Mark Russi, MD, MPH
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Professor Emeritus of Medicine
Biography
Dr. Russi is an Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the Yale Medical School. He graduated summa cum laude from Dartmouth College in 1984, was a Fulbright Scholar, earned his medical degree from the University of California San Francisco, and his public health degree from Yale. He completed both internal medicine residency and occupational and environmental medicine fellowship at Yale, joining the faculty in 1993. He is interested in the occupational medicine of healthcare workers and is active nationally in both guidance development and educational programs to enhance the safety of medical centers. Dr. Russi continues to lecture for several courses at Yale, attends in the Yale University Occupational and Environmental Medicine Clinic and remains active with federal advisory work.
Appointments
Occupational & Environmental Medicine Program
EmeritusPrimary
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Education & Training
- MPH
- Yale University (1993)
- Fellow
- Yale University School of Medicine (1993)
- Resident
- Yale University School of Medicine (1992)
- MD
- University of California/San Francisco (1989)
- BA
- Dartmouth College (1984)
Research
Overview
- 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.
Medical Research Interests
Environmental Health; Occupational Health; Occupational Medicine; Workplace
Research at a Glance
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Jonathan Borak, MD
Louise-Marie Dembry, MD, FACP, MS, MBA, FIDSA, BS
Hilary Cain, MD
Julia Shi, MD, FACP
Linda F Cantley
Lloyd Friedman, MD
15Publications
350Citations
Occupational Health
Publications
2008
An examination of cancer epidemiology studies among populations living close to toxic waste sites
Russi MB, Borak JB, Cullen MR. An examination of cancer epidemiology studies among populations living close to toxic waste sites. Environmental Health 2008, 7: 32. PMID: 18578889, PMCID: PMC2443363, DOI: 10.1186/1476-069x-7-32.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2007
Extended work hours and risk of acute occupational injury: A case‐crossover study of workers in manufacturing
Vegso S, Cantley L, Slade M, Taiwo O, Sircar K, Rabinowitz P, Fiellin M, Russi MB, Cullen MR. Extended work hours and risk of acute occupational injury: A case‐crossover study of workers in manufacturing. American Journal Of Industrial Medicine 2007, 50: 597-603. PMID: 17594716, DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and Concepts
2006
High Rate of Negative Results of Tuberculin and QuantiFERON Tests Among Individuals With a History of Positive Skin Test Results
Friedman LN, Nash ER, Bryant J, Henry S, Shi J, D'Amato J, Khaled GH, Russi MB, O'Connor PG, Edberg SC, Pisani MA, Cain HC, Tanoue L, Weissman DN. High Rate of Negative Results of Tuberculin and QuantiFERON Tests Among Individuals With a History of Positive Skin Test Results. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2006, 27: 436-441. PMID: 16671022, DOI: 10.1086/503690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsQuantiFERON-TB testTuberculin skin testPrevious tuberculin skin testTST statusInitial tuberculin skin testPositive tuberculin skin testSecond tuberculin skin testPositive skin test resultsExperienced healthcare workersNegative TST resultsTST-negative groupSkin test resultsTST protocolWhole blood assaysNegative resultsPositive resultsTuberculosis exposureImmunocompetent subjectsQuantiFERON testSkin testTST resultsMedical recordsInduration diameterHealthcare workersHigh risk
2005
Chapter 17 Occupational Medicine in the Healthcare Industry
Russi M, Howarth M. Chapter 17 Occupational Medicine in the Healthcare Industry. 2005, 245-262. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-7216-8974-6.50021-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsChapter 30 Cancer
Russi 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.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
HIV and AIDS in the workplace.
Russi M. HIV and AIDS in the workplace. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine / American College Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2002, 44: 495-502. PMID: 12085474, DOI: 10.1097/00043764-200206000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Meta-analyses of TCE carcinogenicity.
Borak J, Russi M, Puglisi J. Meta-analyses of TCE carcinogenicity. Environmental Health Perspectives 2000, 108: a542-a543. PMID: 11133406, PMCID: PMC1240210, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.108-a542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
1999
Management of a Sabiá Virus-Infected Patient in a US Hospital
Armstrong L, Dembry L, Rainey P, Russi M, Khan A, Fischer S, Edberg S, Ksiazek T, Rollin P, Peters CJ. Management of a Sabiá Virus-Infected Patient in a US Hospital. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 1999, 20: 176-182. PMID: 10100543, DOI: 10.1086/501607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsIsolation precautionsUS hospitalsViral hemorrhagic fever patientsUniversity-affiliated medical centerVirus-infected patientsLocal hospital settingLaboratory-acquired infectionsPatient care settingsEnhanced precautionsNosocomial transmissionEarly diseaseFever patientsVirus antibodiesHealthcare workersSecondary casesVirus infectionMedical CenterHospital settingSecondary infectionLocal hospitalPatientsHospital staffAerosol spreadSabiá virusClinical specimens
1997
Occupational exposure to machining fluids and laryngeal cancer risk: Contrasting results using two separate control groups
Russi M, Dubrow R, Flannery J, Cullen M, Mayne S. Occupational exposure to machining fluids and laryngeal cancer risk: Contrasting results using two separate control groups. American Journal Of Industrial Medicine 1997, 31: 166-171. PMID: 9028432, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199702)31:2<166::aid-ajim5>3.0.co;2-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsOral cancer controlLaryngeal cancer riskCancer controlLaryngeal cancerCancer riskFluid exposureDeath certificate-based case-control studyPopulation controlsConnecticut Tumor RegistryCase-control studyLaryngeal cancer casesGeneral population controlsSeparate control groupLevel of exposureTumor RegistryCancer casesOccupational exposureDeath certificatesControl groupUsual occupationDeath dataHigh exposureP-valueCancerExposure
1996
Time trend and age‐period‐cohort effect on incidence of thyroid cancer in Connecticut, 1935–1992
Zheng T, Holford T, Chen Y, Z. J, Flannery J, Liu W, Russi M, Boyle P. Time trend and age‐period‐cohort effect on incidence of thyroid cancer in Connecticut, 1935–1992. International Journal Of Cancer 1996, 67: 504-509. PMID: 8759608, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19960807)67:4<504::aid-ijc7>3.0.co;2-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsThyroid cancerChildhood conditionsOverall age-adjusted incidence rateStrong birth cohort effectAge-adjusted incidence ratesRadiation treatmentBirth cohort effectsBirth cohort analysisTime trendsCohort effectsObserved time trendsIncidence ratePapillary carcinomaCohort analysisCancerCohortIncidenceNeckMalesFemalesUnited StatesRecent studiesTreatmentCurrent studyCarcinoma
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
honor Fellow
National AwardAmerican College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)Details01/01/2007United States
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Clinical Specialties
Internal Medicine; Occupational Health & Environmental Medicine
Board Certifications
Occupational Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Preventive Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 1994
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