Health & Medicine Experts

Experts are listed alphabetically.


Sunil Parikh M.D., M.P.H.

Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases) and of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)


Field & Expertise

Health & Medicine

Malaria, infectious diseases, tropical medicine, global health, parasitic diseases

Henry S. Park M.D., M.P.H.

Clinician in and Assistant Clinical Professor of Therapeutic Radiology


Field & Expertise

Health & Medicine

Radiation oncology, lung cancer, head and neck cancer, brain cancer, prostate cancer

John Persing M.D.
  • Irving and Silik Polayes Professor of Surgery (Plastic)
  • Section Chief

Field & Expertise

Health & Medicine

Plastic surgery, craniofacial surgery, cosmetic surgery, vascular anomalies

Daniel Petrylak M.D.
  • Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology) and of Urology
  • Co-Leader, Cancer Signaling Networks

Field & Expertise

Health & Medicine

GI Cancer, Cancer, Urologic Cancers, Oncology, Urology

Christian Pettker M.D.
  • Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
  • Chief of Obstetrics, Yale School of Medicine and Yale-New Haven Hospital
  • Medical Director, Labor and Birth Unit and Maternal Special Care Unit, Yale-New Haven Hospital

Field & Expertise

Health & Medicine

Pregnancy, healthcare quality, patient safety, childbirth, labor and delivery

Marina Picciotto Ph.D.

Charles B. G. Murphy Professor of Psychiatry and Professor in the Child Study Center, of Neuroscience and of Pharmacology


Field & Expertise

Health & Medicine

Nicotine addiction, alcohol drinking, psychological stress, opioid abuse

Richard Pierce M.D., M.S.
  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Critical Care)
  • Associate Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship

Field & Expertise

Health & Medicine

Pediatrics, critical care, blood vessels, capillaries

Krystal Pollitt Ph.D.
  • Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Environmental Health Sciences)
  • Assistant Professor in Chemical and Environmental Engineering
  • Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

Field & Expertise

Health & Medicine, Science & Technology

Environmental Exposure; Mass Spectrometry; COVID-19; Environmental Health

Elizabeth Prsic M.D.
  • Director, Adult Inpatient Palliative Care
  • Firm Chief, Medical Oncology

Field & Expertise

Health & Medicine

Palliative Care, Medical Oncology, Hospital-Based Care, End-of-Life Care, Pain and Symptom Management

Vidya Puthenpura M.D., M.H.S., F.A.A.P.

Instructor; Pediatrics, Section of Hematology and Oncology


Field & Expertise

Health & Medicine

Pediatric oncology, health disparities