Board-certified in infectious disease and directing UC San Diego Health's Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy program, Dr. Michele L. Ritter, MD consults from 4168 Front St in Hillcrest on deep-seated and post-surgical infections. Her OPAT caseload manages intravenous antibiotic courses for prosthetic joint infections, vertebral osteomyelitis, and endocarditis originating during admissions at Hillcrest Medical Center at UC San Diego Health. Patients on extended IV courses receive PICC line placement, weekly lab monitoring, and structured teleconsults designed to avoid repeat inpatient stays. Medically complex cases needing prolonged ventilator weaning or wound care transition to long-term acute facilities including Select Specialty Hospital - San Diego with antibiotic therapy continuing under her direction. Travel-acquired infections, hepatitis consultations, and post-transplant opportunistic pathogens fall within her scope as well. The most demanding referrals involve multi-drug-resistant Gram-negative bacteremia in immunocompromised hosts, coordinated across ID pharmacy, microbiology, and the primary surgical team.