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Louise-Marie Dembry, MD, FACP, MS, MBA, FIDSA, BS

Professor Emeritus of Medicine
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Professor Emeritus of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Dembry is Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology at Yale University. She was the Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH) Associate Director and Director of Hospital Epidemiology from 1993-2015. She is currently Director of Hospital Epidemiology for the VA CT Healthcare System. She has held multiple hospital leadership positions at both YNHH and the VA CT Healthcare System. She was President of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and Board Chairperson in 2016 and served as the SHEA liaison to CDC's Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) 2017-2021. She is a member of the Connecticut Healthcare Associated Infection Advisory Committee appointed by the Commissioner of Public Health and is a member of the CT DPH HAI Multidisciplinary Antimicrobial Resistance Advisory Group. Her main interests include 1) the prevention and control of transmission of antibiotic resistant organisms in healthcare settings, 2) patient safety, 3) healthcare facility preparedness for high consequence infections and 4) training and education for hospital epidemiology and public health emergencies.

Appointments

Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

MBA
University of New Haven (2008)
Fellow
Wayne State University Hospitals (1993)
Chief Resident
Wayne State University (1990)
Resident
Wayne State University (1989)
MD
Wayne State University (1986)
MS
Wayne State University, Biology (1981)
BS
University of Michigan, Zoology (1980)

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    1989

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Enterococcus; Epidemiology; Infectious Disease Medicine; Public Health; Public Health Surveillance; Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Louise-Marie Dembry's published research.

Publications

2022

2021

2020

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    CT Department of Public Health

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    CT Department of Public Health

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    Habitat for Humanity New Haven

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    Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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    VNA Community Healthcare and Hospice

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Locations

  • Infectious Diseases

    Academic Office

    The Anlyan Center

    300 Cedar Street, Ste TAC S169

    New Haven, CT 06519

    General Information

    203.785.4140