This curriculum vitae summarizes the career and qualifications of Anthony J. Cusano, M.D. It outlines his education, including a B.A. from Cornell University in 1977 and an M.D. from the University of Vermont College of Medicine in 1981. It then details his medical residencies and fellowships from 1981-1988 and his appointments as an attending physician from 1988 to the present at various hospitals, specializing in nephrology, internal medicine, and emergency medicine. It also lists his board certifications, professional honors, teaching experience, research presentations, professional experience, service, and publications.

1. Curriculum Vitae
Name: Anthony J. Cusano, M.D.
Born: May 19, 1955
Education: B.A. Cornell University, 1977
M.D. University of Vermont College of Medicine, 1981
Career:
1981-84 House Officer, Internal Medicine,
St. Vincent’s Hospital Medical Center,
New York, NY
1983-85 Physician Coordinator, Men’s Shelter,
Manhattan Bowery Corporation,
New York, NY
1984-85 Chief Medical Resident,
St.Vincent’s Hospital Medical Center,
New York, NY
1984-1985 St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center,
New York, NY - Chief Medical Resident
1984-86 House Physician, Critical Care,
Victory Memorial Hospital
Brooklyn, NY
1985-87 Fellow, Division of Nephrology
Long Island Jewish Medical Center,
New Hyde Park, NY
1986-88 Consultant, District 65, Hospital Division,
Astor Place, NY
1986-88 Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine,
Long Island Jewish Medical Center,
New Hyde Park, NY
1987-88 Research Fellow, Division of Nephrology,
Long Island Jewish Medical Center,
New Hyde Park, NY
1988-99 Attending, Division of Nephrology,

2. The Brooklyn Hospital,
Brooklyn, NY
1989-present Attending, Internal Medicine, Section of Nephrology,
Waterbury Hospital Health Center, St. Mary’s Hospital,
Waterbury, CT
Board Certification:
1985 American Board of Internal Medicine
1988 American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Appointments
1988-89 Downstate Medical School – Clinical Instructor in Medicine
1989-1992 Yale University School of Medicine – Clinical Instructor in Medicine
1992-present Yale University School of Medicine – Assistant Clinical Professor in
Medicine
2013-present Quinnipiac University Frank H. Netter M.D. School of Medicine –
Assistant Professor
Professional Honors or Recognition:
1999 - National Kidney Foundation of Connecticut, John W. Shaughnessy Volunteer
of the year Award
1996 - National Kidney Foundation of Connecticut Advocate of the Year
Courses:
2015-present QuinnipiacUniversity Frank H Netter MD School of Medicine:
Narrative Medicine Course
2013-present QuinnipiacUniversity Frank H Netter MD School of Medicine:
Scholarly Reflection and Concentration/Capstone Course, faculty mentor
June 28-29, 2005 Tufts University, Boston, MA
November 3-4, 2005 Toronto, Canada
Plexus Institute Workshops: Invited Teaching Faculty
“From the Inside Out: Uncovering Solutions to Intractable Problems Through
Positive Deviance”.
Sponsored by the Plexus Institute, Allentown, NJ

3. Research Presentations:
May 21, 2010 “ ‘It Never Left the Heart’: Listening to Families Experiencing Death
and Dying in the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Waterbury Hospital” Maloney C,
Cusano A Yale University School of Medicine Research Day at Waterbury Hospital
May 9, 2008 “To Dialyze or Not to Dialyze: How food are the Criteria for Dialysis in
Lithium Toxicity.” Thomas D, Cusano A. Yale University School of Medicine
Research Day at Waterbury Hospital
5/5/2006 “Positive Deviance, A. New Process for Improving Professional
Performance in a Health Care Setting”. Baran K, Blackburn T, Rezak A, Windish
D, Cusano A Yale University School of Medicine Research Day at Waterbury
Hospital
4/5/2002 “A Case of Allergic Interstitial Nephritis with Hypocomplementemia” D
Kansagara D, Cusano A. Yale University School of Medicine Research Day at
Waterbury Hospital
Professional, Business, and Service and Experience:
2015-present Nephrology Physicians Associates IPA LLC, Chairman, management
committee
2014-present Waterbury Medical Associates LLP, Managing Partner
2014-present Waterbury Hospital Health Center, Lean Team Kaizen Group, Length
of Stay Improvement Process, member
2014-present Western Connecticut Renal Replacement Therapy LLC, Managing
Partner
2014-present Waterbury Hospital Health Center: Director of Dialysis and Renal
Services
2013-present Greater Waterbury Health Improvement Partnership, Physician
Representative
2013-present Waterbury Hospital Health Center, Physician Engagement Team,
Community Physician Liaison
2012-present Connecticut Kidney and Hypertension Specialists LLC, Managing
Partner

4. 2012-present Waterbury Hospital Health Center, Congestive Heart Failure Quality
Safety Improvement Committee - Member
2012-present Waterbury Hospital Health Center/Davita Dialysis, Director,
Inpatient Dialysis Services
2011-present Waterbury Hospital Health Center, Provider Informatics Committee
– Physician Liaison
2010-present Waterbury Hospital Health Center, Board of Trustees Quality and
Safety Committee, Physician Representative
2009-present Waterbury Hospital Health Center, Computerized Provider Order
Entry implementation and management team - Member
2008-2012 Waterbury Hospital Health Center, Department of Medicine, Chief
2006-2008 Waterbury Hospital Health Center, Medical Staff Executive
Committee, Medical Staff at Large Elected Member
2004-present Waterbury Hospital Health Center
Board of Trustees, Member
2004-present Waterbury Hospital Health Center
Positive Deviance Initiative For Reconciliation of Medications
Across the Continuum of Care, Team Leader
1998-present Davita Health Care/Greater Waterbury Dialysis Center,
Medical Director
1992-present National Kidney Foundation of Connecticut
Medical Advisory Board
1989-present Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Assistant Chairman
Nutrition Committee,
Waterbury Hospital Health Center
1995-2005 Waterbury Hospital Health Center
House Staff Oversight Committee, Member
1997-2002 National Kidney Foundation of CT, Executive Committee, Member
1997-2002 Waterbury Hospital Health Center
Utilization Management Committee, Member
1995-2002 National Kidney Foundation

5. Fund Raising Committee
1995-2002 Waterbury Hospital Health Center,
Steering Committee for Information
Systems Strategic Planning
1994-2002 Waterbury Hospital Health Center,
Waterbury, Connecticut
Task Force on Case Management
Quality Improvement Committee
Utilization Review Committee
Task Force on Information Systems
1994-2002 New Haven County Medical Association,
Board of Governors
1994-2002 Connecticut State Medical Society,
House of Delegates
1999-2000 GWHN & Physicians, Inc., President
1997-2000 National Kidney Foundation of CT,
Medical Advisory Board, Chairman
1995-2000 Physician Director, Outcomes Management,
Waterbury Hospital Health Center
1996-2000 Continental ChoiceCare Dialysis Corp.
Medical Director
1995-2000 GWHN & Physicians, Inc.,
Medical Director
1995-2000 Outcomes Management Development Committee,
Chairman
1995-2000 Waterbury Hospital Health Center,
Physician Director, Outcomes Management
1995-1999 GWHN & Physicians, Inc.,
Vice-President
1994-2000 Greater Waterbury Health Network,
Physician’s Hospital Organization, Board of Directors

6. 1994-2000 Aetna Health Plans of Southern New England,
Medical Management Committee
Total Quality Management
1994-2000 Medical Advisory Board,
Northwest Professional Homecare Services
1996-1999 WHHC Clinical Data Repository Work Group
Member
1996-1997 National Kidney Foundation of Connecticut,
1996-1997 National Kidney Foundation of Connecticut
Medical Advisory Board, Vice-President
1994-1999 Aetna Health Plans of Southern New England,
Board of Directors
1996-1999 Member,
WHHC Clinical Data Repository Work Group
1993-1998 National Kidney Foundation of Connecticut,
Public Education Committee, Chairman
1992-1999 MedSpan, Medical Advisory Board
1993-1996 National Kidney Foundation of CT,
Board of Trustees
1993-1996 Waterbury Hospital Health Center,
Collaborative Care Pathways Steering Committee,
Chairman
1996 Waterbury Hospital Annual Appeal
Physicians Campaign Committee, Chairman
1993-1994 Waterbury Medical Association, President
1990-1996 Waterbury Medical Association, Executive Board
1989-1995 Waterbury Hospital Health Center
Critical Care Committee, Secretary
1990-91 Investigator, Cadura Hypertension Trial,
Roerig Corp., New York, NY

7. 1992-1993 Task Force on Total Quality Management,
Waterbury Hospital Health Center
1993-1994 Waterbury Medical Association, Physician’s Hospital Organization,
Greater Waterbury Health Network
1996-1997 Associate Chairman,
Medical Advisory Board,
National Kidney Foundation of Connecticut
1996 Chairman,
Physicians Campaign Committee
Waterbury Hospital Annual Appeal
Bibliography:
Anthony J. Cusano, Harold L. Thies, Frederick P. Siegal,
Albert W. Dreisback, John K. Maesaka. Hyponatremia in patients
with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Journal of Acquired
Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 3 (10) :949-53; 1990
John K. Maesaka, Anthony J. Cusano, Harold L. Thies,
Frederick P. Siegal, Albert W. Dreisbach. Hypouricemia in
Acquired Immuno Defiency Syndrome. American Journal of Kidney
Diseases. XV (3) :252-57; 1990
Anthony J. Cusano, John H. Bland, Don J. Lapenas,
Alan S. Cohen, Caryn Liffey. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with
renal amyloidosis: 1 23 year survival. Journal of Rheumatology,
1982, 9 (6) :921-5
Edward A. Goidl, Anthony J. Cusano, Robert Redner,
Judie B. Innes, Marc E. Weksler, Gregory W. Siskind. Studies
on the control of antibody synthesis XV. effect of non-specific
immunodepression on antibody affinity. Cellular Immunology,
1979, 36:891-907
D.H. Scherr, M.R. Szewchuck, A. Cusano, W. Rapaport,
G.W. Siskind. Ontogeny of B-lymphocyte function IX. difference
in the time of maturation of B-lymphocytes from fetal and neonatal
mice to produce a heterogeneous antibody response to thymic
dependent and thymic independent antigens. Immunology, 1979,
36:891-907

8. Abstracts:
Anthony J. Cusano, J.K. Maesaka, H.L. Theis, F.P. Siegal,
K.Y. Son. Tubular Nephrology in AIDS. 19th Annual Meeting of
the American Nephrology. 28a, 1986
Anthony J. Cusano, H. L. Theis, F.P. Siegal, J.K. Maesaka.
Hyponatremia in AIDS. Abstr IV Int Conf AIDS, 1988
Anthony J. Cusano, H. L. Theis, F.P. Siegal, J. K. Maesaka.
Hypouricemia in patients with AIDS, Abstract, 21st Annual
Meeting of the American Society of Nephrology, 1988
J.K. Maesaka, A.J. Cusano, F.P. Siegal, H.L. Theis.
Hypovolemia with renal salt wasting in AIDS. Abstr IV
Int conf AIDS, 1988