
Joseph M Vinetz MD
International Health, Travel & Tropical
Professor, Medicine, Yale School of Medicine
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20 York StNew Haven, CT 06510
Phone+1 203-737-9730
Fax+1 203-785-3964
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Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1994
University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 1991
Yale UniversityB.S., History of Science and Medicine, 1981 - 1985
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2003 - 2028
CT State Medical License 2018 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
IN State Medical License 2022 - 2025
MT State Medical License 2013 - 2019
TX State Medical License 1998 - 2017
MD State Medical License 1994 - 1999
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
- Elected to Fellowship American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2011
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011
Clinical Trials
- Camostat Mesylate in COVID-19 Outpatients Start of enrollment: 2020 Jun 09
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Oropouche Virus in Loreto, Peru (2023-2024): Case Distribution, Genome Sequencing, and Phylogenetic Insights.Katherine Torres, Alonso Cruz-Echevarria, Lester J Perez, Diana Cubas, Jhon Zumaeta
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2026-10-07 - Integration of vector and human behavior in residual malaria in rural communities in the Peruvian Amazon.Carlos Acosta, Diana Cubas-Montecino, Joaquin Gomez, Marlon Saavedra, Mitchel Guzman-Guzman
Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2026-09-01 - Genome-wide characterization of Plasmodium vivax infections in local travelers and non-travelers from the Peruvian Amazon.Mahdi Safarpour, Luis Cabrera-Sosa, Johanna H Kattenberg, Ramses Deyaert, Anna Rosanas-Urgell
Research Square. 2026-07-07
Journal Articles
- Experimental Infection of Rattus Norvegicus by the Group II Intermediate Pathogen, Leptospira LicerasiaeJoseph M Vinetz, Carla Fernandez, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Genome-Level Determination of Plasmodium falciparum Blood Stage Targets of Malarial Clinical Immunity in the Peruvian AmazonKatherine J. Torres, Carlos E. Castrillon, Eli L. Moss, Mayuko Saito, Roy Tenorio, Douglas M. Molina, Huw Davies, Daniel E. Neafsey, Philip Felgner, Joseph M. Vinetz, ..., J Infect Dis, 11/7/2014
- Characteristics of Rural Leptospirosis Patients Admitted to Referral Hospitals during the 2008 Leptospirosis Outbreak in Sri Lanka: Implications for Developing Public ...Agampodi SB, Nugegoda DB, Thevanesam V, Vinetz JM, Am J Trop Med Hyg, 10/20/2014
Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- A 50 Year Old Man with Chronic Gastrointestinal Bleeding12/12/2014
- Sociobiological Barriers to Malaria Eradication12/2/2013
- ZoonosesSan Diego, CA (2012); San Francisco, CA (2013) - 1/1/2013
Other
- Burkholderia pseudomalleiVinetz, JM, Johns Hopkins on-line Antibiotic Guide
http://www.hopkins-abxguide.org - Rickettsiae sppVinetz, JM, Johns Hopkins on-line Antibiotic Guide
http://www.hopkins-abxguide.org - Rickettsia rickettsiaeVinetz, JM, Johns Hopkins on-line Antibiotic Guide
http://www.hopkins-abxguide.org
Press Mentions
Yale Researchers Develop Novel Test for LeptospirosisSeptember 29th, 2025
Yale Team Develops Vaccine for Deadly Leptospirosis BacteriaJuly 6th, 2022
Why Cheap, Older Drugs That Might Treat Covid Never Get Out of the LabApril 19th, 2022
Grant Support
- Deciphering Residual Malaria Mechanisms in the Peruvian Amazon to Inform Novel and Effective Control StrategiesYALE UNIVERSITY2026–2031
- Deciphering Residual Malaria Mechanisms in the Peruvian Amazon to Inform Novel and Effective Control StrategiesYALE UNIVERSITY2026–2031
- Deciphering Residual Malaria Mechanisms in the Peruvian Amazon to Inform Novel and Effective Control StrategiesYALE UNIVERSITY2026–2031
- Deciphering Residual Malaria Mechanisms in the Peruvian Amazon to Inform Novel and Effective Control StrategiesYALE UNIVERSITY2026–2031
- International Leptospirosis Society Meeting 2011National Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2011
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
External Links
- Academic websitehttp://nizetlab.ucsd.edu/iii/investigators/vinetz.html
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