Bindiya Bagga, MD

A sign of emotional intelligence is the ability to laugh at yourself. 6 studies: After making small mistakes, people are seen as warmer and more capable if they're amused instead of embarrassed. Taking your responsibilities seriously but your ego lightly is a core life skill.

Leadership looks good on them already 🥰 #ChiefPDBonds

Stated at ACIP: MMRV isn’t acceptable for kids <4 to prevent measles, mumps, rubella & varicella.   ❌ False. MMRV/MMR vaccines are safe & highly effective. Studies show only a very small increase in febrile seizure risk after the 1st dose.

@drkeithsiau Dengue!

Traveller from the Caribbean returns with fever and this rash after reporting insect bites. What should we be thinking about?

【Encapsulated Organisms】 Important to know these encapsulated pathogens, especially in infections in asplenic patients! Some Nasty Killers Have Some Capsule Protection Level: Intermediate Importance: ★★★ #IDMedEd #IDFellow #MedEd #TxID #IMResident

@Jason_N_Johnson @JtowbinMD @TexasChildrens @CincyKidsHeart @LeBonheurChild @uthsc @DrJenniferCo_Vu @LaurenGroner @AlsaiedTarek @jwootten13 @Thomas88998020 @daniel_forsha @Campbell_MJay @larsgrowo @MJAckermanMDPhD Congrats @Jason_N_Johnson !! You will do (and are already doing) great! Excited for your leadership.

🎬End of an era! @JtowbinMD retired after spending decades as a Division Chief at 3 institutions (@TexasChildrens @CincyKidsHeart @LeBonheurChild) and a prolific researcher Dr. Towbin will truly be missed. Honored to be the next Peds Cards Division Chief at LEB & @uthsc in Memphis. Big 👞 to fill!

They’ve got the badges, the brainpower, and the best vibes. 💥 Orientation ✅ and they’re ready to rock intern year! Welcome to your residency fam, Peds Class of 2028- so excited to walk this journey with you. ❤️ #PedsClassOf2028 @UTHSCPediatrics @uthsc @LeBonheurChild

👶 We're excited to announce the launch of @LeBonheurChild! "Our big concern is making sure that we’re using antibiotics appropriately – that means the right dose, the right duration and the right antibiotic in the right patient." - ASP Learn more: firstline.org/le-bonheur-chi…

With measles cases on the rise, should adults get another shot of the measles vaccine? IDSA member Daniel M. Pastula, MD, MHS, answers this question and more. @ConversationUS bit.ly/4hBSBlm

“US should update its current MMR early third dose recommendation for infants aged 6 to 11 months and adopt a more flexible risk-based perspective” #VaccinesWork jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Welcome to your residency family @UTHSCPediatrics @LeBonheurChild Peds Class of 2028! 🥂❤️💯🙌🏽 🧿 You have a place in my heart already! #PDLife #PerfectMatch #PedsMatch2025 @uthsc @FuturePedsRes

Our statement in response to the removal of vaccine promotion and ACIP meeting postponement: bit.ly/3EQAeLS (2/2)

Excellent talk on pediatric immunology @SouthernSPR at the joint plenary session this morning! Thank you for sharing these important pearls with us @LisaRForbesMD1 and huge shout out to our President @AmyHairMD for organizing! #SSPR2025

The removal of #HIV- and #LGBTQ-related resources from the websites of the @CDCgov and other health agencies is deeply concerning. Access to this information is crucial for ID and HIV health care professionals. Our full statement: bit.ly/3PYun9v

The CDC on Wednesday confirmed that a patient in Louisiana has been hospitalized with the first severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States. publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/3…

@RyanRLion @UTHSCPediatrics @UTHSCMedPeds Ty!!

@bindiyab @UTHSCPediatrics @UTHSCMedPeds Congrats ! 🍾🎉🎈

We are thrilled with our fellowship match results @UTHSCPediatrics @UTHSCMedPeds ! Congratulations to these amazing residents/ chief residents/ grads matched into peds fellowships! 🥂❤️👏🏽🙌🏽

Congratulations to all who matched into peds fellowship yesterday! 🙌🏽👏🏽 The urgent need to increase the peds workforce continues. #PedsPutKidsFirst @AAPNews More pediatric fellowship positions filled in 2024 match, but fill rate dips to 77.5% publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/3…

Among children hospitalized with bronchiolitis in 36 hospitals, the most common rationales provided by clinicians for cSpO2 monitoring in the absence of supplemental O2 reflected nonclinical reasoning (forgetting to discontinue or not knowing the reason for monitoring) 😲🙊

It’s been our practice to transition to PO in kids with bone and joint infections. Great to see more data on this from the adult side as well. ✔️ Implementing oral antibiotics for bone and joint infections: academic.oup.com/ofid/article/d…