David Joseph Roach MD

Infectious Disease

Physician

75 Francis StBoston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-732-5500
Fax+1 508-334-1977

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Summary

Dr. David Roach is an internal medicine specialist based in Boston, MA, with a subspecialty in infectious disease. He graduated from the University of Washington School of Medicine in 2016 and completed his residency in internal medicine there from 2017 to 2019. He has contributed to several notable publications, including on topics such as Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections and secondary bacterial infections in COVID-19 patients. His research has been published in various journals, including Clinical Infectious Diseases and Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, and has been cited multiple times by other publications.

Education & Training

University of WashingtonResidency, Internal Medicine, 2017 - 2019
University of Washington School of MedicineClass of 2016

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2021 - 2027
WA State Medical License 2016 - 2027
MT State Medical License 2019 - 2019
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Low-cost approaches for detecting antimicrobial resistance in bacterial infections in resource-limited settings: a scoping review.
David J Roach, Fiorella Krapp, Shriya Bhat, David B Flynn, Lao-Tzu Allan-Blitz
Npj Antimicrobials and Resistance. 2026-07-10
Rapid development and field evaluation of a portable CRISPR-based assay for Mpox during the 2025 Sierra Leone outbreak.
Nisha Gopal, Tsion Abay, Carolyn Payne, Michael Gomez, Maariam Manjia Rogers
Nature Communications. 2026-06-06
Cutting to the Chase.
Josephine Kahn, Anand Vaidya, David Roach, Joaquim Michael Havens, Victoria Thomas
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2026-05-28