ShubhaKerkarMDAAHIVS FACP FIDSA
Infectious Disease • Palm Springs, CAHIV/AIDS Medicine, Healthcare Associated Infections, International Health, Travel & Tropical
ID Consultant at Desert Regional Medical center and Eisenhower Medical Center. Director, Infectious Diseases at the Desert Regional Medical Center and DAP Health.
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Office
DAP Health
1695 North Sunrise
Palm Springs, CA 92262Phone+1 760-992-0433
Summary
- Dr. Shubha Kerkar is an infectious disease specialist in Palm Springs, CA and is affiliated with Desert Regional Medical Center and Eisenhower Health. She received her medical degree from Gandhi Medical College and did her Internship Residency in Internal Medicine and Fellowship in Infectious Diseases. She has been in practice 30+ years. She specializes in Adult Infectious Diseases including HIV medicine and Viral Hepatitis, healthcare associated infections, and international health, travel & tropical diseases. She chairs the Committee for Infection Prevention/Employee Health and Antibiotic Stewardship Program.
Education & Training
Gandhi Medical CollegeClass of 1982
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1990 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1986 - 1992- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctor Award Infectious Diseases Specialty - Castle -Connolly, 2005-2022
- Women Who Lead - Recognition Palm Springs Life, 2021
- Exceptional Women in Medicine 2020 and 2021 Castle Connolly, 2020-2021
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsTrending serial CSF samples to guide treatment of refractory coccidioidal meningitis with intrathecal liposomal amphotericinBrian Fiani, Alvin Nguyen, Syed A. Quadri, Mudassir Farooqui, Atif Zafar
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2019-06-01
Press Mentions
'A True Community': DAP Health Commemorates 40th Anniversary, Looks Back on Its OriginsAugust 19th, 2024- Riverside County Waiting to Receive Monkeypox Vaccines, Outlines Distribution PlanJune 28th, 2022
- COVID-19: 2021 Brought More Cases, Deaths in California Than 2020; Health Leaders Remain 'Hopeful' for 2022January 1st, 2022
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Infectious Diseases Society of AmericaFellow
- American Academy of HIV MedicineAAHIVS
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