Professional consultations regarding cleaning and disinfection of environmental surfaces in healthcare settings are available from John M. Boyce, MD, Director of CleanHospitals.net.

Dr. Boyce is currently Chief of the Section of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiologist at the Hospital of Saint Raphael in New Haven, CT, and Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine.

Contact: JMBoyce@cleanhospitals.net

Qualifications and Experience

• Past president of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
• Principal investigator for the first trial in the United States to evaluate hydrogen peroxide vapor technology for terminal decontamination of patient rooms in a hospital setting
• Principal investigator for a study to evaluate the utility of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence technology to monitor the effectiveness of cleaning practices in a healthcare setting
• Lead author on the 2002 CDC Hand Hygiene Guideline for Healthcare Settings
• Temporary consultant to the World Health Organization Global Patient Safety Challenge from 2004 – 2009
• Member of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) expert panel on reducing transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
• Internationally recognized expert on the epidemiology and prevention of healthcare-associated MRSA infections
• Invited speaker at numerous local, national and international conferences in 15 countries
• Consultant to several Fortune 500 companies