Tejal N Gandhi

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Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine and 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]
Available to mentor
Tejal N Gandhi
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Clinical Professor
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    • Qualifications
    • Fellowship
      University of Michigan, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Ann Arbor, United States
      2005 - 2007
      Postdoctoral Fellowship
    • HIV Medicine
      University of Michigan, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Ann Arbor, United States
      2003 - 2005
      Other
    • Residency
      University of Michigan, Department of Internal Medicine, Ann Arbor, United States
      2001 - 2003
      Residency
    • Internship
      University of Michigan, Department of Internal Medicine, Ann Arbor, United States
      2000 - 2001
      Internship
    • MD
      Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL, 60611-3008, United States
      1996 - 2000
    • BA
      Northwestern 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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    • Journal Article
      Electronic Clinical Quality Measures of Antibiotic Use in Hospitalized Adults with Uncomplicated Community-acquired Pneumonia.
      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; DOI:10.1093/cid/ciag273
      PMID: 42012353
    • Journal Article
      Short Versus Longer Antibiotic Duration for Community-Acquired Pneumonia : A Multicenter Target Trial Emulation.
      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; DOI:10.7326/ANNALS-25-03538
      PMID: 41974005
    • Journal Article
      Outcomes associated with azithromycin use among patients hospitalized with non-severe community-acquired pneumonia
      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. DOI:10.1017/ash.2025.218
    • Journal Article
      Outcomes associated with empiric azithromycin use among patients hospitalized with non-severe community-acquired pneumonia: emulation of a target trial.
      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; DOI:10.1093/cid/ciag222
      PMID: 41931457
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      COpAT Impact: Improving Care for Patients with Bone and Joint Infections with the Complex Outpatient Antimicrobial Therapy Program
      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;
    • Journal Article
      375. Patient Safety Measures to Identify Excess Duration and Inappropriately Broad Antimicrobial Use in Uncomplicated Community-Acquired Pneumonia
      White AT, Goetz MB, Jones MM, Ciarkowski C, Neuhauser MM, Srinivasan A, Ratz D, Dutcher L, Zhang M, Kent B, Petty LA, Gandhi TN, Horowitz J, Gupta A, Vaughn VM. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2026 Jan 13; 13 (Supplement_1): ofaf695.122 DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofaf695.122
      PMID: PMC12792314
    • Journal Article
      376. A Target Trial Emulation of Short vs Long Antibiotic Duration for the New Definition of Uncomplicated UTI
      Steinberger M, Gandhi TN, Ratz D, Czilok T, Pearlman T, Horowitz J, McLaughlin E, Gupta A, Bernstein SJ, Malani A, Osterholzer D, Vaughn VM, Flanders SA, Petty LA. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2026 Jan 13; 13 (Supplement_1): ofaf695.123 DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofaf695.123
      PMID: PMC12792007
    • Journal Article
      Antibiotic De-escalation in Patients Hospitalized with Community-Onset Sepsis
      Gupta A, Gandhi T, Heath M, Walzl E, Ratz D, Munroe E, Vaughn V, Horowitz J, Czilok T, Petty L, Taylor S, McLaughlin E, Posa P, Malani A, Hsaiky L, Flanders S, Prescott H. JAMA Internal Medicine, 2024 Sep 20; DOI:10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.6919

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    Department News

    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.