RituBanerjeeMD
Pediatric Infectious Disease • Nashville, TNAssociate Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Office
3601 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37232Phone+1 615-322-3157Fax+1 615-936-0605
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2005 - 2009- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Pediatrics, 2003 - 2005
Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2004 - Present
TN State Medical License 2016 - 2026
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
MN State Medical License 2009 - 2018
WI State Medical License 2014 - 2017- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Clinical Trials
- Rapid Identification and Susceptibility Testing of Pathogens From Blood Cultures Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
- Impact of Rapid Detection of MRSA Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 01
- Impact of a Procalcitonin Testing and Treatment Algorithm on Antibiotic Use and Outcomes in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Start of enrollment: 2018 Feb 12
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 40 citationsIndividualized Approaches Are Needed for Optimized Blood CulturesRitu Banerjee, Volkan Özenci, Robin Patel
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2016-11-15 - 14 citationsMolecular diagnostics for genotypic detection of antibiotic resistance: current landscape and future directions.Ritu Banerjee, Robin Patel
JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance. 2023-02-01 - 353 citationsRandomized Trial of Rapid Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction–Based Blood Culture Identification and Susceptibility TestingRitu Banerjee, Christine B Teng, Scott A. Cunningham, Sherry M. Ihde, James M. Steckelberg
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2015-10-01
Journal Articles
- Epidemiology of Staphylococcus Aureus Infections in Patients Admitted to Freestanding Pediatric Hospitals, 2009–2016Jeffrey S Gerber, Sarah K Parker, Adam L Hersh, Ritu Banerjee, Thomas V Brogan, Samir S Shah, Jason G Newland, Michael J Smith, Matthew P Kronman, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Press Mentions
Patient’s Experiences Bring Antimicrobial Resistance into Sharp FocusNovember 8th, 2024
Directorships Honor VUMC Leaders and Philanthropic PartnersSeptember 30th, 2024- 23 Infants Hospitalized for Parechovirus as CDC Issues WarningAugust 4th, 2022
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