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Office
181 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 02115Phone+1 617-525-2213- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Richard Platt, MD is an infectious disease specialist in Boston, Massachusetts. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts and California. He is a Professor of Population Medicine at Fenway Boston.
Education & Training
Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1976
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1975
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1973
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1975 - 2023
CA State Medical License 1974 - 2018
Clinical Trials
- Safety Study of GBS Following Menactra Meningococcal Vaccination Start of enrollment: 2005 Mar 01
- Cluster Randomized Trial of Hospitals to Assess Impact of Targeted Versus Universal Strategies to Reduce Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
- Mupirocin-Iodophor ICU Decolonization Swap Out Trial Start of enrollment: 2017 May 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 8 citationsThe US Food and Drug Administration Sentinel System: a national resource for a learning health system.Jeffrey S Brown, Aaron B Mendelsohn, Young Hee Nam, Judith C Maro, Noelle M Cocoros, Carla Rodriguez-Watson, Catherine M Lockhart, Richard Platt, Robert Ball, Gerald J...> ;Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2022 Nov 14
- 1 citationsCombined laparoscopic and open colon surgery rankings fail to accurately rank hospitals by surgical-site infection rate.Daniel A Caroff, Christina Chan, Ken Kleinman, Michael S Calderwood, Robert Wolf, Richard Platt, Susan S Huang> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2023 Apr 1
- 4 citationsEffect of Mailing Educational Material to Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Their Clinicians on Use of Oral Anticoagulants: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Sean D Pokorney, Noelle Cocoros, Hussein R Al-Khalidi, Kevin Haynes, Shuang Li, Sana M Al-Khatib, Jacqueline Corrigan-Curay, Meighan Rogers Driscoll, Crystal Garcia, S...> ;JAMA Network Open. 2022 May 2
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Press Mentions
Answering the Call: Changing How 911 Responds to Mental Health CrisesJune 6th, 2021- What Evidence Do You Need to Board Germany’s DiGA Fast-Track?February 25th, 2021
- Real-World Data for Planning Eligibility Criteria and Enhancing Recruitment: Recommendations from the Clinical Trials Transformation InitiativeJanuary 3rd, 2021
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Professional Memberships
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