Roger Williams Med Center Names New Director of Infection Control

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Roger Williams Med Center Names New Director of Infection Control

The Roger Williams Medical Center has named Dr. Richa Tandon the facility’s new Director of Infection Control. Prior to joining Roger Williams, Dr. Tandon trained in Infectious Diseases at Boston University Medical Center, where she was a faculty member for six years.

She has extensive clinical experience in general Infectious Diseases and managing complicated immunosuppressed patients. She cared for a large panel of HIV/AIDS patients at BUMC and specialized in managing HIV infected women to prevent perinatal transmission.

Dr. Tandon plans on pursuing her interest of working with immunosuppressed patients by collaborating with the transplant team at Roger Williams. She has extensive clinical research experience and will work with residents and fellows on various projects.

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Roger Williams Medical Center

Located in the Smith Hill neighborhood of Providence, Roger Williams Medical Center is a community-owned and governed health care organization that provides services in emergency medicine, cancer care, diagnostic imaging, home care, and extended long-term care. It operates a total of 579 licensed hospital beds, employs approximately 3,200 employees and has annual operating revenues of approximately $330 million.

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