Ravi K. Tripathi, MD
- Academic Title: Assistant Professor
- Primary Appointment: Medicine
- Email: rtripathi@ihv.umaryland.edu
- Location: 725 W. Lombard Street
- Phone (Primary): 410-706-3010
Education and Training
Undergraduate: Brown University, BS, Biology
Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine, MD
Internal Medicine Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center and Baltimore VA Medical Center
Internal Medicine Chief Residency: Patient Safety and Quality Improvement, University of Maryland Medical Center and Baltimore VA Medical Center
Infectious Diseases Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center and Baltimore VA Medical Center
Research/Clinical Keywords
Infectious Diseases, Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT), Diagnostic Stewardship, Antimicrobial Stewardship
Highlighted Publications
Tripathi RK, Kenaa B, Claeys KC, et al. Improving Antibiotic Use for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Through Diagnostic Stewardship: A Proof-of-Concept Mixed Methods Study. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024;11(9):ofae500. Published 2024 Sep 4. doi:10.1093/ofid/ofae500
Claeys KC, Kenaa B, Tripathi RK, Rayner K, Newman M, Leekha S. Potential role of report nudging on diagnosis and treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a quantitative survey. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2025;5(1):e55. Published 2025 Feb 17. doi:10.1017/ash.2025.43
Baghdadi JD, Tripathi R, Pineles L, et al. Developing a diagnosis calculator to estimate the probability of bacterial pneumonia. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2023;3(1):e137. Published 2023 Aug 7. doi:10.1017/ash.2023.408
Livorsi DJ, Thompson AM, Green MS, Hoelscher AC, Chu KK, Neuner E, Burnett Y, Hopkins T, Walter E, Dave R, Tripathi R, Lohmar H, Dysangco A, Percival K, Ince D, Kolkmeyer J, Newland H, Hendrix MJ, Clore G, Poe C, O'Shea A, Tholany J, Prasidthrathsint K, Rachmiel E, Bongu J, Bewley A, Hsueh K. Prospective Audit and Feedback by Antibiotic Stewardship Teams to Reduce Antibiotic Overuse at Hospital Discharge: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Jan 2;9(1):e2549655. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.49655. PMID: 41511774; PMCID: PMC12789953.
Professional Activity
Medical Director, Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Program, University of Maryland
Medical Director, Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Program, VA Maryland Healthcare System
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, University of Maryland Medical Center