Professional Summary
Education & Certifications
- Master's Degree, Stanford University Food Research Institute, International Economics - Agriculture (1995)
- Medical Education: Stanford University School of Medicine (1996) CA
- Internship, Yale School of Medicine Dept of Emergency Medicine, CT (1998)
- Residency: Yale School of Medicine Dept of Emergency Medicine (2001) CT
- Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine (2002)
Honors & Awards
- Multiple grants and publications, Keynote and Plenary presentations, Multiple (2013 - present)
- Summa Cum Laude, Yale University (1989)
Administrative Appointments
- Advisory Board, Department of Veterans Affairs, Occupational Health 10P (2013 - 2019)
- Associate Chief, Emergency Medicine, Veterans Administration Palo Alto Health Care System (2006 - 2009)
- Chief, Occupational Health Service, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System (2009 - 2022)
- Consultant, Infectious Diseases, Department of Veterans Affairs, Occupational Health 10P (2015 - 2019)
- Medical Director, Workforce Health and Wellness, Stanford Medicine (2022 - Present)
Publications
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TENSION PNEUMOPERITONEUM
Lin, B. W., & Thanassi, W. (2010). TENSION PNEUMOPERITONEUM. JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, 38(1), 57–59. -
Delineating a Retesting Zone Using Receiver Operating Characteristic Analysis on Serial QuantiFERON Tuberculosis Test Results in US Healthcare Workers.
Thanassi, W., Noda, A., Hernandez, B., Newell, J., Terpeluk, P., Marder, D., & Yesavage, J. A. (2012). Delineating a Retesting Zone Using Receiver Operating Characteristic Analysis on Serial QuantiFERON Tuberculosis Test Results in US Healthcare Workers. Pulmonary Medicine, 2012, 291294-? -
FEVER, ABDOMINAL PAIN, AND LEUKOPENIA IN A 13-YEAR-OLD: A CASE-BASED REVIEW OF MENINGOCOCCEMIA
Hsia, R. Y.-J., Wang, E., & Thanassi, W. T. (2009). FEVER, ABDOMINAL PAIN, AND LEUKOPENIA IN A 13-YEAR-OLD: A CASE-BASED REVIEW OF MENINGOCOCCEMIA. JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, 37(1), 21–28. -
Summary of Meeting Proceedings on Addressing Variability around the Cut Point in Serial Interferon-gamma Release Assay Testing
Daley, C. L., Reves, R. R., Beard, M. A., Boyle, J., Clark, R. B., Beebe, J. L., … Kawamura, L. M. (2013). Summary of Meeting Proceedings on Addressing Variability around the Cut Point in Serial Interferon-gamma Release Assay Testing. INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, 34(6), 625–30. -
Negative Tuberculin Skin Test and Prediction of Reversion of QuantiFERON Interferon Gamma Release Assay in US Healthcare Workers
Thanassi, W., Noda, A., Hernandez, B., Friedman, L., Dorman, S., & Yesavage, J. (2016). Negative Tuberculin Skin Test and Prediction of Reversion of QuantiFERON Interferon Gamma Release Assay in US Healthcare Workers. INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, 37(4), 478–82. -
Cumulative Faults with Serial Testing for Latent Tuberculosis in Low-Risk Populations.
Thanassi, W. T., & Buchta, W. G. (2016). Cumulative Faults with Serial Testing for Latent Tuberculosis in Low-Risk Populations. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 13(7), 1187–1188. -
Protecting the healthcare workforce during COVID-19: a qualitative needs assessment of employee occupational health in the US national Veterans Health Administration.
Brown-Johnson, C., McCaa, M. D., Giannitrapani, S., Singer, S. J., Lorenz, K. A., Yano, E. M., … Giannitrapani, K. F. (2021). Protecting the healthcare workforce during COVID-19: a qualitative needs assessment of employee occupational health in the US national Veterans Health Administration. BMJ Open, 11(10), e049134. -
Promising Strategies to Support COVID-19 Vaccination of Healthcare Personnel: Qualitative Insights from the VHA National Implementation.
Giannitrapani, K. F., Brown-Johnson, C., Connell, N. B., Yano, E. M., Singer, S. J., Giannitrapani, S. N., … Lorenz, K. A. (2022). Promising Strategies to Support COVID-19 Vaccination of Healthcare Personnel: Qualitative Insights from the VHA National Implementation. Journal of General Internal Medicine. -
Acceptability of a rice-based oral rehydration solution in Port Moresby General Hospital's Children's Outpatient Department.
Todaro, W., Wall, C., Edwards, K., & Cleghorn, G. (1995). Acceptability of a rice-based oral rehydration solution in Port Moresby General Hospital's Children's Outpatient Department. Papua and New Guinea Medical Journal, 38(4), 278–83. -
A 3-hour quantitative comparison of glucose-based versus rice-based oral rehydration solution intake by children with diarrhoea in Port Moresby General Hospital.
Wall, C., Todaro, W., Edwards, K., & Cleghorn, G. (1995). A 3-hour quantitative comparison of glucose-based versus rice-based oral rehydration solution intake by children with diarrhoea in Port Moresby General Hospital. Papua and New Guinea Medical Journal, 38(4), 284–6. -
The Lyme disease vaccine: Conception, development, and implementation
Thanassi, W. T., & Schoen, R. T. (2000). The Lyme disease vaccine: Conception, development, and implementation. ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, 132(8), 661–668. -
Immunizations and travel.
Thanassi, W. T., & Weiss, E. L. (1997). Immunizations and travel. Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 15(1), 43–70. -
Impact of HIV on admissions and deaths in a tuberculosis hospital - recommendations for admission and discharge criteria
Thanassi, W., Post, F. A., Shean, K., Bekker, L. G., & Maartens, G. (2003). Impact of HIV on admissions and deaths in a tuberculosis hospital - recommendations for admission and discharge criteria. SAMJ SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, 93(6), 463–464. -
Successful vaccination for Lyme disease: a novel mechanism.
Thanassi, W. T., & Schoen, R. T. (1999). Successful vaccination for Lyme disease: a novel mechanism. Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs, 8(1), 29–35. -
Immunizations for international travelers
Thanassi, W. T. (1998). Immunizations for international travelers. WESTERN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 168(3), 197–202.
Clinical Trials
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Open trials refer to studies currently accepting participants. Closed trials are not currently enrolling, but may open in the future.
Practice Locations
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