Richard T Ellison III MD FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA
Professor, Medicine, University Massachusetts Medical School
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55 Lake Ave NUmass Memorial Medical CenterWorcester, MA 01655
Phone+1 774-441-8230
Fax+1 508-856-5981
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Summary
- Dr. Richard Ellison III is an infectious disease specialist based in Worcester, MA. He completed his medical education at Hahnemann Medical College (now Drexel University College of Medicine), followed by a residency in internal medicine at Brown University and infectious disease fellowships at the University of Colorado. He has been a Professor of Medicine at the UMass Chan Medical School and since 2002 has been the Hospital Epidemiologist at UMass Memorial Medical Center. He has served as an Editor of NEJM Journal Watch Infectious Diseases since 1998. His work focuses on infectious and emerging infectious diseases, with several published studies in reputable journals. Dr. Ellison is a recognized expert in his field, having been named a Top Doctor by Castle Connolly from 2011 to 2023, and holds fellowships from several professional societies, including the Infectious Disease Society of America.
Education & Training
University of ColoradoFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1983 - 1984- University of ColoradoFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1981 - 1983
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University HealthResidency, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1980
Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 1977
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1991 - 2028
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
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise E HR Modular, Allscripts, 2012-2013
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2012-2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 7 citationsCOVID-19 Variant Surveillance and Social Determinants in Central Massachusetts: Development Study.Qiming Shi, Carly Herbert, Doyle V Ward, Karl Simin, Beth A McCormick
JMIR Formative Research. 2022-06-13 - 9 citationsAddressing decontaminated respirators: Some methods appear to damage mask integrity and protective function.Richard E. Peltier, Jiayuan Wang, Brian L. Hollenbeck, Jennifer Lanza, Ryan M. Furtado
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2020-07-16 - 1 citationsRE: Preventability of hospital onset bacterermia and fungemia: A pilot study of potential healthcare-associated infection outcome measure, by Dantes et al (2019).Anna M. Civitarese, Eric Ruggieri, J. Mattias Walz, Deborah Ann Mack, Stephen O. Heard
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2019-07-25
Authored Content
- Top Stories of 2018December 2018
- Extended Analysis of Zika PersistenceOctober 2018
Press Mentions
'It Continues to Mutate': Parts of Massachusetts Seeing COVID-19 Case RiseAugust 15th, 2024- What You Need to Know to Protect Yourself from COVID as Cases RiseAugust 10th, 2024
- What You Need to Know to Protect Yourself from COVID as Cases RiseAugust 10th, 2024
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of AmericaFellow
- Fellow
- American Society of MicrobiologyMember
External Links
- NEJM Journal Watch Infectious Diseaseshttps://www.jwatch.org/infectious-diseases
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