Michael Cappello, MD
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Biography
Michael Cappello MD is Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at the Yale School of Public Health, and Professor of Pediatrics and Microbial Pathogenesis at Yale Medical School. He graduated from Brown University with a degree in Biomedical Ethics and received his MD from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. After training in adult and Pediatric infectious diseases at Yale, Dr. Cappello joined the faculty in 1995, where he oversees a laboratory and field based research program focused on global health, tropical medicine and molecular parasitology. He is a 2007 recipient of the Bailey K. Ashford medal, awarded by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene “for distinguished work in tropical medicine.” In addition to research, Dr. Cappello provides clinical care as an Infectious Diseases specialist at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital. He is co-founder of the Yale Partnerships for Global Health, an initiative that advances scientific knowledge, promotes international understanding, and builds human capacity through collaborative research and training. From 2007-15, Dr. Cappello directed the Yale World Fellows Program, a multi-disciplinary, campus-wide initiative whose mission is to cultivate and inspire a global network of leaders committed to positive change. From 2016-21, he chaired the Council on African Studies at the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies and was faculty director of the Yale Africa Initiative. Dr. Cappello is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the Academic Advisory Council of Schwarzman Scholars Program at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
Education & Training
- Infectious Diseases FellowYale University School of Medicine (1995)
- Intern & ResidentGeorgetown University (1991)
- MDGeorgetown University (1988)
- BABrown University, Biomedical Ethics (1984)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Connecticut's Best Doctors | Connecticut Magazine | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
Member | Council on Foreign Relations | 2014 |
Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa | Misericordia University | 2012 |
Bailey K. Ashford Medal, awarded "for distinguished work in tropical medicine." | American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2007 |
Listed in "Best Doctors in America" | 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 | |
Member (elected) | American Society for Clinical Investigation | 2005 |
President | New England Association of Parasitologists | 2001 |
Member (Elected) | Society for Pediatric Research | 2000 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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Frontiers in Tropical Diseases | Associate Editor | 2021 - Present |
Schwarzman Scholars Program, Tsinghua University, Beijing | Member, Academic Advisory Council | 2013 - Present |
Gruber Fellowship for Global Justice and Women’s Rights Committee, Yale Law School | 2013 - 2016 | |
Yale Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics Executive Committee | 2012 - 2016 | |
National Institutes of Health | Standing member, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases-B Study Section | 2009 - 2015 |
Infection and Immunity | Associate Editor | 2008 - 2019 |
The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies Executive Committee | 2007 - 2015 | |
Senior Appointments and Promotions Committee | Yale School of Medicine | 2007 - 2011 |
Departments & Organizations
- African Studies
- Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
- Global Health Studies
- Microbial Pathogenesis
- Microbiology
- Pediatric Faculty Development Group
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases Consultation Program
- Pediatrics
- Yale Child Health Research Center
- Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)
- Yale Institute for Global Health
- Yale Medicine
- Yale School of Public Health