Skip to Main Content

Rupak Datta, MD/PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
DownloadHi-Res Photo

Additional Titles

Assistant Hospital Epidemiologist, Hospital Epidemiology & Infection Prevention, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System

About

Titles

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)

Positions outside Yale

Assistant Hospital Epidemiologist, Hospital Epidemiology & Infection Prevention, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System

Biography

Rupak Datta, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor at the Yale School of Medicine and an Assistant Hospital Epidemiologist at the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System. He completed his undergraduate training at Tufts University, earned his MPH at the Yale School of Public Health, and received his MD/PhD at the University of California Irvine School of Medicine. The central focus of his research is to improve clinical outcomes and reduce adverse events among older adults through antimicrobial stewardship. His research has been supported by the NIA Imbedded Pragmatic Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias Clinical Trials Collaboratory, Yale Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, Yale Center for Clinical Investigation, and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. His areas of interest include healthcare epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance, and quality improvement.

Appointments

Education & Training

Fellowship
Yale School of Medicine (2020)
Resident
Yale School of Medicine (2016)
MD/PhD
University of California Irvine School of Medicine (2014)
MPH
Yale School of Public Health (2008)
BS
Tufts University (2004)

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    2019

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Antimicrobial Stewardship; Epidemiology; Infection Control

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Rupak Datta's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • honor

    Epi Project Competition National Society Award

  • honor

    Janeway Society

  • honor

    Iva Dostanic Physician-Scientist Trainee Award

  • honor

    Yoshikawa-High Award for Excellence in Research

  • honor

    Trainee Travel Grant

Get In Touch