David P Calfee MD
Healthcare Associated Infections
Professor, Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine. Enterprise Chief Epidemiologist, Medical Director of Infection Prevention, Yale New Haven Health System
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20 York StNew Haven, CT 06510
Phone+1 203-688-4748
Fax+1 203-688-4740
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Education & Training
University of Virginia Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1998 - 2001- University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
West Virginia University School of MedicineClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
CT State Medical License 2025 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2003 - 2027
VA State Medical License 1996 - 2004
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Clinical Trials
- Trial for the Treatment of Extensively Drug-Resistant Gram-negative Bacilli (OVERCOME) Start of enrollment: 2012 Oct 06
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Transfer ofto Healthcare Personnel Gloves and/or Gowns From Patients and the Environment: A Multicenter Cohort Study of 109 Patients.Lyndsay M O'Hara, Sarah E Sansom, Mary K Hayden, David P Calfee, Susan S Huang
Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2026-09-01 - 1 citationsThe impact of colistin minimum inhibitory concentration on clinical failure and mortality: insights from the OVERCOME trial.Jason M Pogue, Michael J Rybak, Jacinda C Abdul-Mutakabbir, Kyle Stamper, Dror Marchaim
Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 2026-06-06 - Population pharmacokinetics of polymyxin B: an individual participant data meta-analysis.Saikumar Matcha, Gauri G Rao, Patrick O Hanafin, Xiaofen Liu, Zhenwei Yu
Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 2026-06-01
Journal Articles
- Patient Contact Is the Main Risk Factor for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Contamination of Healthcare Workers’ Gloves and Gowns in the Intensive Care UnitJ Kristie Johnson, Anthony D Harris, Loren G Miller, David P Calfee, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Press Mentions
New Professors in the Department of Internal Medicine (October 2026)October 8th, 2026- Yale New Haven Hospital Selected for National STAND Award to Strengthen Preparedness for Infectious DiseasesJanuary 13th, 2026
- Health Care–Associated Infections Spiked in 2020 in U.S. HospitalsSeptember 7th, 2021
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