Infectious Disease

Brenda Nurse, MD, CWS, FACCWS, FACP, FIDSA, FSHCA
Chief of Infectious Diseases and Infection Prevention and Control
Director of Medical Education and Graduate Medical Education

Specialty:

Board-certified, Internal Medicine
Board-certified, Wound Care Management
Board-qualified, Infectious Diseases

Education:

BS, Biological Sciences, Fordham University
MD, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center

Postgraduate Training:

Residency, Kings County, State University and Veteran’s Administration Hospitals, Brooklyn, NY
Chief Residency, Kings County and Veteran’s Administration Hospitals, Brooklyn, NY
Fellowship, Infectious Disease, University of Connecticut and Mount Sinai Hospitals

Academic Appointments:

Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Assistant Dean for Medical Education, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Vivian Almario, MSN, APRN
Infection Preventionist/Infectious Diseases APRN

Specialty:

Internal Medicine

Education:

BS, Nursing, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT
MS, Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

Areas of Expertise:

Internal Medicine in Chronic Care Units
Bilingual interpreter for patients and families hospital-wide
Wound Care Certified