RichardTEllisonIIIMDFACP, FIDSA, FSHEA

Infectious Disease • Worcester, MA

Professor, Medicine, University Massachusetts Medical School

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Office
55 Lake Ave N
Umass Memorial Medical Center
Worcester, MA 01655
Phone+1 774-441-8230

Fax+1 508-856-5981
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Education & Training

University of ColoradoFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1983 - 1984
University of ColoradoFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1981 - 1983
Brown UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1980
Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 1977

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1991 - 2024
CO State Medical License 1981 - 1993
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2011-2023
Fellow Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America, 2004
President Massachusetts Infectious Disease Society, 1998-2001
Fellow Infectious Disease Society of America, 1997
Fellow American College of Physicians, 1987
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
COVID-19 Variant Surveillance and Social Determinants in Central Massachusetts: Development Study.
Qiming Shi, Carly Herbert, Doyle V Ward, Karl Simin, Beth A McCormick, Richard T Ellison Iii, Adrian H Zai> ;JMIR Formative Research. 2022 Jun 13
4 citations
Impact of elimination of contact precautions on noninfectious adverse events among MRSA and VRE patients
Sumanth Gandra, Constance M. Barysauskas, Deborah Ann Mack, Bruce A. Barton, Robert W. Finberg, Richard T. Ellison> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2018 Aug 31
36 citations
Reemergence of Intravenous Drug Use as Risk Factor for Candidemia, Massachusetts, USA.
Nongnooch Poowanawittayakom, Anamika Dutta, Shannon Stock, Sunkaru Touray, Richard T. Ellison, Stuart M. Levitz> ;Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2018 Apr 1
3 citations
Association of hospital contact precaution policies with emergency department admission time
Kevin A Kotkowski, rd Richard T. Ellison, Constance M. Barysauskas, Bruce A. Barton, Jeroan J. Allison, DeborahAnn Mack, Robert W. Finberg, Martin A. Reznek> ;The Journal of Hospital Infection. 2017 Jul 1
12 citations
A 10-Year Review of Total Hospital-Onset ICU Bloodstream Infections at an Academic Medical Center.
Anna M. Civitarese, Eric Ruggieri, J. Matthias Walz, Deborah Ann Mack, Stephen O. Heard, Michael E. Mitchell, Craig M. Lilly, Karen E. Landry, Richard T. Ellison> ;Chest. 2017 May 1
85 citations
Ebola Virus Persistence in Semen of Male Survivors
Timothy M. Uyeki, Bobbie R. Erickson, Shelley Brown, Anita K. McElroy, Deborah Cannon, Aridth Gibbons, Tara K. Sealy, Markus H Kainulainen, Amy J. Schuh, Colleen S. Kr...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2016 Jun 15
Reply to Gelfand and Cleveland
Megan K. Proulx, Richard T. Ellison, Jon D. Goguen> ;The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2016 May 15
27 citations
Uveitis and Systemic Inflammatory Markers in Convalescent Phase of Ebola Virus Disease.
John R. Chancellor, Sriranjani P. Padmanabhan, Thomas C. Greenough, Richard Sacra, Richard T. Ellison, Lawrence C. Madoff, Rebecca J. Droms, David M. Hinkle, George K....> ;Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2016 Feb 1
Electronic control device prongs: a growing cause of bloodborne pathogen exposure?
Susan L. Bradbury, Martin A. Reznek, Susan Sullivan, Philip Adamo, Deborah Ann Mack, Richard T. Ellison> ;American Journal of Infection Control. 2015 Dec 1
2 citations
Accidental Needlestick Exposures linked to the Administration of Local Anesthesia by Healthcare Workers
Hannah Martin, Christina Hermos, Constance M. Barysauskas, Susan L. Bradbury, Susan Sullivan, Richard T. Ellison> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2015 Dec 1
Reversion of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus during treatment of bacteremia.
Proulx, M. K.,Palace, S. G.,Gandra, S.,Torres, B.,Weir, S.,Stiles, T.,Ellison, R. T.,Goguen, J. D.> ;J. Infect. Dis.. 2015 Oct 28
20 citations
A Prospective Controlled Trial of an Electronic Hand Hygiene Reminder System
Richard T. Ellison, Constance M. Barysauskas, Elke A. Rundensteiner, Di Wang, Bruce A. Barton> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2015 Aug 26
The authors reply.
Craig M Lilly, Karen E Landry, Rahul N Sood, Richard T Ellison 3rd, Peter H Bagley, Stephen P Baker, Shawn Cody, Richard S Irwin> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2015 Feb 1
36 citations
Impact of contact precautions on falls, pressure ulcers and transmission of MRSA and VRE in hospitalized patients
Sumanth Gandra, Constance M. Barysauskas, Deborah Ann Mack, Bruce A. Barton, Robert W. Finberg, Richard T. Ellison> ;The Journal of Hospital Infection. 2014 Nov 1
Multifocal Rhizopus microsporus lung infection following brush clearing.
Tsyrkunou, A. V.,Ellison, R. T.,Akalin, A.,Wiederhold, N.,Sutton, D. A.,Lindner, J.,Fan, H.,Levitz, S. M.,Zivna, I.> ;Med Mycol Case Rep. 2014 Nov 08
Prevalence and Test Characteristics of National Health Safety Network Ventilator-Associated Events.
Lilly CM Landry KE Sood RN Dunnington CH Ellison RT 3rd Bagley PH Baker SP Cody S Irwin RS> ;Crit Care Med. 2014 May 7
Potential bloodborne pathogen exposure from occult mattress damage.
Bradbury, S. L., Mack, D., Crofts, T., Ellison, R. T.> ;American journal of infection control. 2014 Feb 25
Quality measures for critically ill patients: where does ventilator-associated condition fit in?
Lilly CM Ellison RT 3rd> ;Chest. 2013 Nov
The Bundle "Plus": The Effect of a Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Eradicate Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections.
Walz JM Ellison RT 3rd Mack DA Flaherty HM McIlwaine JK Whyte KG Landry KE Baker SP Heard SO> ;Anesth Analg. 2013 Oct 21
Modern Trends in Infection Control Practices in Intensive Care Units.
Gandra S Ellison RT 3rd> ;J Intensive Care Med. 2013 Apr 22
Pandemic influenza: implications for preparation and delivery of critical care services.
Manuell ME Co MD Ellison RT 3rd> ;J Intensive Care Med. 2011 Nov-Dec
2 citations
Clinical and laboratory findings in individuals with acute norovirus disease.
Catherine Yu, Stephen P. Baker, Leonard J. Morse, James Gardiner, Marcia Meehan, Anthony L. Esposito, Regina Roberto, Richard T. Ellison> ;Archives of Internal Medicine. 2007 Sep 24
15 citations
Impact of Bordetella pertussis exposures on a Massachusetts tertiary care medical system.
Iva Zivna, Diana Bergin, Joanne Casavant, Sally A. Fontecchio, Susan Nelson, Anita L. Kelley, Sandra Mathis, Zita S. Melvin, Rosemarie Erlichman, Richard T. Ellison> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2007 May 8
3 citations
Review: probiotics are effective for prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and treatment of Clostridium difficile disease.
Richard T. Ellison> ;ACP Journal Club. 2006 Sep 1
23 citations
In vitro antimicrobial activities of novel anilinouracils which selectively inhibit DNA polymerase III of gram-positive bacteria
Jennifer S. Daly, T. J. Giehl, Neal C. Brown, Chengxin Zhi, George E. Wright, Richard T. Ellison> ;Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2000 Aug 1
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Authored Content

Top Stories of 2018December 2018
Extended Analysis of Zika PersistenceOctober 2018

Press Mentions

Champions of Health Care: Ellison has led the battle against infectious disease for 40+ yearsNovember 27th, 2023
Health Groups Call on Mass. To Keep Mask Mandates in Health Care SettingsApril 5th, 2023
'Crucial' Weeks Ahead for COVID in Mass. As Experts Track Europe's BA.2 SpikeMarch 18th, 2022
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