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Hospital Epidemiologist and Antimicrobial Steward
Tufts Medical Center
Disclosure(s): Sunovion: Advisor/Consultant
Dr. Shira Doron is the Hospital Epidemiologist and Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Doron is a graduate of the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She completed an internship in internal medicine at the University of California, San Diego, and residency at the George Washington University Hospital. She completed her fellowship training in Infectious Diseases at Tufts Medical Center, along with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Research at the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts University. Her research interests include antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial stewardship, and hospital acquired infections.
Dr. Doron is known locally and nationally for her expertise in antimicrobial stewardship and infection control. She has held contracts with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to support healthcare facilities, particularly those providing long term care, throughout the region in their efforts to improve their stewardship and infection control initiatives. She is vice chair of the Infectious Diseases Society of America’s Centers of Excellence subcommittee and chair of the Infectious Diseases Society of America’s Centers of Excellence review committee.