Sameer Patel

Sameer Patel, MD, MPH serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases) at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and Medical Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. His work focuses on combating antibiotic resistance through evidence-based stewardship initiatives and quality improvement frameworks across pediatric healthcare settings.

Dr. Patel's educational background includes:

• MD from Rush Medical College (2002)
• MPH from Columbia University (2011)
• Pediatrics Residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital (2005)
• Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Columbia University Medical Center (2008)

His research integrates antimicrobial stewardship with health informatics to optimize antibiotic use, emphasizing comparative effectiveness of rapid diagnostics and patient safety systems. Current work examines social determinants of vaccine uptake, simulation-based RSV prophylaxis training, and surgical management of resistant infections through multidisciplinary quality improvement lenses.

Recent publications (2024-2025) reveal strong thematic alignment with antimicrobial resistance mitigation, featuring methodological diversity from epidemiological studies of vaccine disparities to innovative educational simulations and clinical outcome analyses. Key trends include leveraging health informatics for stewardship, addressing healthcare inequities, and developing evidence-based protocols for complex pediatric infections.

Award recognitions include:

• Excellence in Leadership Award (Associate Professor), NUFSM Department of Pediatrics (2019)
• Teaching Pin, Feinberg School of Medicine (2018)

Dr. Patel directs institutional antimicrobial stewardship efforts while contributing to national initiatives through CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society committees. His external engagements include advisory roles with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Vermont Oxford Network, focusing on quality metrics and resistance surveillance.

As Medical Director of Lurie Children's Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, he leads a multidisciplinary team implementing real-time prescribing interventions, rapid diagnostic evaluations, and educational frameworks across clinical departments to reduce inappropriate antibiotic exposure and combat resistance emergence in pediatric populations.