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