Biography

Michael Pratt, M.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice at the Rutgers School of Public Health. He earned his doctoral degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine and his Master of Public Health from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

Research Interests

Dr. Pratt is interested in the recognition, management, and prevention of illness and injury from conditions and exposures in the home, community, and workplace environment. He works to advance occupational and environmental resident physician education. He is a principle investigator (PI) on the NIOSH training grant and the PI for an annual national survey of Occupational and Environmental Medicine program directors. His most recent interests include occupationally-acquired methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).