About

Anthony M. Napoli is a Professor of Emergency Medicine and of Health Services, Policy, and Practice at Brown University. He serves as the Executive Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine and Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs in the Department of Emergency Medicine, with clinical oversight of seven emergency departments that serve approximately 350,000 patients annually. His professional background includes leadership roles such as director of the Rhode Island Hospital Emergency Department Observation Unit, Chair and Medical Director at the Van Bueren Emergency Department of Newport Hospital, and interim Chief Medical Officer of Newport Hospital. Dr. Napoli has developed extensive research expertise, publishing over 50 manuscripts in areas including emergency department operations, clinical decision-making, disparities in healthcare resource utilization, and the clinical and financial impacts of inpatient boarding. He is actively involved in emergency medicine education, co-directing the Brown Emergency Medicine fellowship in Healthcare Leadership and Administration. His academic journey includes graduating summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S.E. in Bioengineering, earning his medical degree from Georgetown University Medical School, and completing emergency medicine training at Brown University. Additionally, he obtained an Executive Master of Healthcare Leadership from Brown University. Dr. Napoli continues to publish widely, speak nationally, and consult on healthcare leadership and emergency department operations.

Research topics

• Medicine
• Internal medicine
• Psychiatry
• Environmental health
• Demography
• Intensive care medicine
• Emergency medicine

Selected publications

• Emergency Department Visits for Nonfatal Opioid Overdose During the COVID-19 Pandemic Across Six US Health Care Systems

  Annals of Emergency Medicine · 2021 · 135 citations

  • Medicine
  • Emergency medicine
  • Internal medicine
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• Homeless Shelter Characteristics and Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2

  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine · 2020 · 77 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding
  • Medicine
  • Environmental health
  • Demography

  INTRODUCTION: The unfolding COVID-19 pandemic has predictably followed the familiar contours of well established socioeconomic health inequities, exposing and often amplifying preexisting disparities. People living in homeless shelters are at higher risk of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) compared to the general population. The purpose of this study was to identify shelter characteristics that may be associated with higher transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional assessment of five congregate shelters in Rhode Island. Shelter residents 18 years old and older were tested for SARS-CoV-2 from April 19-April 24, 2020. At time of testing, we collected participant characteristics, symptomatology, and vital signs. Shelter characteristics and infection control strategies were collected through a structured phone questionnaire with shelter administrators. RESULTS: A total of 299 shelter residents (99%, 299/302) participated. Thirty-five (11.7%) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Shelter-level prevalence ranged from zero to 35%. Symptom prevalence did not vary by test result. Shelters with positive cases of SARS-CoV-2 were in more densely populated areas, had more transient resident populations, and instituted fewer physical distancing practices compared to shelters with no cases. CONCLUSION: SARS-CoV-2 prevalence varies with shelter characteristics but not individual symptoms. Policies that promote resident stability and physical distancing may help reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Symptom screening alone is insufficient to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Frequent universal testing and congregate housing alternatives that promote stability may help reduce spread of infection.

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Frequent coauthors

• David Milzman

  Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

  122 shared

• Jesse M. Pines

  CARE USA

  64 shared

• Hahn Soe-Lin

  St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

  61 shared

• Keith Corl

  Kaiser Permanente Modesto Medical Center and Medical Offices

  50 shared

• Jason T. Machan

  Brown University

  48 shared

• Ahteri Forcada

  43 shared

• Christopher Hogan

  Basildon Hospital

  39 shared

• Laura S. Johnson

  Grady Health System

  36 shared

Labs

• Anthony Napoli Research LabPI

Education

• B.S., Bioengineering

  University of Pennsylvania

  1998

• M.D.

  Georgetown University Medical School

  2002

• M.S., Healthcare Leadership

  Brown University School of Professional Studies

  2015

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