Faculty Profile
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Jessica Ridgway
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Section of Infectious Diseases and Global Health
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Associate Professor of Medicine
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Jessica.Ridgway@uchospitals.edu
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Referring Physician Access Line: 1-877-DOM-2730
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Associate Hospital Epidemiologist and Associate Medical Director of Infection Control
Academic Interests
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Dr. Ridgway's primary research focus is the impact of technology on healthcare epidemiology, particularly the use of informatics in infection control and prevention. She develops and studies syndromic surveillance algorithms using electronic health records. She also has a particular interest in the epidemiology of multidrug-resistant bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and multidrug-resistant Gram-negative organisms.
Clinical Interests
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General infectious diseases;HIV/AIDS; Infections with multi-drug resistant organisms; Bone and joint infections
Publications
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Training
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BA, 2003, Stanford University, Human Biology
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MD, 2007, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
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Residency, 2010, University of Chicago, Internal Medicine
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Fellowship, 2012, University of Chicago, Infectious Diseases
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Fellowship, 2013, University of Chicago, Healthcare Epidemiology
