Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD

Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Medical Director
Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Medical Center North
1161 21st Avenue South
Room / Suite
D-7219
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-2581
Phone
(615) 322-2250

Specialty
Infectious Diseases, Pediatric
M.D.
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2003
Ph.D.
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2003
Internship
Pediatric Internship-University of California, San Francisco, CA
Residency
Pediatric Residency-University of California, San Francisco, CA
Fellowship
Pediatric Infectious Disease Fellowship-University of California, San Francisco, CA

Clinical Interests

Antibiotic stewardship, rapid diagnostics, infectious diseases

Research Information

Dr. Banerjee conducts clinical research related to surveillance of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and strategies to optimize appropriate antibiotic use. She is principal investigator on NIH and CDC-funded studies implementing and evaluating rapid diagnostics and other antibiotic stewardship interventions.

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