Chief Infection Control Officer
Tufts Medical Center
Dr. Shira Doron is the Chief Infection Control Officer for the Tufts Medicine Health System and the Hospital Epidemiologist for Tufts Medical Center where she is an Infectious Disease physician. She is Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Doron is active in the Infectious Diseases Society of America, serving as the incoming vice chair for the Practice and Quality Committee as well as on its Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza task force. She is past chair of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Centers of Excellence subcommittee. She is a long-time consultant to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health in the area of antimicrobial resistance prevention, focusing on long term care facilities. She was a member of Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s Medical Advisory Board during the COVID-19 pandemic and is an elected member of the Wellesley Board of Health.