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Ganga Moorthy

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
315 Trent Drive, Hanes House Office 368, DUMC 3499, Durham, NC 27705
315 Trent Drive, Hanes House Office 368, DUMC 3499, Durham, NC 27705

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Pediatrics · 2023 - Present Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics
Assistant Research Professor of Global Health · 2023 - Present Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


Derivation and Internal Validation of a Clinical Prediction Model for Diagnosis of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses in Northern Tanzania.

Journal Article Open Forum Infect Dis · March 2025 Spotted fever group rickettsioses (SFGR) pose a global threat as emerging zoonotic infectious diseases; however, timely and cost-effective diagnostic tools are currently limited. We used data from 449 patients presenting to 2 hospitals in northern Tanzania ... Full text Link to item Cite

Implementation of Bundled Interventions to Reduce Surgical Site Infections in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Quality Improvement Project.

Journal Article AORN J · February 2025 Pediatric patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery are at increased risk for health care-associated infections, especially surgical site infections (SSIs). Delayed sternal closures are associated with prolonged lengths of stay and contribute to infection ... Full text Link to item Cite

Appendicitis and Pelvic Abscess

Chapter · January 1, 2025 Full text Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Oklahoma, College of Medicine · 2016 M.D.