Keyur S. Vyas

Professor

UAMS

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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Internal Med, College of Medicine

9 h-index 30 pubs 278 cited

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Keyur S. Vyas, Professor in Internal Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, investigates various aspects of infectious diseases and health disparities. His recent work includes studying COVID-19-associated mucormycosis in Arkansas, analyzing the pandemic's impact on supplement usage and self-medication within the state, and examining gender and racial disparities in COVID-19 symptomatology and outcomes among adults in Arkansas. Vyas has also published on the spectrum of hemorrhagic encephalitis in COVID-19 patients and investigated prolonged outbreaks of healthcare-associated mucormycosis. His research interests extend to the use of novel antibiotic therapies for multidrug-resistant organisms and the presentation of atypical cardiovascular conditions. Vyas's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 9, with 27 total publications and 270 citations. He has collaborated with Wendy Nembhard, Emine Bircan, Hazel Liverett, and Jenil Patel, all from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, on multiple publications.

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h-index: 9
Publications: 30
Citations: 278

Selected Publications

Use of Aztreonam–Avibactam with Rapid Eravacycline Step-Down Therapy for a Tibial Septic Non-Union by NDM-Producing Enterobacter cloacae (2025)

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Atypical Case of Takayasu Aortitis Presenting as Embolic Stroke with Concomitant Massive Thoracic Artery Aneurysm (2025)

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Gender disparities in symptomology of COVID-19 among adults in Arkansas (2023)

10 citations DOI OpenAlex
Investigation of a Prolonged and Large Outbreak of Healthcare-Associated Mucormycosis Cases in an Acute Care Hospital—Arkansas, June 2019–May 2021 (2022)

5 citations DOI OpenAlex
Analysis of COVID-19 Pandemic on Supplement Usage and Its Combination with Self-Medication within the State of Arkansas (2022)

11 citations DOI OpenAlex
Racial disparities in symptomatology and outcomes of COVID-19 among adults of Arkansas (2022)

10 citations DOI OpenAlex
Spectrum of Hemorrhagic Encephalitis in COVID-19 Patients: A Case Series and Review (2022)

9 citations DOI OpenAlex
<i>Notes from the Field:</i> COVID-19–Associated Mucormycosis — Arkansas, July–September 2021 (2021)

20 citations DOI OpenAlex