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Nirav Patel, MD, Infectious Disease, New Orleans, LA, University Medical Center

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Infectious Disease New Orleans, LA

Healthcare Associated Infections, Transplant/Immunocompromised States

Chief Medical Officer, University Medical Center

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Education & Training

  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2010 - 2012
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2008 - 2010
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2007
  • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 2004
  • University of California Riverside School of Medicine
    University of California Riverside School of MedicineB.S., Biomedical Sciences, 1997 - 2001

Certifications & Licensure

  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2011 - Present
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2006 - Present
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 2019 - 2022
  • MO State Medical License
    MO State Medical License 2012 - 2021
  • NE State Medical License
    NE State Medical License 2011 - 2014
  • CO State Medical License
    CO State Medical License 2012 - 2013

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Safety and Quality Team Scholarship Award Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 2014
  • Leo G. Rigler, M.D. Award Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2005
  • Ernst A. Noltmann Memorial Award in Biomedical Sciences University of California, Riverside-University of California, Los Angeles Biomedical Sciences Program, 2001

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Are cell phones a potential source for bacterial contamination in the orthopaedic operating room and how effective is a standardized disinfecting regimen?  
    Shakir IA, Patel NH, Chamberland RR, Kaar SG, J Bone Joint Surg Am, 1/4/2015

Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • EMR-Based Sepsis Alert: Improving Early Detection
    Mwangi J, Ordaz E, Weber L, Patel N, Uppalapati A, Jamkhana Z, SCCM Annual Congress, Phoenix, AZ, 1/17/2015
  • Achieving competency in ultrasound guided central venous catheter insertion for incoming house staff
    Jamkhana Z, Reichardt B, Mwangi J, Patel N, Uppalapti A, SCCM Annual Congress, Phoenix, AZ, 1/17/2015
  • Yield of Blood Cultures (BC), incidence of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) and Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in patients admitted with Acute Exacerbation of...
    Gogineni S, Kamel G, Patel N, Pendleton G, Uppalapti A, CHEST, Austin, TX, 1/25/2014
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Lectures

  • Infection Control and You 
    Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - 1/29/2016
  • Universal Protocol 
    SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, MO - 1/20/2016
  • Influenza and other Epidemic Viral Pneumonias 
    Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - 1/19/2016
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Other

Press Mentions

  • Doctors Concerned of Dangerous COVID-19 Delta Variant Which Is More Infectious and in Louisiana
    Doctors Concerned of Dangerous COVID-19 Delta Variant Which Is More Infectious and in LouisianaJune 22nd, 2021
  • Missouri Mother Worries Her Son May Have Rare, Polio-like Illness
    Missouri Mother Worries Her Son May Have Rare, Polio-like IllnessOctober 17th, 2018
  • Dirty Pools Could Make You Sick
    Dirty Pools Could Make You SickMay 22nd, 2017
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Hospital Affiliations