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease differ from patients with aspirin-tolerant chronic rhinosinusitis
International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, 2023
Chiang S, Yu SE, Athni TS, Bergmark RW, Maxfield AZ, Roditi RE, Buchheit KM, Lundberg M, Mitchell MB, Lee SE
DOI: 10.1002/alr.2321638
Endoscopic endonasal transclival approach for a ventral brainstem epidermoid cyst: illustrative case
Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons, 2023
Hauser BM, Gupta S, Athni TS, Segar DJ, Uppaluri R, Arnaout O
DOI: 10.3171/CASE22538
Hypogammaglobulinemia, late-onset neutropenia, and infections following rituximab
Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 2023
Athni TS, Barmettler S
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2023.01.018
Not all mosquitoes are created equal: A synthesis of vector competence experiments reinforces virus associations of Australian mosquitoes
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
Kain MP, Skinner EB, Athni TS, Ramirez AL, Mordecai EA, Van den Hurk AF
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010768
A Review of the Ring Trial Design for Evaluating Ring Interventions for Infectious Diseases
Epidemiologic Reviews, 2022
Butzin-Dozier Z, Athni TS, Benjamin-Chung J
DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxac003
Global Change and Emerging Infectious Diseases
Annual Review of Resource Economics, 2022
Nova N, Athni TS, Childs ML, Mandle L, Mordecai EA
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-resource-111820-024214
The influence of vector-borne disease on human history: socio-ecological mechanisms
Ecology Letters, 2021
Athni TS, Shocket MS, Couper LI, Nova N, Caldwell IR, Caldwell JM, Childress JN, Childs ML, De Leo GA, Kirk DG, MacDonald AJ, Olivarius K, Pickel DG, Roberts SO, Winokur OC, Young HS, Cheng J, Grant EA, Kurzner PM, Kyaw S, Lin BJ, Lopez RC, Massihpour DS, Olsen EC, Roache M, Ruiz A, Schultz EA, Shafat M, Spencer RL, Bharti N, Mordecai EA
DOI: 10.1111/ele.13675
A Membrane-Tethered Ubiquitination Pathway Regulates Hedgehog Signaling and Heart Development
Developmental Cell, 2020
Kong JH, Young CB, Pusapati GV, Patel CB, Ho S, Krishnan A, Lin JH, Devine W, de Bellaing AM, Athni TS, Aravind L, Gunn TM, Lo CW, Rohatgi R
DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2020.08.012
Global Guidelines for RFA
Thyroid Ablation: An International Guide, 2025
Noel JE, Russell MD, Athni TS, Davies L, Randolph GW
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-88229-6_26
The Evolution of Modern Medicine: Garden to Pill Box
Medicinal Plants: From Farm to Pharmacy, 2019
Athni TS, Athni SS
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-31269-5_1