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Ritika Prasad, MD

Title(s)Assistant Professor, Medicine
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    Stanford University , Stanford BS2015Chemistry
    University of California, San Diego, San DiegoMD2020School of Medicine
    Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San JoseResidency2023Internal Medicine
    Stanford University , Stanford Fellowship2025Infectious Dieases

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    Ritika Prasad is an infectious diseases physician at UCSF. She manages a broad range of infectious diseases, including invasive and difficult-to-treat bacterial infections. She treats patients in the hospital and in the clinic.

    Her research interests include antibiotic stewardship and medical education. She is dedicated to improving the quality and safety of antimicrobial use, advancing trainee education, and fostering supportive learning environments for medical learners.

    She received her BS from Stanford University in Chemistry. She received her MD from UCSD School of Medicine. She went on to complete her Internal Medicine residency at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and her Infectious Diseases fellowship at Stanford University.

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    1. How to leverage medication use evaluations for antimicrobial stewardship goals: a primer for physicians. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2025; 5(1):e270. Prasad R, Arya R, Meng L, Holubar M, Alegria W, Zimmet AN. PMID: 41127150; PMCID: PMC12538338.
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    2. Unraveling indications for discharge antibiotics: the Devil's in the details. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2025; 5(1):e233. Prasad R, Hawkins MR, Arya R, Zimmet AN, Mische L, Mui E, Esadah E, Pourali S, Ha DR, Holubar M. PMID: 41079954; PMCID: PMC12509150.
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    3. Beyond the basics: rethinking antimicrobial stewardship by targeting cytomegalovirus immune globulin for immunocompromised patients. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2025; 5(1):e166. Prasad R, Lu B, Veloria D, Mui E, Nelson J, Dhillon G, Deresinski S, Holubar M, Alegria W. PMID: 40765631; PMCID: PMC12322775.
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    4. Case Report: Relapsing Leptospirosis in an Immunocompromised Host. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 10 04; 109(4):730-732. Prasad R, Narsana NK, Ajayi AA, Wang H, Patel J, Ho DY, Banaei N, Blackburn BG. PMID: 37604468; PMCID: PMC10551081.
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    5. A Targeted Computational Screen of the SWEETLEAD Database Reveals FDA-Approved Compounds with Anti-Dengue Viral Activity. mBio. 2020 Nov 10; 11(6). Moshiri J, Constant DA, Liu B, Mateo R, Kearnes S, Novick P, Prasad R, Nagamine C, Pande V, Kirkegaard K. PMID: 33173007; PMCID: PMC7667029.
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    6. Association of Ankle-Brachial and Toe-Brachial Indexes With Mortality in Patients With CKD. Kidney Med. 2020 Jan-Feb; 2(1):68-75. Kamath TP, Prasad R, Allison MA, Criqui MC, Ix JH, Rifkin DE, Garimella PS. PMID: 32734227; PMCID: PMC7380366.
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    7. The association of the ankle-brachial index, the toe-brachial index, and their difference, with mortality and limb outcomes in dialysis patients. Hemodial Int. 2019 04; 23(2):214-222. Prasad R, Kamath T, Ginsberg C, Potok OA, Ix JH, Garimella PS, Rifkin DE. PMID: 30734987; PMCID: PMC7105258.
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