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Cristina Brunet, MD

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Associate Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology)

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Arthritis and Rheumatology Clinic Site Director, Interventional Immunology Center

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Associate Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology)

Arthritis and Rheumatology Clinic Site Director, Interventional Immunology Center

Biography

Dr. Brunet earned her medical degree from Yale School of Medicine, and trained in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology at Yale New Haven Hospital. She practiced Internal Medicine and Rheumatology in the New Haven community for 17 years before joining the Yale School of Medicine full-time faculty in 2011. Her greatest interests are in treating patients with inflammatory diseases, and in the clinical teaching of Rheumatology trainees. She is fluent in Spanish.

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Education & Training

Fellowship
Yale University School of Medicine (1994)
Residency
Yale-New Haven Hospital (1990)
MD
Yale University (1987)
AB
Brown University, Biology (1980)

Academic Achievements and Community Involvement

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    Best Doctors in America

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    Rheumatology Fellows Teaching and Mentorship Award

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    Top Doctors in Connecticut

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    Peter F. Curran Prize for Outstanding Thesis

Clinical Care

Overview

Cristina Brunet, MD, is an assistant professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine. She is a rheumatologist who treats patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other types of inflammatory arthritis, connective tissue diseases including lupus and myositis, osteoporosis, gout, and Lyme disease. She is bilingual, fluent in Spanish.

Dr. Brunet’s most significant interests are in treating patients with inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, and in the clinical teaching of rheumatology trainees.

She was awarded the Rheumatology Fellows Teaching and Mentorship Award by the Section of Rheumatology at Yale School of Medicine for her teaching of rheumatology trainees and medical students.

Clinical Specialties

Rheumatology

Fact Sheets

Board Certifications

  • Rheumatology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Latest Certification Date
    2015
    Original Certification Date
    1994

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Locations

  • Section of Rheumatology

    Academic Office

    The Anlyan Center

    300 Cedar Street, Ste TAC, Rm S-525

    New Haven, CT 06519

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