top of page
IMG_0068.JPG

DR. NAJAM ZAIDI

Get To Know Dr. Najam Zaidi

Dr Zaidi is an infectious disease specialist based in Providence RI. He divides his time between teaching at the division of Infectious Diseases, Roger Williams Medical Center and leading the Infection Control and Antibiotic Stewardship for Southcoast Hospitals Group. He is an Assistant Professor of Medicine (Clinical) at the Warren Alpert Medical School/Brown University where he has been teaching since 2004 and has won the Dean’s teaching award for clinical clerkship in medicine in 2004 and 2005 and has been involved in the doctoring program since 2007. He did his residency in internal medicine at OSF St Francis Hospital, University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria IL and his fellowship in Infectious Disease at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI.  His international work prior to residency included work as a field epidemiologist at the Aga Khan University division of Community Health Sciences. His research interests include hemorrhagic fevers, hospital epidemiology, antibiotic resistance and antimicrobic stewardship.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Academic Training:

      1986                      Albany College, London, England, Ordinary Levels

      1988                      The Hendon College, London, England, Advanced Levels

      1992 B.Sc.            University of Punjab, Pakistan, Biochemistry major

      1995 Medical       Rawalpindi Medical College, University of Punjab, Pakistan

                                           Postdoctoral Training:                                                                       

      1995-1996             Medical and General Surgical Internships, Rawalpindi General and Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

      1998-2001             Resident, Internal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, OSF St. Francis Hospital, Peoria, IL

      2001-2003             Clinical and Research Fellowship in Infectious Diseases, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI

Professional Experience:

      1996-1998             Clinical/Field Research Officer: The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.  Principal Investigator: The BASICS PROJECT, a USAID funded project investigating and changing healthcare provider assessment and treatment of ill children.

      2003-2007             Academic Hospitalist and Attending Clinical Infectious Disease and Adult Inpatient Medical Teaching Services, Department of Medicine and Division of Infectious Disease, Memorial Hospital, Pawtucket, RI

      2007-2011             Inpatient Med/Hospitalist, Department of Medicine, Kent County Hospital, Warwick, R

      2011-2014             Hospital Medicine and Infectious Disease Consultant, Prima CARE, P.C., Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA and St. Anne’s Hospital, Fall River, MA

      2011-2016             Medical Director for Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobic Therapy (OPAT), New England Home Infusion, East Greenwich, RI.

      2013-present        Medical Director/Infectious Disease Consultant for Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobic Therapy (OPAT), Option Care Infusion Services, East Providence, RI

      2012-present        Infectious Disease Inpatient Consult Service and Infectious Disease Outpatient Clinician, University Medical Group/Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI

      2014-present        Medical Director of Antibiotic Stewardship and Medical Director, Infection Prevention Southcoast Hospitals, MA.

      2014-Present        Clinical Infectious Disease Consultant, St Luke’s Hospital, New Bedford, MA.

Academic Appointments:

      1996-1998             Epidemiology Instructor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

      1998-2001             Resident Faculty, Residents as Teachers Program, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL

      2003-2007             Teaching Attending, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island Infectious Disease Service, Pawtucket, RI

      2003-2007             Teaching Attending, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island Resident Inpatient Medicine Service, Pawtucket, RI

      2003-present        Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI

      2008-2013             Associate Professor of Medicine, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

      2012-present        Teaching Attending, Roger Williams Medical Center/Boston University Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program, Providence, RI


Hospital Appointments:

      2001-2003             Infection Control Committee, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI

      2003-2007             Resident Recruitment Committee, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island

      2005-2007             Co-Leader Medical Error Reduction Committee, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island

      2007-2011             Infection Control Committee, Kent County Hospital, Warwick, RI

      2011-2014             Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Infection Control. St Anne’s Hospital, Fall River, MA

      2014-present        Medical Director of Antibiotic Stewardship and Infection Control Programs, South Coast Hospitals Group, MA


Other Appointments:

      1997-1998             Principal Investigator: Basic Support for Institutionalizing Child Survival (BASICS) Practitioner Intervention Project. (Funding: United States Agency for International Development.)

      1997-1998             Research Officer, Department of Community Health Sciences, The Aga Khan University (field based epidemiological research)

      2008-2011             ACP Hospitalist, Editorial Advisory Board


Post Graduate  Honors And Awards :

      2001-2003             The Residents as Teachers Program, nominated by faculty to intensive training in teaching clinical medicine program at University of Illinois

2002                      The Jonathan Freeman Scholarship awarded jointly by SHEA/CDC

      2004-2005             Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award, Brown University

      2005-2006             Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award, Brown University


Licenses and Certification:

2003                      Rhode Island State Medical Licensure # MD11198

            2007                      Commonwealth of Massachusetts Medical Licensure # 231300

            2001, 2012            Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine

            2003, 2014            Infectious Diseases, American Board of Internal Medicine

           

           

Memberships:

Fellow, Infectious Disease Society of America (FIDSA)

Fellow, American College of Physicians         (FACP)

Member, Society of Healthcare Epidemiology

Member, American Society of Microbiology (ASM)

Member, Association of Professionals in Infection Control and epidemiology

Invited Presentations:

MEDICAL/INFECTIOUS DISEASE GRAND ROUNDS

January 31 2016         Infectious Disease Grand Rounds: Penicillin allergies and De-labeling , Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence RI.

October 11 2016        Infectious Disease Grand Rounds: Mimics of Infection, Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence RI.

March 22 2016           Infectious Disease Grand Rounds: Antibiotic Stewardship in a Community Hospital, ID Grand Rounds, Roger Williams Medical Center.

March 24 2015           Infectious Disease Grand Rounds: Proposed New Clinical Pathways in UTI and Pneumonia, Roger Williams Medical Center


January  10 2015        Grand Rounds: Antibiotic Stewardship-Principles and Implementation,. South Coast Hospitals


November 11 2014    Infectious Disease Grand Rounds: What is new in ID?, ID Week 2014 Update, Roger Williams Medical Center.


January 2013              Exotic Infections: CCHF – A hemorrhagic fever. Infectious Disease Grand Rounds, Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI.         


February 17 2012       Sepsis and The Immune System-Infectious Disease Grand Rounds: South Coast Hospitals       


June 2005                   Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: Contact tracing and Risk assessment, ID grand Rounds Miriam Hospital



OTHER INVITED LECTURES

July 25, 2014              Lecture to House Staff. Fever, and Fever of Unknown Origin

Oct 23 2014                Clostridium Difficile: Epidemiology, Management and Update in Clinical Research. Roger Williams Medical Center

bottom of page