Archana Maniar, M.D., F.I.D.S.A.
Professor of Medicine
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Locations and Contact
Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
Infectious Diseases Clinic
4860 Y St.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 916-734-2737
VA Northern CA Health Care System
Sacramento VA Medical Center
10535 Hospital Way
Mather, CA 95655
Phone: 916-843-7000
Additional Numbers
Physician Referrals
Philosophy of Care
In a time of ever-increasing use of technology in healthcare, the practices of infectious diseases requires more than diagnostic testing and procedures. It requires detailed discussions with time spent with patients in order to understand the course of their disease processes.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Maniar’s clinical work includes the spectrum of infectious diseases from HIV and hepatitis C to infections in travelers, hospital-acquired and prosthetic joint infections. She has experience as a health system epidemiologist and specializes infection prevention as well as antimicrobial stewardship. She sees patients in the ambulatory care and inpatient settings. In addition, Dr. Maniar has an interest in the intersection of medicine and creativity. Her first novel Dry Spells was published internationally by Lake Union Publishing in May of 2024.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Maniar was previously the Health System Epidemiologist of VA Northern California Health System addressing acute care, long-term care, and ambulatory care infection prevention. She has extensive experience in system-wide planning for high consequence infections and pandemic response. She participates in the antimicrobial stewardship program to encourage appropriate use of antimicrobial agents to improve clinical outcomes and reduce toxicity. Dr. Maniar has an additional interest in the intersection of medicine and creativity. Her first novel Dry Spells was published internationally by Lake Union Publishing in May of 2024. She is currently writing her second novel.
Division
Infectious Diseases
Undergraduate School
B.S./B.S., Biology, Political Science, UCLA, Los Angeles CA 1996
Medical School
M.D., UC Davis School of Medicine, Davis CA 2000
Internship
Internal Medicine, UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento CA 2000-2001
Residency
Internal Medicine, UC Davis Health System, Sacramento CA 2001-2003
Fellowship
Infectious Diseases, UC Davis Health System, Sacramento CA 2003-2005
Sacramento's Top Doctor Award in Infectious Diseases, 2023, 2025,
Special Contribution Award, VA Northern California Health System, for efforts in healthcare epidemiology and infection prevention, 2024,
Certificate of Appreciation for contributions and performance as part of the VHA COVID-19 response, Department of Veteran’s Affairs, Washington DC, 2021,
Election as a Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2020,
Special Contribution Award for role in COVID response as Hospital Epidemiologist at VA NCHCS, 2020,
Maniar A. Dry Spells, A Novel. Lake Union Publishing 2024 May.
Maniar A, Sarkar S, Godbout R, Raychaudhuri SP. Disseminated Cat-Scratch Disease in a Patient With Rheumatoid Arthritis on Rituximab. J Clin Rheumatol. 2021 Aug 1;27(5):e164-e165. doi:10.1097/RHU.0000000000001305. PMID:32040054.
Reddy AK, Chakrabarty M, Liu Y, Cohen SH, Maniar AH. Case Report: Clonorchis sinensis Infection Associated with Eosinophilic Pneumonia. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 May 3;104(6):2065-2068. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.20-0632. PMID:33939634.
Maniar A. The Healer’s Lament. Op Med, Doximity Creativity in Medicine Poetry Submission. 2019 Nov 12. https://opmed.doximity.com/articles/the-healer-s-lament?_csrf_attempted=yes
Taylor J, Carr-Lopez S, Robinson A, Malmstrom R, Duncan K, Maniar A, Re ACD, Carmichael JM. Determinants of Treatment Eligibility in Veterans With Hepatitis C Viral Infection. Clin Ther. 2017 Jan;39(1):130-137. doi:10.1016/j.clinthera.2016.11.019. Epub 2016 Dec 15. PMID:27989619.
Ludwig A, Sato K, Schirmer P, Maniar A, Lucero-Obusan C, Fleming C, Ryono R, Oda G, Winters M, Holodniy M. Concurrent outbreaks with co-infection of norovirus and Clostridium difficile in a long-term-care facility. Epidemiol Infect. 2013 Aug;141(8):1598-603. doi:10.1017/S0950268813000241. Epub 2013 Feb 22. PMID:23433360.
Maniar A, Ellis C, Asmuth D, Pollard R, Rutledge J. HIV infection and atherosclerosis: evaluating the drivers of inflammation. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2013 Oct;20(5):720-8. doi:10.1177/2047487312447843. Epub 2012 May 3. PMID:22556374.
Sharon VR, Kim J, Sudhakar S, Fung MA, Maniar A. Disseminated cutaneous sporotrichosis. Lancet Infect Dis. 2013 Jan;13(1):95. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(12)70140-8. PMID:23257234.
Ellis CL, Ma Z-M, Maniar AH, Mann SK, Overman HA, Li CS, Yotter T, Knight TH, Miller CJ, Pollard RB, Rutledge JC, Asmuth DM. Application of 16S ribosomal RNA gene-targeted pyrosequencing to investigate the consequence of HIV-disease and antiviral therapy on the gut microbiome: a microbial (meta)genomic snapshot of duodenal biopsies, luminal aspirates, and stool pre- and post-treatment. Antiviral Therapy. 2011;16 Suppl 2.
Ellis CL, Ma ZM, Mann SK, Li CS, Wu J, Knight TH, Yotter T, Hayes TL, Maniar AH, Troia-Cancio PV, Overman HA, Torok NJ, Albanese A, Rutledge JC, Miller CJ, Pollard RB, Asmuth DM. Molecular characterization of stool microbiota in HIV-infected subjects by panbacterial and order-level 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) quantification and correlations with immune activation. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Aug 15;57(5):363-70. doi:10.1097/QAI.0b013e31821a603c. PMID:21436711.