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Dana Dunne, MD, MHS

Associate Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases); GME Director, Educator Development, Department of Medicine; Associate, Teaching and Learning Center; Director, Internal Medicine Clerkship, Internal Medicine Clerkship; Associate Chair for Education and Academic Affairs, Internal Medicine

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Dana Dunne, MD, MHS

Mailing Address

  • Infectious Diseases

    PO Box 208056, 333 Cedar Street

    New Haven, CT 06520-8056

    United States

Yale Medicine

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Research Summary

1. Dr Dunne spends the majority of her time educating medical students and residents. She is interested in determining factors that detract from bedside and patient contact in the hospital setting.
2. Dr. Dunne's clinical interest is in the area of STDs. She has several projects on going including investigation the interaction between bacterial vaginosis and bacterial STD acquisition, the role of enhanced syphilis screening in the HIV clinic.

Specialized Terms: Bedside rounding; STD-HIV interactions

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Research Interests

Chlamydia Infections; Gonorrhea; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Syphilis; Global Health; Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial; Vaginosis, Bacterial; Infectious Disease Medicine

Selected Publications

  • Development of a Novel Competency-Based Evaluation System for HIV Primary Care Training: the HIV Entrustable Professional Activities.Dunne D, Green M, Tetrault J, Barakat LA. Development of a Novel Competency-Based Evaluation System for HIV Primary Care Training: the HIV Entrustable Professional Activities. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35: 331-335. PMID: 31667752, PMCID: PMC6957645, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-04956-1.
  • The Changing Face of HIV Care: Expanding HIV Training in an Internal Medicine Residency Program.Barakat LA, Dunne DW, Tetrault JM, Soares S, Chia D, Ogbuagu OE, Moriarty JP, Huot SJ, Green ML. The Changing Face of HIV Care: Expanding HIV Training in an Internal Medicine Residency Program. Academic Medicine : Journal Of The Association Of American Medical Colleges 2018, 93: 1673-1678. PMID: 29901657, DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000002317.
  • A Multi-Institutional Longitudinal Faculty Development Program in Humanism Supports the Professional Development of Faculty Teachers.Branch WT, Frankel RM, Hafler JP, Weil AB, Gilligan MC, Litzelman DK, Plews-Ogan M, Rider EA, Osterberg LG, Dunne D, May NB, Derse AR. A Multi-Institutional Longitudinal Faculty Development Program in Humanism Supports the Professional Development of Faculty Teachers. Academic Medicine : Journal Of The Association Of American Medical Colleges 2017, 92: 1680-1686. PMID: 28991846, PMCID: PMC5704738, DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000001940.
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections in the Context of HIV Disease: Clinical Implications.Dunne DW. Sexually Transmitted Infections in the Context of HIV Disease: Clinical Implications. Topics In Antiviral Medicine 2016, 24: 111-114. PMID: 27841982, PMCID: PMC6148914.
  • Lifestyle factors and primary care specialty selection: comparing 2012-2013 graduating and matriculating medical students' thoughts on specialty lifestyle.Clinite KL, DeZee KJ, Durning SJ, Kogan JR, Blevins T, Chou CL, Diemer G, Dunne DW, Fagan MJ, Hartung PJ, Kazantsev SM, Mechaber HF, Paauw DS, Wong JG, Reddy ST. Lifestyle factors and primary care specialty selection: comparing 2012-2013 graduating and matriculating medical students' thoughts on specialty lifestyle. Academic Medicine : Journal Of The Association Of American Medical Colleges 2014, 89: 1483-9. PMID: 25250748, DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000487.
  • Primary care, the ROAD less traveled: what first-year medical students want in a specialty.Clinite KL, Reddy ST, Kazantsev SM, Kogan JR, Durning SJ, Blevins T, Chou CL, Diemer G, Dunne DW, Fagan MJ, Hartung PJ, Mechaber HF, Paauw DS, Wong JG, DeZee KJ. Primary care, the ROAD less traveled: what first-year medical students want in a specialty. Academic Medicine : Journal Of The Association Of American Medical Colleges 2013, 88: 1522-8. PMID: 23969353, DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3182a316eb.
  • MyD88 deficiency markedly worsens tissue inflammation and bacterial clearance in mice infected with Treponema pallidum, the agent of syphilis.Silver AC, Dunne DW, Zeiss CJ, Bockenstedt LK, Radolf JD, Salazar JC, Fikrig E. MyD88 deficiency markedly worsens tissue inflammation and bacterial clearance in mice infected with Treponema pallidum, the agent of syphilis. PloS One 2013, 8: e71388. PMID: 23940747, PMCID: PMC3734110, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071388.
  • Increased TLR4 expression and downstream cytokine production in immunosuppressed adults compared to non-immunosuppressed adults.Dunne DW, Shaw A, Bockenstedt LK, Allore HG, Chen S, Malawista SE, Leng L, Mizue Y, Piecychna M, Zhang L, Towle V, Bucala R, Montgomery RR, Fikrig E. Increased TLR4 expression and downstream cytokine production in immunosuppressed adults compared to non-immunosuppressed adults. PloS One 2010, 5: e11343. PMID: 20596538, PMCID: PMC2893205, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011343.
  • Condom effectiveness for prevention of Chlamydia trachomatis infection.Niccolai LM, Rowhani-Rahbar A, Jenkins H, Green S, Dunne DW. Condom effectiveness for prevention of Chlamydia trachomatis infection. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2005, 81: 323-5. PMID: 16061540, PMCID: PMC1745001, DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.012799.
  • Comparative epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among men attending sexually transmitted disease clinics with and without indication for testing.Rowhani-Rahbar A, Niccolai LM, Dunne DW, Green S, Jenkins H, Khoshnood K. Comparative epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among men attending sexually transmitted disease clinics with and without indication for testing. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2006, 17: 453-8. PMID: 16820074, DOI: 10.1258/095646206777689143.
  • Diagnosis of acute HIV infection in Connecticut.Dubrow R, Sikkema KJ, Mayer KH, Bruce RD, Julian P, Rodriguez I, Beckwith C, Roome A, Dunne D, Boeving A, Kidder TJ, Jenkins H, Dobson M, Becker J, Merson MH. Diagnosis of acute HIV infection in Connecticut. Connecticut Medicine 2009, 73: 325-31. PMID: 19637661, PMCID: PMC3072267.
  • How physicians draw satisfaction and overcome barriers in their practices: "It sustains me".Branch WT, Weil AB, Gilligan MC, Litzelman DK, Hafler JP, Plews-Ogan M, Rider EA, Osterberg LG, Dunne D, Derse AR, Pittman JR, Frankel RM. How physicians draw satisfaction and overcome barriers in their practices: "It sustains me". Patient Education And Counseling 2017, 100: 2320-2330. PMID: 28623052, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2017.06.004.
  • Healthcare at the Crossroads: The Need to Shape an Organizational Culture of Humanistic Teaching and Practice.Rider EA, Gilligan MC, Osterberg LG, Litzelman DK, Plews-Ogan M, Weil AB, Dunne DW, Hafler JP, May NB, Derse AR, Frankel RM, Branch WT. Healthcare at the Crossroads: The Need to Shape an Organizational Culture of Humanistic Teaching and Practice. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2018, 33: 1092-1099. PMID: 29740787, PMCID: PMC6025655, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4470-2.
  • Views of institutional leaders on maintaining humanism in today's practice.Gilligan MC, Osterberg LG, Rider EA, Derse AR, Weil AB, Litzelman DK, Dunne DW, Hafler JP, Plews-Ogan M, Frankel RM, Branch WT. Views of institutional leaders on maintaining humanism in today's practice. Patient Education And Counseling 2019, 102: 1911-1916. PMID: 31097330, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2019.04.025.
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