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Summary
- Dr. Sailaja Puttagunta, MD is an infectious disease specialist in Waterbury, Connecticut. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Education & Training
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2004 - 2006
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
Gandhi Medical CollegeClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2024 - 2027
CT State Medical License 1997 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification InteGreat® EHR, McKesson, 2016
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 5 citationsCharacterization of sulopenem antimicrobial activity usingtime-kill kinetics, synergy, post-antibiotic effect, and sub-inhibitory MIC effect methods againstandisolates.Joshua M Maher, Michael D Huband, Jill M Lindley, Paul R Rhomberg, Steven I Aronin
Microbiology Spectrum. 2025-03-04 - 8 citationsA phase 3 randomized trial of sulopenem vs. ertapenem in patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections.Michael W Dunne, Steven I Aronin, Anita F Das, Karthik Akinapelli, Jeanne D Breen
Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 2025-03-01 - Sulopenem Disk Development, Quality Control Range, and MIC to Disk Result Correlation forIsolates.Sailaja Puttagunta, Steven I Aronin, Jeanna DiFranco-Fisher, Laura Koeth
Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2023-07-20
Press Mentions
BiomX Appoints Sailaja Puttagunta as Chief Medical OfficerDecember 11th, 2018









