Dr. Adalja is currently a fellow in the Department of Critical Care Medicine at UPMC and is serving as a Visiting Fellow at the Center for Biosecurity. At the Center, he is a contributor to the Clinician's Biosecurity Network and he provides analytical and clinical support. He recently completed a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at UPMC where he also served as Chief Fellow. 

Additionally, Dr. Adalja is a member of the Allegheny County (PA) Metropolitan Medical Response Team, the American College of Emergency Physicians Pennsylvania Chapter's EMS & Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness Committee, and the Allegheny County Medical Reserve Corps. He also was a contributing author to the Handbook of Bioterrorism and Disaster Medicine. 

Dr. Adalja is board certified in Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine and is a member of various medical societies, including the American Medical Association, Infectious Diseases Society of America, HIV Medical Association, American College of Physicians, and the American College of Emergency Physicians. 

Prior to joining the Center, Dr. Adalja completed a combined residency in both Internal and Emergency Medicine at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh where he also served as Chief Resident and on the infection control committee. He is a graduate of the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine and obtained a bachelor of science degree in Industrial Management from Carnegie Mellon University. 

Dr. Adalja is a native of Butler, Pennsylvania.