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Mark Russi, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine (Occupational Medicine) and of Epidemiology (Environmental Health); Director, Occupational Health Services, Yale-New Haven Hospital

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Mark Russi, MD, MPH

Research Summary

My research activities as a clinician and educator in occupational and environmental medicine have revolved largely around workplace exposures and occupational illnesses of healthcare workers. In particular I have sought to apply a scholarly approach to developing national guidance for healthcare worker safety, and to teaching medical center-based occupational health practice. Leadership in this endeavor has been fostered by my work with the CDC which straddles an interface of medical center occupational health and infection control. In addition, I have pursued a separate and secondary agenda addressing cancers associated with occupational and environmental exposures.

Specialized Terms: Occupational and environmental epidemiology; Infectious disease epidemiology; Healthcare workers' health issues

Extensive Research Description

  • Development of Healthcare Worker Vaccination Guideline, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
  • Development of Infection Control Guideline for Healthcare Personnel, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
  • Use of active surveillance tool to estimate bloodborne pathogen incidence at a large academic medical center.

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Research Interests

Environmental Health; Occupational Medicine; Occupational Health; Workplace

Selected Publications

  • Modifying the Advanced Disaster Life Support Course's DISASTER Paradigm for In-hospital Emergency ResponseArnold J, Parwani V, Dainiak N, Fidler P, Albanese J, Russi M, Foggle J, Baum C, Dembry L, Powsner S, Paturas J. Modifying the Advanced Disaster Life Support Course's DISASTER Paradigm for In-hospital Emergency Response Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2005, 20: s156-s157. DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x00015429.
  • Chapter 17 Occupational Medicine in the Healthcare IndustryRussi M, Howarth M. Chapter 17 Occupational Medicine in the Healthcare Industry 2005, 245-262. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-7216-8974-6.50021-x.
  • Chapter 30 CancerRussi M, Kipen H, Wartenberg D, Ruder A, Carreón T, Ward E, Schulte P, Halperin W, Shalat S, Mohr S, Frumkin H, Blackwell P, Hamilton T, Fleming L, Demers P, Cohen D, Bassiri S, Forrester B, Nethercott J. Chapter 30 Cancer 2005, 727-824. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-7216-8974-6.50034-8.
  • Russi M: Biologic Hazards. In: Occupational Health. B Levy, D Wegman (eds) Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia PA (in press). Russi M: Biologic Hazards. In: Occupational Health. B Levy, D Wegman (eds) Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia PA (in press).
  • Russi M. Evidence-based concensus statement of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine addressing pertussis vaccination of healthcare workers. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 200749(6):700-702. Russi M. Evidence-based concensus statement of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine addressing pertussis vaccination of healthcare workers. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 200749(6):700-702.
  • Russi M, Howarth, M: Occupational exposures and illnesses of healthcare workers. In: Textbook of Clinical Occupational and Environmental Medicine, L Rosenstock, M Cullen, (eds) W.A.Saunders, Philadelphia, PA. pp 245-262, 2005.Russi M, Howarth, M: Occupational exposures and illnesses of healthcare workers. In: Textbook of Clinical Occupational and Environmental Medicine, L Rosenstock, M Cullen, (eds) W.A.Saunders, Philadelphia, PA. pp 245-262, 2005.