Ritu Cheema, M.B.B.S., F.A.A.P.
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
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Locations and Contact
Phone: 916-734-3112
Philosophy of Care
She believes in putting in her best effort towards providing infectious diseases care to our pediatric population along with involvement of parents in informed decision making.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Cheema is a specialist in pediatric infectious diseases, providing care to children with various acute and chronic infectious diseases, in both normal hosts and children with impaired immunity.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Cheema's academic interests include hospital epidemiology, infection prevention, hospital and outpatient antimicrobial stewardship. Her research interest includes management of congenital cytomegalovirus infections, respiratory virus vaccine clinical trials, newer antibiotic trials in children.
Division
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Center/Program Affiliation
Medical School
M.B.B.S., Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India 2004
Residency
Pediatrics, Women and Children's Hospital, Buffalo NY 2005-2008
Fellowship
Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 2008-2011
Sacramento Magazine's Top Doctors, 2019, 2021
Robertson RD, Panigrahi A, Cheema R. Rothia mucilaginosa bacteremia, meningitis leading to diffuse cerebritis in an adolescent patient undergoing acute myeloid leukemia chemotherapy causing significant morbidity. SAGE Open Med Case Rep. 2021 Dec 8;9:2050313X211063745. doi:10.1177/2050313X211063745. PMID:34900260.
Cheng JH, Cheema R, Williamson PR, Dimitriades VR. Case Report: Paradoxical Inflammatory Response Syndrome in a Previously Healthy, HIV-Negative, Pediatric Patient With Cryptococcus gatii Meningitis. Front Pediatr. 2021 Aug 25;9:703895. doi:10.3389/fped.2021.703895. PMID:34513762.
Cheema R. Need of the hour: Dental stewardship. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Jul;42(7):869-870. doi:10.1017/ice.2021.156. Epub 2021 May 14. PMID:33985605.
Cheema R, Blumberg DA. Understanding Laboratory Testing for SARS-CoV-2. Children (Basel). 2021 Apr 29;8(5):355. doi:10.3390/children8050355. PMID:33946855.
Sankaran D, Nakra N, Cheema R, Blumberg D, Lakshminrusimha S. Perinatal SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Neonatal COVID-19: A 2021 Update. Neoreviews. 2021 May;22(5):e284-e295. doi:10.1542/neo.22-5-e1001. PMID:33931474.
Partridge E, McCleery E, Cheema R, Nakra N, Lakshminrusimha S, Tancredi DJ, Blumberg DA. Evaluation of Seasonal Respiratory Virus Activity Before and After the Statewide COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Order in Northern California. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jan 4;4(1):e2035281. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.35281. PMID:33492377.
Cheema R, Partridge E, Kair LR, Kuhn-Riordon KM, Silva AI, Bettinelli ME, Chantry CJ, Underwood MA, Lakshminrusimha S, Blumberg D. Protecting Breastfeeding during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Am J Perinatol. 2020 Jul 21:10.1055/s-0040-1714277. doi:10.1055/s-0040-1714277. Epub ahead of print. PMID:32693415.
Gupta AM, Cheema R. Need for heightening awareness of congenital rubella syndrome in the United States. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 Oct;40(10):1206-1207. doi:10.1017/ice.2019.214. Epub 2019 Aug 5. PMID:31379318.