Ritu Banerjee Archive — Page 1 of 1

January 5, 2023

Three elected to the American Pediatric Society

Three physicians in the Vanderbilt Department of Pediatrics have been elected to the American Pediatric Society.

By Christina Echegaray
November 17, 2022

Improving awareness and understanding of antimicrobial resistance is crucial

The Vanderbilt Antimicrobial Stewardship Program provides oversight of antimicrobial therapies for both inpatient and outpatient populations.

By Jessica Pasley
August 11, 2022

Rise seen in parechovirus cases among children

Doctors at Vanderbilt are seeing an unusually high number of young patients infected with a virus called parechovirus.

By Jessica Pasley
Reeyan Ahmed is among the patients treated at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt who developed MIS-C following COVID-19 infection.
March 7, 2022

Teen shares his battle with MIS-C following COVID-19 infection

Reeyan Ahmed is among the patients treated at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt who developed MIS-C following COVID-19 infection.

By Christina Echegaray
Vanderbilt Antimicrobial Stewardship Program personnel include (front row, from left) Chelsea Gorsline, MD, Sophie Katz, MD, Gowri Satyanarayana, MD. Not pictured, Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD, Jessica Gillon, PharmD, (back row, from left) Milner Staub, MD, George Nelson, MD, Ben Ereshefsky, PharmD, and Jeff Frieberg, MD, PhD.
February 17, 2022

VUMC recognized for antimicrobial drug stewardship efforts

By Paul Govern
Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD, and her colleagues are studying a new way to determine whether antibiotics will be effective against certain bacterial infections.
December 7, 2021

VUMC awarded CDC funding to combat antimicrobial resistance, infectious diseases

Vanderbilt has partnered with the CDC to combat the crisis of antimicrobial resistance and other healthcare threats through a newly created Global Action in Healthcare Network (GAIHN).

By Jessica Pasley