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Rupak Datta, MD/PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
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Additional Titles

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

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Titles

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)

Positions outside Yale

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.

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 Research Interests

Antimicrobial Stewardship; Epidemiology; Infection Control

Public Health Interests

Antimicrobial Resistance; Infectious Diseases

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

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