Ruth M. Kanthula, MD| Pediatric Infectious Diseases | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Cellulitis
- Fever Of Unknown Origin
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Influenza
- Kawasaki Disease
- Lyme Disease
- Meningitis
- Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
- Mycobacterial Infection
- Sepsis
- Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)
- Staphylococcus Infections
- Travel Medicine
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- ACute Cerebellitis (AC)
- Anaplasmosis
- Antibiotic Resistant Infections
- Aspergillosis Infection
- Babesiosis Infection
- Bacterial Endocarditis
- Bacterial Meningitis
- Bartonellosis Diseases
- Brucellosis
- Cellulitis
- Cerebral Toxoplasmosis
- Chagas Disease
- Chronic Osteomyelitis
- Clostridium Difficile
- Coccidioidomycosis
- Congenital Herpes
- Cryptococcal Meningitis
- Cryptococcosis
- Cryptosporidiosis
- Cytomegaloviral Infection
- Cytomegaloviral Pneumonia
- Ehrlichiosis
- Empyema
- Encephalitis
- Enterococcus Infections
- Enuresis
- Erysipelas
- Erythema Nodosum
- Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis
- Fever Of Unknown Origin
- Fever With Chills
- Fifth Disease
- Fungemia
- Genital Herpes, Male
- Giardiasis
- Gonorrhea
- Helminthiasis
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Herpes
- Herpes Zoster
- Herpes Zoster Encephalitis
- Herpetic Whitlow
- Histoplasmosis
- Hiv/Aids
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Impetigo
- Infection From A Cat (BITE-SCRATCH)
- Influenza
- Invasive Fungal Sinusitis
- Irregular Menstruation
- Irritability
- Jc Virus
- Joint Infection
- Kawasaki Disease
- Legionnaires Disease
- Leishmaniasis
- Leprosy
- Leptospirosis
- Leukocytosis
- Listeriosis
- Lyme Disease
- Lymphadenopathy
- Lymphangitis
- Malaria
- Maternal Infection
- Meningitis
- Meningococcal Meningitis
- Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
- Methicillin Susceptible Staphylococcus Aureus
- Miliary Tuberculosis
- Mucormycosis
- Multisystemic Disseminated Toxoplasmosis
- Mycobacterial Infection
- Mycobacterium Avium Complex
- Mycoplasma Infection
- Mycosis
- Needle Stick Exposure
- Neonatal Acne
- Neutropenia
- Nevus
- Novel Coronavirus
- Osteomyelitis
- Osteomyelitis Of The Craniofacial Skeleton
- Osteomyelitis Of The Foot
- Osteomyelitis Of The Hand
- Osteomyelitis Of The Hip
- Osteomyelitis Of The Lower Extremity
- Osteomyelitis Of The Pelvis
- Osteomyelitis Of The Rib
- Osteomyelitis Of The Scapula
- Osteomyelitis Of The Shoulder
- Osteomyelitis Of The Spine
- Osteomyelitis Of The Sternum
- Osteomyelitis Of The Upper Extremity
- Otalgia
- Parainfluenza Infection
- Parasitic Diseases
- Periodic Fever Syndromes
- Pharyngitis
- Pneumocystis Carinii
- Pneumonia
- Post Infectious Arthritis
- Primary Immunodeficiency
- Prosthetic Joint Infection
- Q Fever
- Recurrent Infections
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus
- Rheumatic Fever
- Rickettsia Infection
- Salmonella Infection
- Schistosomiasis
- Sepsis
- Septic Arthritis
- Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)
- Spirochetal Infection
- Sporotrichosis
- Spotted Fevers
- Staphylococcal Meningitis
- Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome
- Staphylococcus Infections
- Streptococcal Infections
- Streptococcal Meningitis
- Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Syphilis
- Tick Borne Infections
- Toxic Shock Syndrome
- Toxoplasmosis
- Toxoplasmosis Encephalitis
- Transplant Related Infection
- Traveler's Diarrhea
- Tuberculosis
- Typhoid Fever
- Varicella
- Varicella Encephalitis
- Viral Encephalitis
- Viral Infections
- Viral Meningitis
- West Nile Virus
- Wound Infection
- Zoonosis
Procedures I perform
- Anal Pap Smear
- Antiretroviral Salvage Therapy
- Flu Shot Vaccination
- Hepatitis A Vaccination
- Hepatitis B Vaccination
- HIV Testing
- Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccination
- Japanese Encephalitis Vaccination
- Measles Vaccination
- Meningitis Vaccination
- Menningococcal Vaccine
- MMR Vaccine
- Novel Coronavirus Antibody Testing
- Novel Coronavirus Testing
- Novel Coronavirus Vaccine Booster
- Pneumonia Vaccination
- Polio Vaccination
- Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
- Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
- Rabies Vaccination
- Shingles Vaccination
- Tetanus And Diphtheria Vaccine
- Tetanus Diphtheria And Pertussis Vaccine
- Travel Medicine
- Travel Vaccination
- Tropical Medicine
- Tuberculosis (TB) Test
- Typhoid Fever Vaccination
- Yellow Fever Vaccination
- Zika Virus Testing
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Fellowship Program: University of Washington Medical Center (2016)
Residency Program: Jersey Shore University Medical Center (2013)
Medical School: Ben Gurion University (2010)