Infectious Disease

 

Chief

Dr. Ulysses Wu

Overview

Welcome to the Infectious Disease Department at Hartford Hospital! The Infectious Disease Department is comprised of a diverse group of physicians and advanced practitioners (PAs and APRNs) who specialize in the diagnosis of simple and complex disease states, the majority of which are infectious. Infectious Disease physicians are typically Internists, certified through the Board of Internal Medicine, who then obtain further training to specialize in Infectious Diseases.

Your body is home to trillions of microorganisms; most of which don’t cause any harm and many of which are even beneficial. However, sometimes those organisms can cause diseases. You can also contract diseases from other people, food, the environment, and animals. Infections can be caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, and prions (abnormal proteins).  Infections can be acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term, usually more than 6 months) and can be challenging to treat. We work with all specialties to create a collaborative environment that benefits the patient.

We see patients within the hospital setting, our out-patient clinic, and in the doctor’s office. Our focus is on preventative medicine; to help patients not develop an infectious process to begin with by providing counseling, vaccines when available, and medications which may stop an infection from occurring. We also provide services for Travel Medicine which include vaccines and counseling to keep patients safe during travel. 

Besides seeing patients, we also perform duties that benefit the hospital, which in turn benefits our patients. Chief among those duties is antimicrobial stewardship, which is the proper utilization of antibiotics. Over prescription of antibiotics can lead to adverse outcomes for patients, as well as lead to antimicrobial resistance. We also are responsible for working with Infection Prevention to minimize infections within the hospital setting, thus making it safer for patients. Finally, we also perform administrative duties, research, and educational teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows.

Meet our team at Hartford Hospital

Dr. Ulysses WuDr. Ulysses Wu

System Director of Infectious Disease, Chief Epidemiologist and Chief Antimicrobial Steward of Hartford Healthcare
Associate Professor, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Associate Professor, Quinnipiac Frank Netter School of Medicine

Dr. Paul AnthonyDr. Paul Anthony

System Medical Director of Colleague Health for Hartford Healthcare

Dr. Patrick CahillDr. Patrick Cahill

Director of HIV Primary Care Community Care Clinic

Dr. Faiqa CheemaDr. Faiqa Cheema

Medical Director, Infection Prevention & Epidemiology, Hartford Hospital
Medical Director, Transplant Infectious Disease
Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Dr. Lavanya JitendranathDr. Lavanya Jitendranath

Hartford Hospital Lead for Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
System Lead for Orthopedic Infectious Disease Quality Initiative

Dr. Eunsun LeeDr. Eunsun Lee
Assistant Director, Infectious Disease, Hartford Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Dr. Ann PalmerDr. Ann Palmer

Site Director for Internal Medicine Residency, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Dr. Saheena ShanDr. Shaheena Shan

Assistant Director of Infectious Disease, Hartford Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Site Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Chair, Resident & Fellow Council, CT-ACP

Ana Caceres, APRNAna Caceres, APRN
Infectious Disease Practitioner
Community Care Center - HIV/Primary Care
Ryan White Grant Center of Excellence 

Infectious Disease Specialists

Megan Gallagher

 

Infectious Disease

Medical Group Community Care Center
Hartford, CT 06106
Keith Grant

 

Infectious Disease

Medical Group Hartford Hospital Department of Medicine
Hartford, CT 06106
Eunsun Lee

 

Infectious Disease

Medical Group Community Care Center
Hartford, CT 06106
Jonathan Tress

 

Infectious Disease

Jonathan Tress, MD, LLC
Hartford, CT 06106
Antonie Auguste

 

Infectious Disease

Medical Group Community Care Center
Hartford, CT 06106
Paul Anthony

 

Infectious Disease

Medical Group Community Care Center
Hartford, CT 06106
Ana Caceres

 

Infectious Disease

Medical Group Community Care Center
Hartford, CT 06106
Lavanya Jitendranath

 

Infectious Disease

Medical Group Community Care Center
Hartford, CT 06106
Justine Miranda

 

Infectious Disease

Starling Physicians at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Faiqa Cheema

 

Infectious Disease

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Hartford Hospital Transplant & Comprehensive Liver Center
Hartford, CT 06106

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