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Alicia Demirjian

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Paediatric infectious diseases consultant and epidemiologist

Alicia Demirjian

Area of expertise: Paediatric infectious diseases and immunology; antimicrobial stewardship; infection control 

Languages spoken: English, French, Arabic, Armenian 

Biography

I am a paediatric infectious diseases consultant and epidemiologist interested in the appropriate use of antibiotics.

I qualified from the American University of Beirut and trained at Boston Children's Hospital in general paediatrics and paediatric infectious diseases. I hold a Masters in clinical investigation from Harvard Medical School and served as an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer with the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.

I lead the paediatric antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control programmes at Evelina London. In parallel, I am joint lead for the primary care and interventions unit of Public Health England’s healthcare-associated infection & antimicrobial resistance division.

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Contacts

Secretary phone

020 7188 4679

Secretary email

lee.makin@gstt.nhs.uk