Lisa Puglisi, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)Cards
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Lisa Puglisi, MD, is an internal medicine and addiction medicine specialist, treating patients with chronic medical conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure, as well as substance use disorders and hepatitis C.
She is also the director of the Transitions Clinic at the New Haven Primary Care Center. The clinic is part of a national network focused on addressing the health needs of people returning to the community after incarceration.
Dr. Puglisi has developed specific skills in training, hiring, and supervising community health workers and directing interdisciplinary teams of physicians, mid-level providers, community health workers, research personnel, and legal colleagues to improve clinical care and research surrounding the health of those recently incarcerated.
Originally from the New Haven area, she is dedicated to helping her community. Dr. Puglisi has received several awards including the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award from Yale School of Medicine and the Gold Humanism Award from the Gold Humanism Honor Society.
She is an assistant professor of medicine (general medicine) for Yale School of Medicine.
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Emergency Medical Services
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Board Certifications
Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine)
- Certification Organization
- AB of Preventive Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2019
Internal Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Latest Certification Date
- 2019
- Original Certification Date
- 2013
Yale Medicine News
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- October 12, 2023
Engaging With New Haven
- October 11, 2023Source: Yale Law School Today News
Panel Addresses Disability Rights, Health Care, and Incarceration
- September 27, 2023
SEICHE Center for Health and Justice Targets Disease Education Through New Initiative with World Health Organization
- June 07, 2023
Department of Internal Medicine Promotions and Appointments