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Pranita Tamma, MD, Pediatric Infectious Disease, Baltimore, MD

PranitaDTammaMD

Pediatric Infectious Disease Baltimore, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Director, Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship Program

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  • Office

    Johns Hopkins Hospital
    600 North Wolfe Street
    Baltimore, MD 21287
    Phone+1 410-955-2727
    Fax+1 410-500-4266

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2008 - 2011
  • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthM.H.S., 2011
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 2004 - 2007
  • State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
    State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 2004
  • State University of New York Downstate Medical School
    State University of New York Downstate Medical SchoolB.S., Summa Cum Laude, 2004

Certifications & Licensure

  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2007 - 2025
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Annual Faculty Teaching Award by Pediatric Residents Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2015
  • Top Pediatric Infectious Diseases Doctor Baltimore Magazine, 2013
  • Young Investigator’s Project Finalist Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America, 2012
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Association of a Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use with Antibiotic Use and Hospital-Onset Clostridioides Difficile Infection Rates Among US Hospitals  
    Pranita D Tamma, Al Roy Ahn, Sara E Cosgrove, JAMA Network Open
  • Integrating Bedside Nurses into Antibiotic Stewardship: A Practical Approach  
    Pranita D Tamma, Sara E Cosgrove, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
  • How Frequently Are Hospitalized Patients Colonized with Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Already on Contact Precautions for Other Indications?  
    Pranita D Tamma, Sara E Cosgrove, Clare Rock, Lisa L Maragakis, Aaron M Milstone, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
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Books/Book Chapters

Lectures

  • Evaluating the Impact of Antimicrobial Stewardship Interventions 
    Cali, Colombia - 1/1/2016
  • The Use of Non-carbapenem Beta-lactams for the Treatment of ESBL Infections 
    New Orleans, LA - 1/1/2016
  • Double Coverage for Gram-Negative Infections: Why we do not need it. 
    New Orleans, LA - 1/1/2016
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Press Mentions

  • Extended-Infusion Antibiotics Tied to Reduced Mortality from Bloodstream Infections
    Extended-Infusion Antibiotics Tied to Reduced Mortality from Bloodstream InfectionsJuly 4th, 2024
  • Gale and Ira Drukier Prize in Children’s Health Research Awarded to Johns Hopkins Medicine Infectious Disease Specialist
    Gale and Ira Drukier Prize in Children’s Health Research Awarded to Johns Hopkins Medicine Infectious Disease SpecialistNovember 3rd, 2022
  • Whole Genome Sequencing Method May Speed Personalized Treatment of Drug-Resistant Infections
    Whole Genome Sequencing Method May Speed Personalized Treatment of Drug-Resistant InfectionsJanuary 18th, 2019
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Other Languages

  • Spanish