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Dr Deepa Nayar

Consultant Microbiologist

I trained partly in Newcastle and then in Merseyside. I was appointed as a Consultant in Merseyside in 2006 and moved to the North East in 2009.

I have a specialist interest in bone and joint infections and prudent antibiotic use.

I am involved in teaching of foundation year doctors in the principles of prudent prescribing of antibiotics.

I am the Chair of the Trust Antimicrobial Stewardship Team, lead on audit and feedback to divisions on their compliance with good prescribing and supervise the Trust antibiotc pharmacists.

I spend most of my time offering a clinical microbiology service to the Trust.

  • Department: Pathology
  • Speciality: Pathology
  • Based at Hospital site: University Hospital of North Durham
  • Special interests: Bone and joint infections, line infections, difficult to treat infections, eg. cSSTI Antimicrobial Stewardship.
  • Training: Newcastle and Liverpool
  • Qualifications: MBBS; MD Microbiology (India); MRCPath and FRCPath, Royal College of Pathologists.
  • Date added to the specialist register: 2005

'As I was very, very nervous, I must have been the worst patient ever and they were brilliant with me and I can't thank them enough - could you please pass on my sincere thanks.'

Patient, Hysteroscopy Unit, Chester-le-Street Community Hospital