Tejal N Gandhi
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine
Program Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Medical School
University of Michigan
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, F4015 University Hospital South
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
[email protected]
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, F4015 University Hospital South
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Tejal N Gandhi
Clinical Professor
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Qualifications
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FellowshipUniversity of Michigan, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Ann Arbor, United States
2005 - 2007
Postdoctoral Fellowship
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HIV MedicineUniversity of Michigan, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Ann Arbor, United States
2003 - 2005
Other
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ResidencyUniversity of Michigan, Department of Internal Medicine, Ann Arbor, United States
2001 - 2003
Residency
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InternshipUniversity of Michigan, Department of Internal Medicine, Ann Arbor, United States
2000 - 2001
Internship
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MDNorthwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL, 60611-3008, United States
1996 - 2000
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BANorthwestern University, Evanston, IL, IL, United States
1992 - 1996
Research Overview
Assessing the impact of disease based interventions implemented by the antimicrobial stewardship program
on guideline adherence, process measures, antimicrobial utilization, and patient outcomes
Strategies which improve the diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections and reduces unnecessary
testing and treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria.
Strategies to optimize antibiotic selection and duration for community-acquired pneumonia
Recent Publications
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Saravolatz L, Gandhi T, Yan X, Nagel J, Garrity A, Zhou S, DeTroyer-Cooley O, Cuttitta T, Keedy J, Henderson J. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2026 Jul 1; 6 (Suppl 1): s25 - s26.Journal Article10 Five Measles Screening Questions: Proof of Concept of Weighted Scoring System for Pediatrics
DOI:10.1017/ash.2026.10464 PMID: PMC13311562 -
Kim N-H, Cook D, Fino N, Ciarkowski C, Gandhi T, Petty L, Flanders S, Horowitz J, Ratz D, Gupta A, Misra P, Malani A, Vaughn V. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2026 Jul 1; 6 (Suppl 1): s28 - s29.Journal Article20 Evaluation of Disinfection Methods and Effects for Handwashing Sinks Contaminated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa
DOI:10.1017/ash.2026.10468 PMID: PMC13311707 -
Vaughn V, Horowitz J, Gupta A, Gandhi T, Petty L, Bozyk P, Cahill M, Dumkow L, Esteitie R, Malani A, Misra P, Neetz R, Paje D, Osterholzer D, Younas M, White A, Czilok T, McLaughlin E, Flanders S, Szymczak J. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2026 Jul 1; 6 (Suppl 1): s59 - s60.Journal Article89 Infection Preventionists as Trained Observers: A Sustainable Model for Safety in High-Level Isolation Care
DOI:10.1017/ash.2026.10514 PMID: PMC13311855 -
White AT, Goetz MB, Jones M, Neuhauser MM, Ciarkowski C, Ratz D, Gupta A, Petty LA, Gandhi TN, Zhang M, Kent B, Wu C, Horowitz JK, Flanders SA, Srinivasan A, Vaughn VM. Clin Infect Dis, 2026 Apr 21;Journal ArticleElectronic Clinical Quality Measures of Antibiotic Use in Hospitalized Adults with Uncomplicated Community-acquired Pneumonia.
DOI:10.1093/cid/ciag273 PMID: 42012353 -
Doumat G, Ratz D, Horowitz JK, Gandhi TN, Petty LA, Malani AN, Osterholzer D, Misra P, Gupta AB, Flanders SA, Vaughn VM. Ann Intern Med, 2026 Apr 14;Journal ArticleShort Versus Longer Antibiotic Duration for Community-Acquired Pneumonia : A Multicenter Target Trial Emulation.
DOI:10.7326/ANNALS-25-03538 PMID: 41974005 -
Gupta A, Walzl E, Ratz D, Horowitz J, McLaughlin E, Gandhi T, Petty L, Malani A, Paje D, Misra P, Kaatz S, Bernstein S, Younas M, Flanders S, Vaughn V. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2026 Apr 9; 5 (Suppl 2): s21 - s21.Journal ArticleOutcomes associated with azithromycin use among patients hospitalized with non-severe community-acquired pneumonia
DOI:10.1017/ash.2025.218 -
Gupta AB, Walzl E, Ratz D, Horowitz JK, McLaughlin E, Pearlman T, Czilok T, Gandhi T, Petty LA, Malani AN, Paje D, Misra P, Kaatz S, Bernstein S, Younas M, Flanders SA, Vaughn VM. Clin Infect Dis, 2026 Apr 3;Journal ArticleOutcomes associated with empiric azithromycin use among patients hospitalized with non-severe community-acquired pneumonia: emulation of a target trial.
DOI:10.1093/cid/ciag222 PMID: 41931457 -
Saravolatz II L, Zhou S, Yan X, Nagel J, Cuttitta A, Detroyer-Cooley O, Garrity A, Henderson J, Keedy J, Gandhi T. 2026 Apr 7;Proceeding / Abstract / PosterCOpAT Impact: Improving Care for Patients with Bone and Joint Infections with the Complex Outpatient Antimicrobial Therapy Program
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The Power of Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Age of Resistance
Tejal Gandhi, MD, shares how Michigan Medicine’s Antimicrobial Stewardship Program improves patient outcomes and reduces inappropriate antibiotic use through evidence-based strategies to combat antimicrobial resistance.
