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    Caitlin Ryus, MD, MPH

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    Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
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    Co-Director of Yale Emergency Scholars Fellowship, Emergency Medicine

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    Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

    Co-Director of Yale Emergency Scholars Fellowship, Emergency Medicine

    Biography

    Dr. Caitlin Ryus is an Assistant Professor in Emergency Medicine and the Co-Director of the Yale Emergency Scholars Fellowship. They earned their bachelor’s in psychology from Bryn Mawr College and MPH from Columbia University with a concentration in socio-medical sciences. After working several years in global health research at Oxford University, they pursued a career in medicine. Dr. Ryus attended Brown University for medical school where they concentrated in disaster medicine. They completed their emergency medicine residency and research fellowship through the Yale Emergency Scholars Program. Dr. Ryus was recently selected as one of the Yale-Drug use, Addiction, and HIV prevention Research Scholars.

    Nationally, Dr. Ryus has served on the executive board for the Academy of Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (AWAEM) and as the LGBTQ Committee co-chair for the Academy of Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Medicine (ADIEM). At the local level, they lead the Yale ED Homelessness Task Force– an interdisciplinary team of community organizations, government representatives, street medics, social workers, and people with lived experience of homelessness dedicated to improving ED care among New Haven’s homeless population.

    Dr. Ryus’s current research combines the disciplines of community-engaged research with health services research and political epidemiology to evaluate the evidence bases for health and social policies. In their work, they examine health outcomes and service utilization among patients experiencing homelessness, healthcare workforce diversity, and the interplay between social vulnerability and disasters.

    Appointments

    • Emergency Medicine

      Assistant Professor
      Primary

    Other Departments & Organizations

    • Emergency Medicine
    • Janeway Society
    • Research Interest
    • Yale Medicine
    • Yale Medicine Outlist

    Education & Training

    Yale Emergency Scholars Fellowship
    Yale School of Medicine (2022)
    Residency
    Yale New Haven Hospital (2021)
    MD
    Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (2017)
    MPH
    Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Socio-Medical Sciences (2010)

    Research

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    Medical Research Interests

    Addiction Medicine; Community-Based Participatory Research; Emergency Medicine; Health Equity; Health Services Research; Housing; Housing Instability; Social Determinants of Health

    Public Health Interests

    Health Equity, Disparities, Social Determinants and Justice; Health Policy; Substance Use, Addiction

    Research at a Glance

    Yale Co-Authors

    Frequent collaborators of Caitlin Ryus's published research.

    Publications

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    Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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      Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen

      Public ServiceBoard of Directors

    Clinical Care

    Overview

    Caitlin Ryus, MD, MPH, is an emergency physician at Yale Medicine with a focus on health equity, substance use disorders, and improving care for marginalized populations, particularly those experiencing homelessness. In her role, she treats a broad range of critical medical conditions, responding to patients in acute distress as well as those who experience barriers to routine care.

    "I chose emergency medicine because it is a specialty that combines clinical care with public health." Dr. Ryus says. "What I find most rewarding is the ability to make an immediate impact, whether that’s providing life-saving interventions or connecting patients to services that address the root causes of their health issues."

    As the co-director of the Yale Emergency Scholars Fellowship, she trains future leaders in academic emergency medicine, fostering their clinical skills alongside their research development.

    Caitlin Ryus, MD, MPH is an assistant professor of Emergency Medicine at Yale School of Medicine.

    Board Certifications

    • Emergency Medicine

      Certification Organization
      AB of Emergency Medicine
      Original Certification Date
      2022

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