Alaina Ritter, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department:
MD-INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Business Phone:
(352) 294-5481
Business Email:
alaina.ritter@medicine.ufl.edu
About Alaina Ritter
Dr. Ritter is an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine at the University of Florida. She attended medical school at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville and completed an Internal Medicine internship and residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. As an Infectious Diseases fellow in the combined MGH/BWH fellowship program in Boston, Massachusetts, she researched the impact of the intestinal microbiota on Vibrio cholerae infection. Dr. Ritter has a special interest in bone and joint infections and holds clinics at the UF Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute (OSMI). She is also the VA Site Director for the Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program and serves as Chief Hospital Epidemiologist at the NF/SG Malcom Randall VA Health System.
Board Certifications
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Infectious DiseasesAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
Clinical Profile
Specialties
- Infectious Disease
Areas of Interest
- Infectious diseases
Publications
Academic Articles
2024
Depression and Anxiety Symptoms and Treatment Utilization, and Associated HIV Outcomes among Adults with HIV in Rural Florida.
AIDS and behavior.
28(1):164-173
[DOI] 10.1007/s10461-023-04147-4.
[PMID] 37566153.
2024
Does hydrogen peroxide application to the dermis following surgical incision affect Cutibacterium acnes cultures in total shoulder arthroplasty in male patients? A randomized controlled trial.
Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery.
33(3):618-627
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jse.2023.10.019.
[PMID] 38072031.
2024
Multisite Study of the Management of Musculoskeletal Infection After Trauma: The MMUSKIT Study.
Open forum infectious diseases.
11(6)
[DOI] 10.1093/ofid/ofae262.
[PMID] 38854390.
2023
An Uncommon Case of Prosthetic Elbow Joint Infection Caused by Staphylococcus intermedius.
Cureus.
15(7)
[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.41575.
[PMID] 37559841.
2022
An Unusual Case of Ehrlichiosis Manifesting With Hyponatremia, Acute Encephalopathy, and Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis.
Cureus.
14(7)
[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.26943.
[PMID] 35989779.
2022
Disseminated Salmonella Infection in an Immunocompromised Patient.
Cureus.
14(7)
[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.26922.
[PMID] 35983380.
2022
Techniques for Decreasing Bacterial Load for Open Shoulder Surgery.
JBJS reviews.
10(11)
[DOI] e22.00141.
[PMID] 36821410.
2021
Soft Tissue Infection of the Forearm With Scedosporium apiospermum Complex and Neisseria spp. Following a Dog Bite.
Cureus.
13(3)
[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.14140.
[PMID] 33927942.
2020
Humans Surviving Cholera Develop Antibodies against Vibrio cholerae O-Specific Polysaccharide That Inhibit Pathogen Motility
mBio.
11(6)
[DOI] 10.1128/mBio.02847-20.
[PMID] 33203761.
2019
Vibriocidal Titer and Protection From Cholera in Children
Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
6(4)
[DOI] 10.1093/ofid/ofz057.
[PMID] 30997364.
2013
New developments in chemotherapeutic options for Clostridium difficile colitis.
Current opinion in infectious diseases.
26(5):461-70
[DOI] 10.1097/QCO.0b013e328363456e.
[PMID] 23982237.
Grants
Oct 2023
ACTIVE
RECOVER-AUTONOMIC: A Platform Protocol for Evaluation of Interventions for Autonomic Dysfunction in Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (PASC) "Study"
Role: Co-Project Director/Principal Investigator
Funding: DUKE UNIVERSITY
via NATL INST OF HLTH NHLBI
Dec 2022
ACTIVE
CTOA
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF FLORIDA
Nov 2022
ACTIVE
Real world experience on the use of ceftolozane-tazobactam in the treatment of Gram-negative bacteremia, including septic shock – a multicentric experience from the United States
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: MERCK AND COMPANY INC
Sep 2019
– Aug 2022
Mobile Combined Alcohol and HIV Prevention Including PrEP Uptake/Adherence for High-Risk Young Men
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIAAA
Education
Fellowship – Infectious Disease
2016-2019
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Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Residency – Internal Medicine
2013-2016
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Medical Degree
2009-2013
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University of Virginia
Bachelor of Science in Microbiology
2005-2009
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University of Michigan
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 294-5481
Emails:
- Business:
- alaina.ritter@medicine.ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 100289
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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1600 SW ARCHER RD RM D2 14C
GAINESVILLE FL 32610