Sheena Ramdeen, MD, MPH, FIDSA
Medical Degree: Thomas Jefferson Medical College, 2009
Internship & Residency: Tufts Medical Center, 2012
Fellowship: Tufts Medical Center, 2015
Master of Public Health: Tufts University School of Medicine, 2015

Dr. Sheena Ramdeen joined MedStar Washington Hospital Center Section of Infectious Diseases in 2015 and serves as the Medical Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship. She also participates in the MedStar Washington Hospital Center Sepsis Committee and the MedStar Health Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee.

Her academic interests include Antimicrobial Stewardship, HIV, and general Infectious Diseases. She enjoys working with medical students, residents, and fellows and has helped them complete several Quality Improvement projects that were presented as abstracts at national conferences. She was also awarded the James A. Curtin Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2022 and 2025.

Outside of work, Dr. Ramdeen volunteers with the Junior League of Washington, is an active member of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, and enjoys traveling, reading with two book clubs, and spending time with her friends and family.

Selected publications:

Costello, V, Sowash, M, Gaur, A, Cardis M, Pasieka H, Wortmann G, Ramdeen S. Imported Monkeypox from International Traveler, Maryland, USA, 2021. Emerg Infec Dis. 2022 May;28(5):1002-1005.

Ruiz-Gaviria, R, Norman SJ, Elgendi SH, Chou J, Ramdeen S. Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury in Trough and AUC/MIC Vancomycin Dosing Strategies in a Large Tertiary Care Center: A Retrospective Cohort. J Clin Pharmacol 2024 Sep 5.

Rondain PI, Norman S, Ramdeen S. Real World Experience with Cefiderocol for Multi-Drug Resistant Gram-Negative Bacterial Infection in a Tertiary Hospital. [Abstract] ID Week 2022. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 9, Issue Supplement_2, December 2022, Page S665.

Arya R, Norman S, Da’as F, Varghese J, Smith D, Ramdeen S. Effect of antifungal stewardship on micafungin prescribing practices in intensive care units at a tertiary care hospital. [Abstract] SHEA Spring 2023.

Da’as, F, Ruiz Gaviria, R, Khan, N, Thummar, B, Ramdeen, S. Lessons Learned from IGRA Test Practices in a Tertiary Hospital. Retrospective cohort study. [Abstract] IDWeek, October 2023. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 10, Issue Supplement_2, December 2022, Page S872.

Khan, N, Norman, S, . Antibiotic-Prescribing Practices for Ambulatory Patients with Urinary Tract Infections in the Emergency Department. Retrospective cohort study. [Abstract] IDWeek, October 2023. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 10, Issue Supplement_2, December 2023, Page S931.

Andrade, R, Norman, S, Ramdeen, S. Utilization of Repeated Procalcitonin Assays at a Tertiary Care Center. [Abstract] IDWeek, October 2024. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 12, Issue Supplement_1, February 2025, Page S983.