Enzo G. Plaitano, BA, NRP
PhD Student, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice; Predoctoral Fellow, Center for Technology and Behavioral Health
Enzo is a PhD student at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and a Predoctoral Fellow at the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health. He is interested in using smartphone applications and other digital health tools to help people manage their acute and chronic health conditions. His current research includes a randomized trial of a digital health intervention for young adults with type 1 diabetes with his advisor, Dr. Catherine Stanger. His emerging work includes developing a digital health application to provide resources for healthy stress management for emergency medical services providers. Enzo has a Bachelor’s Degree in Neuroscience from Boston University and a Professional Degree in Paramedicine from the University of Pittsburgh Center for Emergency Medicine. His free time is often spent traveling to new places or outside skiing, hiking, and biking around the northeast! He also continues to work clinically as a licensed paramedic in a nearby town which largely inspires his research interests.
Selected Publications
- Neufeld MY, Plaitano E, Janeway MG, Munzert T, Scantling D, Allee L, Sanchez SE. History repeats itself: Impact of mental illness on violent reinjury and hospital reencounters among female victims of interpersonal violence. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Jul 1;95(1):143-150. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003984. PMID: 37068014.
- Pacella-LaBarbara ML, Plaitano EG, Suffoletto BP, Kuhn E, Germain A, Jaramillo S, Repine M, Callaway CW. A longitudinal assessment of posttraumatic stress symptoms and pain catastrophizing after injury. Rehabil Psychol. 2023 Feb;68(1):32-42. doi: 10.1037/rep0000481. PMID: 36821344.
- Pacella-LaBarbara ML, Plaitano EG, Chang BP. An evidence-based approach to emergency department patients at risk for posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. Emerg Med Pract. 2023 Jan 1;25(1):1-28. PMID: 36592367.
- Plaitano EG, Pate BL, Everett EF, Golden SK, Levy RA, Ryan KM. Simulated-scenario and peer-mentorship curriculum to train prehospital providers in the practice of mass gathering medicine. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2021 Nov 2;17:e59. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2021.318. PMID: 34725024.