{"id":193445,"date":"2022-12-16T12:03:48","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T17:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?page_id=193445"},"modified":"2023-10-23T11:49:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T15:49:28","slug":"experts-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/experts\/experts-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts in COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/experts\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBack to Experts\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\tExplore Experts in COVID-19\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<style>\n    .expertfile-plugin-directory a,\n    .expertfile-plugin-directory .exfl-text-expertfile-500,\n    .expertfile-plugin-directory #alpha-filter-wrap-lg .exfl-text-expertfile-500 p,\n    .expertfile-plugin-directory #alpha-filter-wrap-sm .exfl-text-expertfile-500 p {\n        color: #006BC5 !important;\n    }\n\n    .expertfile-plugin-directory .exfl-border-expertfile-500 {\n        border-color: #006BC5 !important;\n    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                        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/\/media-speakerfile-pre.s3.amazonaws.com\/images_avatars\/62e71e66d1ecf50100e1eb833fc8043d1697481409_l.jpg\" class=\"exfl-object-cover exfl-shadow-lg exfl-rounded-lg exfl-mx-auto sm:mx-container exfl-max-w-[50%] sm:exfl-max-w-full lazyload\" alt=\"David Banach\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/>\n                                                                                                                                                                <\/a>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"sm:exfl-col-span-3\">\n                                                                                            <h3 class=\"exfl-mt-0 exfl-mb-0 exfl-text-2xl exfl-font-bold exfl-normal-case exfl-leading-none\"><a class=\"exfl-no-underline\" href=\"\/experts\/expert-profile\/david.banach\/david-banach\">David Banach<\/a><\/h3>\n                                                                                                                                        <p class=\"exfl-mb-1 exfl-leading-snug\">\n                                                                                                            <strong>Associate Professor of Medicine Head of Infection Prevention Hospital Epidemiologist<\/strong>\n                                                                                                                                                        <\/p>\n                                            \n                                                                                            <p class=\"exfl-mb-1 exfl-text-base exfl-text-gray-700 exfl-leading-snug\">Dr. David Banach is an expert in the field of infectious diseases and epidemiology.<\/p>\n                                            \n                                            \n                                                                                            <div id=\"topics\" class=\"exfl-clearfix\">\n                                                                                                            <span class=\"exfl-inline-block exfl-py-1 exfl-px-2 exfl-mr-2 exfl-mt-2 exfl-rounded exfl-text-gray-600 exfl-bg-gray-100 sm:exfl-text-sm\">Coronavirus<\/span>\n                                                                                                            <span class=\"exfl-inline-block exfl-py-1 exfl-px-2 exfl-mr-2 exfl-mt-2 exfl-rounded exfl-text-gray-600 exfl-bg-gray-100 sm:exfl-text-sm\">Medicine<\/span>\n                                                                                                            <span class=\"exfl-inline-block exfl-py-1 exfl-px-2 exfl-mr-2 exfl-mt-2 exfl-rounded exfl-text-gray-600 exfl-bg-gray-100 sm:exfl-text-sm\">Health Care Associated Infections<\/span>\n                                                                                                            <span class=\"exfl-inline-block exfl-py-1 exfl-px-2 exfl-mr-2 exfl-mt-2 exfl-rounded exfl-text-gray-600 exfl-bg-gray-100 sm:exfl-text-sm\">Infectious Diseases<\/span>\n                                                                                                            <span class=\"exfl-inline-block exfl-py-1 exfl-px-2 exfl-mr-2 exfl-mt-2 exfl-rounded exfl-text-gray-600 exfl-bg-gray-100 sm:exfl-text-sm\">Infections in Immunocompromised Patients<\/span>\n                                                                                                            <span class=\"exfl-inline-block exfl-py-1 exfl-px-2 exfl-mr-2 exfl-mt-2 exfl-rounded exfl-text-gray-600 exfl-bg-gray-100 sm:exfl-text-sm\">COVID-19<\/span>\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <div class=\"exfl-space-y-4 sm:exfl-grid sm:exfl-grid-cols-4 sm:exfl-gap-6 sm:exfl-space-y-0\">\n                                        <div class=\"exfl-aspect-w-3 exfl-aspect-h-2 sm:exfl-aspect-w-3 sm:exfl-aspect-h-4 exfl-mt-0 exfl-flex exfl-justify-center exfl-items-center\">\n                                                                                            <a class=\"exfl-no-underline\" href=\"\/experts\/expert-profile\/robert.fuller\/robert-fuller-md-facep\">\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/\/media-speakerfile-pre.s3.amazonaws.com\/images_avatars\/fd2e158dfa6ab722055302503f3e92541511919928_l.jpg\" class=\"exfl-object-cover exfl-shadow-lg exfl-rounded-lg exfl-mx-auto sm:mx-container exfl-max-w-[50%] sm:exfl-max-w-full lazyload\" alt=\"Robert Fuller, M.D., FACEP\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/>\n                                                                                                                                                                <\/a>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"sm:exfl-col-span-3\">\n                                                                                            <h3 class=\"exfl-mt-0 exfl-mb-0 exfl-text-2xl exfl-font-bold exfl-normal-case exfl-leading-none\"><a class=\"exfl-no-underline\" href=\"\/experts\/expert-profile\/robert.fuller\/robert-fuller-md-facep\">Robert Fuller, M.D., FACEP<\/a><\/h3>\n                                                                                                                                        <p class=\"exfl-mb-1 exfl-leading-snug\">\n                                                                                                            <strong>Professor Emeritus, Emergency Medicine<\/strong>\n                                                                                                                                                        <\/p>\n                                            \n                                                                                            <p class=\"exfl-mb-1 exfl-text-base exfl-text-gray-700 exfl-leading-snug\">Fuller has responded to nations battered by natural and manmade disasters, including New York after 9\/11, Haiti, and the Philippines<\/p>\n                                            \n                                            \n                                                                                            <div id=\"topics\" class=\"exfl-clearfix\">\n                                                                                                            <span class=\"exfl-inline-block exfl-py-1 exfl-px-2 exfl-mr-2 exfl-mt-2 exfl-rounded exfl-text-gray-600 exfl-bg-gray-100 sm:exfl-text-sm\">Coronavirus<\/span>\n                                                                                                            <span class=\"exfl-inline-block exfl-py-1 exfl-px-2 exfl-mr-2 exfl-mt-2 exfl-rounded exfl-text-gray-600 exfl-bg-gray-100 sm:exfl-text-sm\">Efficiency of Emergency Services<\/span>\n                                                                                                            <span class=\"exfl-inline-block exfl-py-1 exfl-px-2 exfl-mr-2 exfl-mt-2 exfl-rounded exfl-text-gray-600 exfl-bg-gray-100 sm:exfl-text-sm\">International Disaster Medical Response<\/span>\n                                                                                                            <span class=\"exfl-inline-block exfl-py-1 exfl-px-2 exfl-mr-2 exfl-mt-2 exfl-rounded exfl-text-gray-600 exfl-bg-gray-100 sm:exfl-text-sm\">Emergency Medical Care<\/span>\n                                                                                                            <span class=\"exfl-inline-block exfl-py-1 exfl-px-2 exfl-mr-2 exfl-mt-2 exfl-rounded exfl-text-gray-600 exfl-bg-gray-100 sm:exfl-text-sm\">Natural Disasters<\/span>\n                                                                                                            <span class=\"exfl-inline-block exfl-py-1 exfl-px-2 exfl-mr-2 exfl-mt-2 exfl-rounded exfl-text-gray-600 exfl-bg-gray-100 sm:exfl-text-sm\">Emergency Medical Education<\/span>\n                                                                                                            <span class=\"exfl-inline-block exfl-py-1 exfl-px-2 exfl-mr-2 exfl-mt-2 exfl-rounded exfl-text-gray-600 exfl-bg-gray-100 sm:exfl-text-sm\">COVID-19<\/span>\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <div class=\"exfl-space-y-4 sm:exfl-grid sm:exfl-grid-cols-4 sm:exfl-gap-6 sm:exfl-space-y-0\">\n                                        <div class=\"exfl-aspect-w-3 exfl-aspect-h-2 sm:exfl-aspect-w-3 sm:exfl-aspect-h-4 exfl-mt-0 exfl-flex exfl-justify-center exfl-items-center\">\n                                                                                            <a class=\"exfl-no-underline\" href=\"\/experts\/expert-profile\/paulo.verardiphd\/paulo-verardi-phd\">\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/\/media-speakerfile-pre.s3.amazonaws.com\/images_avatars\/560958659ce18eff1f82a3eaaf8b17471503070980_l.jpg\" class=\"exfl-object-cover exfl-shadow-lg exfl-rounded-lg exfl-mx-auto sm:mx-container exfl-max-w-[50%] sm:exfl-max-w-full lazyload\" alt=\"Paulo  Verardi, Ph.D.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/>\n                                                                                                                                                                <\/a>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"sm:exfl-col-span-3\">\n                                                                                            <h3 class=\"exfl-mt-0 exfl-mb-0 exfl-text-2xl exfl-font-bold exfl-normal-case exfl-leading-none\"><a class=\"exfl-no-underline\" 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