Sheetal R. Patel, MD

Program Co-Director, Fetal/Neonatal Cardiology; Attending Physician, Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Languages: Hindi

Appointments & Referrals

1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

About Me

Clinical Interests: Pediatric cardiology, pediatric echocardiography, fetal echocardiography, congenital heart diseaseNoninvasive imaging and echocardiography, fetal echo, congenital heart defects, turner syndrome, single ventricle palliations

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

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Education & Training

Education: Pramukhswami Medical College, India, 2001

Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in pediatric cardiology, Wayne State University, 2007-2010; Residency in pediatrics, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, 2004-2007

Board Certifications: Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatrics

Professional Organizations: American Academy of Pediatrics; American College of Cardiology; American Heart Association

Publications

Most recent publications

Ideal and Actual Impact of Rapid Diagnostic Testing and Antibiotic Stewardship on Antibiotic Prescribing and Clinical Outcomes in Children with Positive Blood Cultures Pediatr Infect Dis J
Variability in Antibiotic Use Across PICUs Pediatr Crit Care Med 19 (6): 519-527
Safety of Palivizumab Stewardship in Conjunction with Infection Prevention and Control Strategies for Healthcare-Associated Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 39 (4): 485-487
Clostridium difficile Whole Genome Sequencing Reveals Limited Transmission Among Symptomatic Children: A Single-Center Analysis Clin Infect Dis 67 (2): 229-234
Whole-genome analysis reveals the evolution and transmission of an MDR DH/NAP11/106 Clostridium difficile clone in a paediatric hospital J Antimicrob Chemother
Authors' Reply J Am Soc Echocardiogr 31 (1): 114
Trends in Intravenous Antibiotic Duration for Urinary Tract Infections in Young Infants Pediatrics 140 (6):
"Optimizing Empiric Therapy for Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections in Children" J Hosp Infect
Optimizing empiric therapy for Gram-negative bloodstream infections in children J Hosp Infect 99 (2): 145-147
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in 29 patients hemizygous for hypomorphic IKBKG/NEMO mutations Blood 130 (12): 1456-1467