Episode 77 – Management of Hepatitis B Infection and Vaccination – Dr Debika Bhattacharya (May 19, 2026)

In episode 77 of Going anti-Viral, Dr Debika Bhattacharya joins host Dr Michael Saag to discuss the management of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and vaccination. Dr Bhattacharya is a Clinical Professor at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) David Geffen School of Medicine and specializes in the management of HIV and HIV/viral hepatitis coinfection and sees patients with viral hepatitis and HIV/viral hepatitis coinfection at UCLA and its affiliated clinics. Her research involves viral hepatitis clinical therapeutics and long-term clinical outcomes in persons with HIV/viral hepatitis or viral hepatitis alone. Dr Saag and Dr Bhattacharya discuss HBV infection and vaccination, especially among people with HIV addressing prevalence, serology interpretation, vaccination strategies, and management of hepatitis B in the context of HIV treatment. They also reinforce the need for more research into therapies that will lead to a cure for hepatitis B.