Office of Finance & Administration

I began my healthcare career as a dialysis technician during my sophomore year of my undergraduate studies at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, CT.  After completing my degree I was promoted to Unit Administrator of the Bridgeport Dialysis unit and spent 12 total years ultimately achieving the title of Regional Director for the Southwestern Connecticut market.  After a 3 year hiatus from healthcare operations while working for a pharmaceutical manufacturer, I returned to operations in the field of Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine at Saint Mary's Hospital in Waterbury, CT.  This was an area that I truly enjoyed and in 2007 was awarded National Healing Corporations, Program Director of the Year honors at their national meeting in Orlando, Florida.  In 2009, I was asked to develop the R.A.C. (Recovery Audit Contractor) program as well as manage the Case Management department at for Saint Mary's Hospital which I accepted and successfully executed. In 2015, I shifted to the medical group within the organization and assumed responsibility for all surgical, medical specialty as well as primary care practices.  I was instrumental in stabilizing the practices and then driving significant growth in areas such as gastroenterology, surgery, and other specialties. In addition, I added new services such as Neurosurgery, Endocrine Surgery, Neurology, Podiatry, and other over my 5 years in that role. In summary, I possess over 30 years of healthcare operations management experience in the outpatient, inpatient and physician practice management areas.  I have been fortunate to have had these opportunities not only in different modalities but also in a wide range of specialties.  This has given me a well rounded view in healthcare which I call upon to serve me in my role here at Yale University.

Interests include minimally invasive spine procedures with one day surgery specialty

I am an enthusiastic protein crystallographer with a strong interest in drug discovery/design. During my master's in Italy, I achieved extensive knowledge in computational chemistry and structure/ligand-based drug design of cancer therapeutics. I obtained my Ph.D. in Germany in the group of Prof. Dr. Klebe where I discover my passion for protein crystallography. Now, as a postdoc, I am working on the design of novel antiviral and cancer treatments using structure-based drug design and cryoEM.https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-bertoletti-phd/

Danielle Brooks is a dedicated, results-driven project management professional with over 8 years of experience in the healthcare industry delivering timely, quality and impactful results. Ms. Brooks is currently a Project Manager at Yale University School of Medicine in the Office of Project Management. Previously, she worked for Montefiore Medical Center in New York, leading a diverse portfolio of projects that focus on process standardization, quality of care and cost reduction. In 2015, Ms. Brooks facilitated the implementation of EPIC EMR, consolidating multiple patient applications into a single repository for the enterprise Contact Center. In 2014, Ms. Brooks was instrumental in leading the implementation of centralized appointment scheduling, referral coordination and insurance verification for eight medical specialties across the delivery network. Prior, from 2009-2011, Ms. Brooks was a Practice Manager at MidState Medical Center in Connecticut, leading a multidisciplinary team of provider and clinical support staff across two internal medicine practices. During her tenure, Ms. Brooks coordinated the implementation and adoption of the Allscripts TouchWorks EMR application from initial development through go-live and error resolution. In addition, she managed practice operations including volume forecasting, revenue cycle management, payroll, staff development, performance evaluation and applying organizational policies and procedures. Throughout her career, Ms. Brooks has developed tools used to ensure deliverables align with business goals, including reporting on operational performance, project status, financial performance, and tracking scope and risk. Ms. Brooks currently holds her Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, and received her MHA from St. Joseph's University and BS from Northeastern University.