Rekha Murthy, M.D., is vice president of medical affairs and associate chief medical officer at Cedars-Sinai. She oversees patient safety, hospital epidemiology and infection prevention, among other duties. Prior to her current role, Dr. Murthy served for more than two decades as the medical director of the Department of Hospital Epidemiology. As a leading expert in hospital epidemiology, emerging infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance, she has served leadership roles on state and national committees developing guidelines for infection prevention and control in hospitals.
Despite the considerable demands on her time in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, Dr. Murthy nonetheless agreed to speak to the Courier about the evolving pandemic, best practices for sheltering at home and the overall outlook for the Los Angeles area.
