Sarah D. Haessler, MD, MS

Department of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases

Institutional Leadership Roles

• Chair, Department of Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
• Hospital Epidemiologist, Baystate Medical Center

Academic Appointment

• Associate Professor of Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
• Associate Professor of Healthcare Delivery and Population Sciences at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate

Education and Training

• Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
  • Fellowship, Infectious Diseases (2002-2005)
  • Residency, Internal Medicine (1999-2002)
• George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Services, Washington, DC
  M.D. (1995-1999)
• Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA    
  M.S., Human Development (1989-1991)
• Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
  B.A., Psychology (1985-1989)

Scholarly Foci

• Nosocomial infections
• Hospital infection control
• Pneumonia

Scholarly Activity 

View a list of Dr. Haessler's publications in the Scholarly Commons repository.

Professional Societies and Leadership Roles

• Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
  
  • Board of Trustees
    • Councilor (2020-2021)
  • Education Committee
    • Past Chair (2019)
    • Chair (2017-2018)
    • Vice Chair (2015-2016)
  • Member (2005-present)
• Infectious Diseases Society of America
  • Member (2005-present)

Significant Honors and Awards

• Best Speaker, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Spring Scientific Conference (April 2022)
• Fellow, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (2021)

Contact Information

Baystate Infectious Diseases
3300 Main Street, Suites 3C&D
Springfield, MA 01199
413-794-7394
Sarah.Haessler@baystatehealth.org

(Updated March 2023)