Dr. Ruby Sangha: On the Joys of Collaboration
Class of 2019
Fellow: Pediatric
Infectious Disease,
Pittsburgh
Dr. Ruby Sangha has always loved working with kids. She knew early on that she wanted to go into pediatrics, which was solidified during her clinical rotations.
She also enjoyed the culture in pediatrics, which included things kids love, like sweets for special occasions and fun activities like dressing up for Halloween.
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Her decision to further specialize in pediatric infectious disease was thanks to AUA and microbiology department professors Doctor Bharati and Doctor Pai. “They were amazing and made microbiology so fun. Their classes were detailed, and it was interesting to see how microbes can do so many things,” she shared. Dr. Sangha also got the opportunity to be a lead teaching assistant for cell biology and microbiology at AUA.
Being a pediatric infectious disease specialist also allows Dr. Sangha to be the social butterfly of the hospital by getting to interact with many different specialties such as surgery, orthopedics, and more.
“You get to work with everybody, which is really nice. Each case is like a puzzle where you don’t know the full scope until you partner with other specialties. It’s gratifying seeing that patient get better,” said Dr. Sangha.
Dr. Sangha is currently a fellow at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, one of the top ten children’s hospitals in United States. “I’m super happy to be at a huge academic center like this. There’s so much learning. There are also two different infectious disease teams, including transplant and general,” As a bonus, her husband, also a doctor, works only a few minutes away. “It’s really nice. Plus, I’m from Northern Virginia/DC, and he’s from Toronto. So Pittsburgh is kind of like in the middle, between our hometowns,” she added.
Dr. Sangha has also been published multiple times, including abstracts that have been accepted to different national conferences. Recently, she wrote an abstract on pediatric infectious disease for Saint Jude’s in Memphis, which focused on acute respiratory infections and pediatric cancer patients.
She advises anyone looking to get into the medical field: “Don’t compare yourself to anybody else. I did that, and it stressed me out. Remember, it’s your journey. Medicine can sometimes be all-consuming, so make sure you’re taking care of your health.”
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