Rupak Datta, MD, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)DownloadHi-Res Photo
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Assistant Hospital Epidemiologist, Hospital Epidemiology & Infection Prevention, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System
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Infectious Diseases
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Assistant Hospital Epidemiologist, Hospital Epidemiology & Infection Prevention, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System
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Infectious Diseases
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Assistant Hospital Epidemiologist, Hospital Epidemiology & Infection Prevention, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System
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Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
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Assistant Hospital Epidemiologist, Hospital Epidemiology & Infection Prevention, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System
Biography
Dr. Datta is an Assistant Professor at the Yale School of Medicine and an Assistant Hospital Epidemiologist at the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System. His research focuses on understanding patterns and drivers of antimicrobial use, methods to assess appropriateness, and the development and evaluation of methods to improve antimicrobial use. Beyond antimicrobial stewardship, Dr. Datta is broadly interested in the clinical epidemiology of highly antibiotic-resistant organisms and the measurement and prevention of healthcare-associated infections. 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.
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Infectious Diseases
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Education & Training
- Fellowship
- Yale School of Medicine (2020)
- Resident
- Yale School of Medicine (2016)
- PhD
- University of California Irvine School of Medicine (2014)
- MD
- 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 Research Interests
Antimicrobial Stewardship; Epidemiology; Infection Control
Public Health Interests
Infectious Diseases; Antimicrobial Resistance
Research at a Glance
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Manisha Juthani, MD
Vincent Quagliarello, MD
Louise-Marie Dembry, MD, FACP, MS, MBA, FIDSA, BS
Akiko Iwasaki, PhD
Albert Ko, MD
Richard A Martinello, MD
64Publications
3,034Citations
Infection Control
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Publications
2025
Facilitators of antibiotic decision-making in home-based primary care: a qualitative investigation
Datta R, Kiwak E, Fried T, Benjamin A, Iannone L, Krein S, Carter W, Cohen A. Facilitators of antibiotic decision-making in home-based primary care: a qualitative investigation. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2025, 46: 323-326. PMID: 39865739, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHome-based primary carePrimary careAntibiotic prescribing decisionsClinical pharmacistsPrescribing decisionsInfectious disease physiciansAntibiotic decision-makingDisease physiciansLocal initiativesCareQualitative investigationUnique challengesInfection managementDecision-makingPharmacistsPhysiciansInterventionDetection of Pneumococcal Carriage in Asymptomatic Healthcare Workers
Waghela P, Davis R, Campbell M, Datta R, Hislop M, Vega N, Wurst L, Yolda-Carr D, Couch L, Hernandez M, Grant L, Alexander-Parrish R, Arguedas A, Gessner B, Martinello R, Weinberger D, Wyllie A. Detection of Pneumococcal Carriage in Asymptomatic Healthcare Workers. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2025, 12: ofaf008. PMID: 39917332, PMCID: PMC11800483, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsHealthcare workersAsymptomatic healthcare workersPatient care assistantsYoung to middle-aged adultsSignificant demographic characteristicsPneumococcal carriageRegistered nursesCohort of healthcare workersCare assistantsConvenience sampleStudy participantsDetection of pneumococcal carriageRates of pneumococcal carriageMedical doctorsPediatric immunization programsDemographic characteristicsReservoir of pneumococciVaccine-targeted serotypesAdult populationHealthcareStudy populationIncreased riskPneumococcal carriage prevalenceExposure to respiratory pathogensColonized individuals
2024
Cohort study of patients with advanced cancer: outcomes associated with duration of antibiotic therapy for non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia
Lee S, Benson J, Cohen A, Quagliarello V, Juthani-Mehta M, Datta R. Cohort study of patients with advanced cancer: outcomes associated with duration of antibiotic therapy for non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology 2024, 4: e48. PMID: 38655023, PMCID: PMC11036428, DOI: 10.1017/ash.2024.54.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsNon-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumoniaAdvanced cancerPalliative care settingHospital-acquired pneumoniaCohort study of patientsCare settingsOlder adultsAdjusted oddsDuration of antibiotic therapyAssociated with reduced adjusted oddsSingle-center observational studyCohort studyProlonged antibiotic durationObservational studyStudy of patientsAntimicrobial stewardship effortsAntibiotic durationAntibiotic therapyStewardship effortsPneumoniaCancerOddsReadmissionAdultsCohortDaily Toothbrushing to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia—Brushing Away the Risk
Datta R. Daily Toothbrushing to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia—Brushing Away the Risk. JAMA Internal Medicine 2024, 184: 142-143. PMID: 38109108, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.6807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricDiagnostic uncertainty and decision‐making in home‐based primary care: A qualitative study of antibiotic prescribing
Datta R, Kiwak E, Fried T, Benjamin A, Iannone L, Krein S, Carter W, Cohen A. Diagnostic uncertainty and decision‐making in home‐based primary care: A qualitative study of antibiotic prescribing. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: 1468-1475. PMID: 38241465, PMCID: PMC11090732, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsHome-based primary carePrimary carePromote antibiotic stewardshipHome-based primary care programAntibiotic decision-makingPrimary care programsHome care settingPerspectives of cliniciansConstant comparative methodSemi-structured interviewsDeliver medical careHomebound patientsCare settingsCare programDiagnostic uncertaintyYears of experienceTheoretical saturationMedical careQualitative studyDecision-makingAntibiotic prescribingCareGrounded theoryAntibiotic stewardshipPrescribing
2023
Frontiers in antimicrobial stewardship: antimicrobial use during end-of-life care
Lee S, Datta R. Frontiers in antimicrobial stewardship: antimicrobial use during end-of-life care. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology 2023, 3: e164. PMID: 38028928, PMCID: PMC10644156, DOI: 10.1017/ash.2023.207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricCareer development in pragmatic clinical trials to improve care for people living with dementia
Gabbard J, Sadarangani T, Datta R, Fabius C, Gettel C, Douglas N, Juckett L, Kiselica A, Murali K, McCarthy E, Torke A, Callahan C. Career development in pragmatic clinical trials to improve care for people living with dementia. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2023, 71: 3554-3565. PMID: 37736669, PMCID: PMC10810339, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricAn AI-powered patient triage platform for future viral outbreaks using COVID-19 as a disease model
Charkoftaki G, Aalizadeh R, Santos-Neto A, Tan W, Davidson E, Nikolopoulou V, Wang Y, Thompson B, Furnary T, Chen Y, Wunder E, Coppi A, Schulz W, Iwasaki A, Pierce R, Cruz C, Desir G, Kaminski N, Farhadian S, Veselkov K, Datta R, Campbell M, Thomaidis N, Ko A, Thompson D, Vasiliou V. An AI-powered patient triage platform for future viral outbreaks using COVID-19 as a disease model. Human Genomics 2023, 17: 80. PMID: 37641126, PMCID: PMC10463861, DOI: 10.1186/s40246-023-00521-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCOVID-19 patientsDisease severityViral outbreaksFuture viral outbreaksLength of hospitalizationIntensive care unitWorse disease prognosisLife-threatening illnessEffective medical interventionsCOVID-19Clinical decision treeGlucuronic acid metabolitesNew potential biomarkersHospitalization lengthCare unitComorbidity dataSerotonin levelsDisease progressionHealthy controlsPatient outcomesDisease prognosisPatient transferPatientsHealthcare resourcesPotential biomarkersAntimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae urine isolates from a national sample of home-based primary care patients with dementia
Datta R, Pirruccio G, Fried T, O’Leary J, Zullo A, Cohen A. Antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae urine isolates from a national sample of home-based primary care patients with dementia. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2023, 44: 1873-1876. PMID: 37211919, PMCID: PMC10663380, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2023.98.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAntibiotic therapy is associated with adverse drug events among older adults with advanced cancer: A cohort study
Datta R, Han L, Doyle M, Allore H, Sanft T, Quagliarello V, Juthani-Mehta M. Antibiotic therapy is associated with adverse drug events among older adults with advanced cancer: A cohort study. Palliative Medicine 2023, 37: 793-798. PMID: 36999898, DOI: 10.1177/02692163231162889.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAdverse drug eventsAntibiotic therapyDrug eventsAdvanced cancerOlder adultsIndex admissionPalliative chemotherapyCohort studyTertiary care centerHospitalized older adultsPalliative care providersMultidrug-resistant organismsMean ageCommon tumorsCare centerCare providersRatio of daysSolid tumorsMultivariable testingPatientsTherapyStandardized criteriaCancerMean timeAdults
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
Honors
honor Epi Project Competition National Society Award
04/20/2022National AwardSociety of Healthcare Epidemiology of AmericaDetailsUnited Stateshonor Janeway Society
06/08/2021Yale School of Medicine AwardYale School of MedicineDetailsUnited Stateshonor Iva Dostanic Physician-Scientist Trainee Award
05/04/2020Yale School of Medicine AwardYale School of MedicineDetailsUnited Stateshonor Yoshikawa-High Award for Excellence in Research
10/05/2018National AwardSociety for Healthcare Epidemiology of AmericaDetailsUnited Stateshonor Trainee Travel Grant
07/27/2018National AwardIDWeekDetailsUnited States
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- January 06, 2025
Request for Nominations: 2025 Iva Dostanic Award
- February 23, 2024
Department of Internal Medicine Promotions and Appointments (February 2024)
- January 16, 2024
Toothbrushing and Infection Prevention: A Q&A With Rupak Datta
- December 18, 2023Source: Medpage Today
Toothbrushing Linked to Lower Risk of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
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