Dr Radhika Sarda is an Infectious Diseases Specialist at Artemis Hospitals, Gurugram, with over 8 years of experience. She has completed her clinical training in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases at the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. Following this, she pursued a one-year post-doctoral fellowship in Transplant Infectious Diseases at Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, making her one of the few specialists in India with formal training in this subspecialty.
Her clinical experience across both North and South India has equipped her with strong expertise in diagnosing and managing a wide spectrum of infectious diseases, including pyrexia of unknown origin, tropical infections, hospital-acquired infections, and complex infections in immunocompromised and transplant patients.
Dr. Sarda has also undertaken observerships at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, USA, as well as at MGM Hospitals, Dr Rela Institute & Medical Centre, and Gleneagles Hospitals in Chennai. In addition, she has experience in adult immunisation practices and the development and implementation of infection prevention and control (IPC) protocols.
- MBBS (Kasturba Medical College, Manipal)
- DM Infectious Diseases (AIIMS, New Delhi)
- Post-doctoral Transplant Infectious Diseases Fellowship (CMC, Vellore)
- Fever of unknown origin
- Pre- and post-transplant infections (both hematopoietic stem cell transplants and solid organ transplants)
- Chemotherapy-related infections
- Surgical site infections
- Prosthetic joint infections
- Bone and joint infections
- Tuberculosis, NTM, Brucellosis
- HIV
- Tropical Infections: Malaria, Dengue, Leptospirosis, Scrub typhus, Typhoid
- Fungal infections
- Travel Medicine
- Adult Immunization
- Formulation of the hospital antibiotic policies
- Clinical Infectious Diseases Society of India
- European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
- Transplant ID Subcommittee of India
Systematic review and meta-analysis
Sahni S, Gupta G, Sarda R, Pandey S, Pandey RM, Sinha S. Impact of metabolic and cardiovascular disease on COVID-19 mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2021 Nov Dec;15(6):102308. doi:10.1016/j.dsx.2021.102308. Epub 2021 Oct
Research and Original articles:
1. Vishwanath S, Sarda R, D’souza AO, Mukhopadhyay C. Asymptomatic bacteriuria among patients with diabetes mellitus at a tertiary care center. National Journal of Laboratory Medicine. 2013 Sep;2(3):16-9.
2. Sarda R, Kumar A, Chandra A, Bir M, Kumar S, Soneja M, Sinha S, Wig N. Prevalence of Long COVID-19 and its Impact on Quality of Life Among Outpatients With Mild COVID-19 Disease at Tertiary Care Center in North India. Journal of Patient Experience. 2022 Aug;9:23743735221117358.
3. Sarda R, Mattoo B, Kumar A, H V, Madaan N, Wig N. Resuming outpatient services during COVID times: Our approach and experience at India's apex institute. Int J Health Plan Manage. 2021 Nov;36(6):2011-2019. doi:10.1002/hpm.3280. Epub 2021 Jul 15
4. Chandra A, Sarda R, Kumar A, Bir M, Parija PP, Pal A, Sinha S, Vikas H, Naveet W. Impact of COVID-19 on the patients' income and work in Delhi, India. J Family Med Prim Care. 2021 Aug;10(8):3047-3050. doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2582_20. Epub 2021 Aug 27
5. Swain S, Ray A, Sarda R, Vyas S, Singh G, Jorwal P, Kodan P, Khanna P, Xess I, Sinha S, Wig N, Trikha A. COVID-19-associated subacute invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Mycoses. 2022 Jan;65(1):57-64. doi:10.1111/myc.13369. Epub 2021 Sep 29
6. Gupta G, Shareef I, Tomar S, Kumar MSN, Pandey S, Sarda R, Singh R, Das BK, Sinha S. Th1/Th2/Th17 Cytokine Profile among Different Stages of COVID-19 Infection. Natl Acad Sci Lett. 2022;45(4):363-369.doi: 10.1007/s40009-022-01123-9. Epub 2022 May 4
8. Keri VC, Jorwal P, Verma R, Ranjan P, Upadhyay AD, Aggarwal A, Sarda R, Sharma K, Sahni S, Rajanna C. Novel Scoring Systems to Predict the Need for Oxygenation and ICU Care, and Mortality in Hospitalised COVID-19 Patients: A Risk Stratification Tool. Cureus. 2022 Jul 29;14(7):e27459
9. Arora U, Priyadarshi M, Katiyar V, Soneja M, Garg P, Gupta I, Bharadiya V, Berry P, Ghosh T, Patel L, Sarda R, Garg S, Agarwal S, Arora V, Ramprasad A, Kumar A, Garg RK, Kodan P, Nischal N, Singh G, Jorwal P, Kumar A, Baitha U, Meena VP, Ray A, Sethi P, Xess I, Vikram N, Sinha S, Biswas A, Thakar A, Bhatnagar S, Trikha A, Wig N. Risk factors for Coronavirus disease-associated mucormycosis. J Infect. 2022 Mar;84(3):383-390. doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2021.12.039. Epub 2021 Dec 30
1. Garg P, Arora U, Kumar A, Malhotra A, Kumar S, Garg S, Arora M, Sarda R, Wig N. Risk factors for prolonged fatigue after recovery from COVID-19. J Med Virol. 2021 Apr;93(4):1926-1928. doi: 10.1002/jmv.26774. Epub 2021 Jan 12
2. Sarda R, Swain S, Ray A, Wig N. COVID-19-associated mucormycosis: an epidemic within a pandemic. QJM. 2021 Oct 7;114(6):355-356. doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcab165
3. Sarda R, Swain S, Ray A, Wig N. Response to: COVID-19-associatedmucormycosis and evolving evidence. QJM. 2022 Jun 7;115(6):422. doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcab191
4. Sarda R, Ray A. TB and chronic pulmonary aspergillosis: a few relevant points. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2021 Nov 1;25(11):959a-959. doi:10.5588/ijtld.21.0415
5. Sarda R, Ray A. Pulmonary TB and chronic pulmonary aspergillosis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2021 Dec 1;25(12):1042-1043. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.21.0493
1. Chowdhury S, Sarda R, Kumar A, Singh AK, Vikas H, Ranjan P, Wig N. Knowledge, perception, and myths about COVID-19: A study from AIIMS, New Delhi. Journal of Public Health and Primary Care. 2021 Jan 1;2(1):6-9.
