Dinusha W. Dietrich, MD, FAAP is a board-certified pediatrician and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

She grew up in Miami, Florida and is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Tufts University School of Medicine.

She did her pediatric residency training at Hasbro Children’s Hospital/Brown University, where she also completed a fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases.

She is a Clinical Assistant Professor at both the Brown Medical School and the Bryant University Physician’s Assistant Program. She has a strong interest in infection prevention, public health and immunization policy, integration of behavioral health into primary care, and early literacy promotion. She currently chairs the Pediatric Steering Committee at Rhode Island Primary Care Corporation and serves on the Board and Practice Advisory Council for Reach Out and Read RI. She is an active member of the RI AAP Advocacy Committee.

She enjoys traveling with her family, reading, and taking walks with her dogs.