Presenter

Dr. Richard Martinello is a Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the Yale School of Medicine. He is board certified in adult and pediatric infectious diseases and completed his residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine. He trained in adult and pediatric infectious diseases and healthcare epidemiology at Yale. Dr. Martinello serves as the Senior Physician Director of Infection Prevention for Yale New Haven Hospital and the Yale New Haven Health System. Prior to this, he served as the Chief Consultant for Clinical Public Health for the Department of Veterans Affairs. In these roles, he leads teams focused on developing programs, policies, and processes to prevent healthcare associated infections, optimize the care of persons with chronic viral infections, and improve the safety and quality of care provided to patients. He leads an active research program and is funded by the CDC for work focused on improving infection prevention and control.