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William A. Rutala, PhD, MS, MPH (he/him/his)

Professor of Medicine; Director, Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology
UNC School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Dr. Bill Rutala is the Director and co-founder of the Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology and a Professor for the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina's School of Medicine. He was the Director of Hospital Epidemiology, Occupational Health and Safety Program at the University of North Carolina Hospitals for 38 years before retiring in May 2017. He is a retired Colonel with the U.S. Army Reserve and is certified in infection control. He has more than 700 publications (peer-review articles, books, book chapters, brief reports) in the fields of disinfection and sterilization (to include several guidelines such as the CDC Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities), and the epidemiology and prevention of healthcare-associated infections. Dr. Rutala has also been an invited lecturer at over 400 state, national and international conferences (in over 40 states and 40 countries).

I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

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