Elissa M. Schechter-Perkins, MD, MPH, DTMH
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
Biography
I am an Emergency Physician with specific academic expertise in the intersection of infectious diseases of public health significance and the Emergency Department. I have a broad background in this arena both in terms of advanced education as well as previous research. I have received a diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene and my MPH concentration was on community based participatory research.
I am currently the PI on a programmatic grant from Gilead’s FOCUS program to expand HIV and HCV screening in the Emergency Department as well as various outpatient and inpatient settings throughout our medical center. In this capacity I interact with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure appropriate linkage to care for this vulnerable and disenfranchised population. I am a prior co-chair of the national interest group Emergency Medicine Transmissible Infectious Disease and Epidemics, and also prior co-chair of the Massachusetts Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis, with a particular focus on eliminating transmission of TB in the ED. I am also a co-investigator on several national grants related to best practices for ED infectious disease screening projects, including screening for HIV, HCV, and syphilis.
Education
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, MD
- Stanford University, BS
Publications
- Published on 11/27/2024
De La Hoz A, Pooja A, Kancharla A, Schechter-Perkins EM, Ruiz-Mercado G, Baldwin M, Nunes D, Taylor JL. Characteristics and Outcomes of Direct-Acting Antiviral Experienced Patients with Hepatitis C Undergoing Retreatment at an Essential Hospital in the United States. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Dec; 11(12):ofae704. PMID: 39703790.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/25/2024
Ceballos DM, Vasquez D, Ceballos LM, Noguchi JE, Levy JI, Green JG, Baker WE, Schechter-Perkins EM, Leibler JH. Healthcare workers' experiences protecting themselves and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-2021. Ann Work Expo Health. 2024 Nov 25; 68(9):919-939. PMID: 39110479.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/16/2024
Branch-Elliman W, Ertem MZ, Nelson RE, Danesharasteh A, Berlin D, Fisher L, Schechter-Perkins EM. Impacts of testing and immunity acquired through vaccination and infection on covid-19 cases in Massachusetts elementary and secondary students. Commun Med (Lond). 2024 Oct 16; 4(1):202. PMID: 39415047.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/29/2024
Sperring H, Ruiz-Mercado G, Yun BJ, Twitchell D, Shah B, Schechter-Perkins EM. Automated Opt-Out Hepatitis C Testing to Reduce Missed Screening Opportunities in the Emergency Department. Am J Public Health. 2024 Nov; 114(11):1228-1231. PMID: 39208358.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/7/2024
Waxman MJ, Schechter-Perkins EM. Peripheral Intravenous Catheters Are Preferable for Emergency Department Patients With Septic Shock. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Jun; 83(6):607-608. PMID: 38456867.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/26/2023
Ertem Z, Nelson RE, Schechter-Perkins EM, Al-Amery A, Zhang X, Branch-Elliman W. Condition-Dependent and Dynamic Impacts of Indoor Masking Policies for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Mitigation: A Nationwide, Interrupted Time-Series Analysis. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Jul 26; 77(2):203-211. PMID: 37072937.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/16/2023
Tancioco V, Pancholi R, Schechter-Perkins E, Drainoni ML, White K. Emergency department staff perspectives on caring for patients experiencing early pregnancy loss (Boston, Massachusetts 2021). Contraception. 2023 Sep; 125:110091. PMID: 37331465.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/8/2023
Burrowes SAB, Casey SM, Pierre-Joseph N, Talbot SG, Hall T, Christian-Brathwaite N, Del-Carmen M, Garofalo C, Lundberg B, Mehta PK, Mottl-Santiago J, Schechter-Perkins EM, Weber A, Yarrington CD, Perkins RB. COVID-19 pandemic impacts on mental health, burnout, and longevity in the workplace among healthcare workers: A mixed methods study. J Interprof Educ Pract. 2023 Sep; 32:100661. PMID: 37305404.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/3/2023
DiLorenzo MA, Davis MR, Dugas JN, Nelson KP, Hochberg NS, Ingalls RR, Mishuris RG, Schechter-Perkins EM. Performance of three screening tools to predict COVID-19 positivity in emergency department patients. Emerg Med J. 2023 Mar; 40(3):210-215. PMID: 36596666.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/25/2022
Burrowes SAB, Casey SM, Dobbins S, Hall T, Ma M, Bano R, Drainoni ML, Schechter-Perkins EM, Garofalo C, Perkins RB, Pierre-Joseph N. Healthcare workers' perspectives on the COVID-19 vaccine and boosters for themselves, their patients, and their communities: a mixed methods study. Z Gesundh Wiss. 2022 Dec 25; 1-14. PMID: 36588660.
Read at: PubMed
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