Amit Pahwa
Experienced in Pseudomembranous Colitis

Dr. Amit Pahwa

Hospital Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD 

Experienced in Pseudomembranous Colitis
Johns Hopkins Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD 
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Dr. Amit K. Pahwa is an associate professor of medicine and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Pahwa holds many educational leadership roles including, director of the internal medicine sub-internship rotation at the Johns Hopkins Hospital the School of Medicine, associate director of the Core Clerkship in Pediatrics, and co-director of the Health System Science Core Theme. He earned his M.D. at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine and he completed his residency at Indiana University School of Medicine. He is nationally known for his work in high-value care both in education and quality improvement. For his educational work, he has not only published several papers but received many awards for this work including, Berkheimer Faculty Education Scholar Grant, CDIM Early Career Medical Student Educator Award, CDIM Louis N. Pangaro Educational Program Development Award, HVPAA educational excellence award, JHU Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching, IEE Educational Scholarship Award, and CDIM Charles H. Griffith Educational Research Award.

Dr. Pahwa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pseudomembranous Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Asymptomatic Bacteriuria, Magnesium Deficiency, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Gastrointestinal Bleeding, and Pancreatectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 60 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Pseudomembranous Colitis.

Residency
Indiana University School of Medicine, Medicine and Pediatrics, 2010
Specialties
Hospital Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
American Board Of Pediatrics
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 410-955-5000

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


60 Total Publications

Costs, Value, and Variation.
Costs, Value, and Variation.
Journal: The Medical clinics of North America
Published: August 02, 2025
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