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Joseph Canterino, MD, MHS

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Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases); Medical Director for Ambulatory Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine

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Joseph Canterino, MD, MHS

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Biography

Joe Canterino (he/him) received his bachelor's degree from Colgate University and MD from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. He completed his Internal Medicine residency and Chief residency at Yale and stayed at Yale for his fellowship in Infectious Diseases. During his fellowship he concentrated in chronic viral infections, specifically HIV and Hepatitis C. Following fellowship he has remained at Yale on the faculty and served as Co-director of the Hepatitis C-Primary Care Clinic from 2015-2022, teaching house staff to treat HCV in a primary care setting. He currently serves as the General ID Ambulatory Medical Director. He recently completed a fellowship and masters in Medical Informatics and combines this interest and his ID training to improve quality of care for patients with infections and demonstrate the value of Infectious Diseases providers through electronic medical record builds and data analytics .

Education & Training

  • Rising Leaders Academy
    Infectious Diseases Society of America (2023)
  • MHS
    Yale University School of Medicine (2023)
  • Fellow
    VA Connecticut Healthcare System (2023)
  • Physician Builder-Analytics
    Epic (2021)
  • Fellowship
    Yale-New Haven Hospital (2015)
  • Chief Resident
    Yale-New Haven Hospital (2013)
  • Residency
    Yale-New Haven Hospital (2012)
  • MD
    SUNY Downstate College of Medicine (2009)
  • BA
    Colgate University, Neuroscience (2004)

Activities

  • Yale OPAT Program: Technologic Infrastructure
    Zoom lecture to Cleveland Clinic 2023
    Cleveland Clinic Infectious Disease Staff Meeting and Clinical Updates
  • Yale New Haven Health Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy Program: Epic Episodes of Care Model
    Zoom Meeting 2023
    Epic Infectious Disease Specialty Webinar
  • Yale OPAT Program: Technical Infrastructure
    Zoom Meeting 2023
    "OPAT Chat": National OPAT Interest Group
  • Creation and Validation of an Automated Registry for Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotics
    Waterbury, CT, United States 2023
    2023 Connecticut Infectious Diseases Society Meeting
  • Hepatitis C in 2023: Where do we go from here?
    Waterbury, CT, United States 2023
    Connecticut Infectious Diseases Society
  • Integrating Hepatitis C Specialty Care into a Primary Care Setting
    Farmington, CT, United States 2018
    Integrating Hepatitis C Specialty Care into a Primary Care Setting
  • Hepatitis C Management: A Moving Target
    Farmington, CT, United States 2018
    Hepatitis C Management: A Moving Target
  • Developing an Electronic Medical Record System to Monitor Patients on Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy at an Academic Medical Center
    San Francisco, CA, United States 2018
    Developing an Electronic Medical Record System to Monitor Patients on Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy at an Academic Medical Center
  • Infectious Disease-Led Hepatitis C Care in a Primary Care Clinic Setting: Cascade of Care Modeling and Experiences From an Integrated Clinic”
    San Diego, CA, United States 2017
    Infectious Disease-Led Hepatitis C Care in a Primary Care Clinic Setting: Cascade of Care Modeling and Experiences From an Integrated Clinic”

Honors & Recognition

AwardAwarding OrganizationDate
Johnson and Johnson Global Health Scholarship2011
John Conley Award for Excellence in Medical Ethics and HumanitiesSUNY Downstate College of Medicine2009
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society2008

Professional Service

OrganizationRoleDate
Yale University School of MedicineGenerative AI Ambulatory Note Writer Pilot2024
Yale-New Haven HospitalNominated to be a physician lead for Epic Optimization Program to represent the Section of Infectious Diseases2023 - 2024
Musculoskeletal Infection SocietyMember2022 - Present
Infectious Diseases Society of AmericaMember of the Quality Improvement Committee of IDSA (3 year term)2021 - Present
American Medical Informatics AssociationMember2021 - Present
Infectious Diseases Society of AmericaMember2015 - Present

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