Michael J. Mello, MD, MPH is Director of the Injury Prevention Center at Rhode Island Hospital, an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Community Health, Co-Director of Community Health Clerkship at the Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University, and a practicing emergency medicine physician with University Emergency Medicine Foundation.

Dr. Mello obtained a BA from Boston University and a Doctor of Medicine degree from University of Cincinnati. He did his internship and residency at Brown University-Rhode Island Hospital then returned to Boston University to obtain his Master in Public Health concentrating in Health Policy and Health Services Administration. 

His research has focused on unintentional injury prevention and alcohol’s role in injury occurrence with funding support from CDC, NIH, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and other foundations.  Dr. Mello is a member of the Board of Directors and President-Elect of the Society for Advancement in Violence and Injury Research. He also is a member of American Public Health Association and the American College of Emergency Physicians where he serves on its Public Health and Injury Prevention Committee.
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